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Customs Intercepts 607kg Of Cannabis Sativa
December 23, 2021 No Responses

Customs Intercepts 607kg Of Cannabis Sativa

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Lagos, has intercepted 607 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa, otherwise known as Indian hemp.  It also seized 7,059 bags of 50kg of foreign parboiled rice.  The Acting Controller of the unit,...
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Army Promotes 117 Officers To Major, Brigadier Generals
December 23, 2021 No Responses

Army Promotes 117 Officers To Major, Brigadier Generals

The Army Council has approved promotion of 117 senior officers to Major and Brigadier Generals.  The promotion, comprising of 41 brigadier generals to the ranks of major generals and 76 colonels to the ranks of brigadier generals respectively, was approve...
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5G: Boeing, Airbus Warn US Over Safety Concerns
December 22, 2021 No Responses

5G: Boeing, Airbus Warn US Over Safety Concerns

Bosses from the world’s two biggest plane makers have called on the US government to delay the rollout of new 5G phone services.  In a letter, top executives at Boeing and Airbus warned that the technology could have “an enormous...
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Presco Attains Improved Performance, Rewards Workers
December 22, 2021 No Responses

Presco Attains Improved Performance, Rewards Workers

The Managing Director, Presco Plc, Felix Nwabuko has commended workers for their dedications and contributions to the growth of the company despite various challenges.  Addressing workers at a ceremony to mark the end of the year 2021, Nwabuko explained t...
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Obaseki: Edo Has The Largest Oil Palm Plantation Under Cultivation In Nigeria
December 22, 2021 No Responses

Obaseki: Edo Has The Largest Oil Palm Plantation Under Cultivation In Nigeria

With the cultivation of 120,000 hectares, Edo State has the largest oil palm plantation under cultivation in Nigeria, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said  Obaseki said this during a visit by members of the Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria...
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Lagos Signs N137.3b Bond Issuance For Key Infrastructural Projects
December 21, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Signs N137.3b Bond Issuance For Key Infrastructural Projects

The Lagos State Government on Monday signed the issuance of N137.3 billion bond, aimed at executing key infrastructural projects in the state. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Ikeja, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said that the conclusion ...
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2021: Nigeria Customs Revenue Hits N2.3tri
December 21, 2021 No Responses

2021: Nigeria Customs Revenue Hits N2.3tri

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Monday, disclosed that it has so far generated N2.3 trillion revenue into the federation account in 2021.    In his presentation at a stakeholders/media engagement on trade facilitation in Lagos, &...
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Nigeria Inaugurates Technical Committee On Sorghum Varieties
December 20, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Inaugurates Technical Committee On Sorghum Varieties

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has inaugurated a technical committee to streamline the existing Sorghum varieties in the country as part of measures to meet food and industrial demands.  A statement issued on Sunday by Modu...
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NRC Increase Train Trips On Lagos-Ibadan Route
December 20, 2021 No Responses

NRC Increase Train Trips On Lagos-Ibadan Route

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has increased the number of train trips between Lagos and Ibadan to four times daily with effect from Monday.  The increase will run for three weeks to accommodate expected upsurge in passenger traffic during the...
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Buhari Tasks Nigerian Varsities On Cure For COVID-19
December 19, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Tasks Nigerian Varsities On Cure For COVID-19

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday tasked Nigerian universities to come up with a cure for Coronavirus (COVID-19)  Represented by Mr John Mairafi, a Director with the National Universities Commission (NUC), Buhari gave the charge in Oye-Ekiti, at the ...
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IPI Elections: Buhari Congratulates Premium Times E-I-C, Daily Trust GM
December 19, 2021 No Responses

IPI Elections: Buhari Congratulates Premium Times E-I-C, Daily Trust GM

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Editor-in-Chief/Chief Operating Officer of Premium Times Nigeria, Musikilu Mojeed, who emerged the President of the Nigeria chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI).  President Buha...
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WHO Approves Covovax Vaccine For Emergency Use
December 18, 2021 No Responses

WHO Approves Covovax Vaccine For Emergency Use

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday approved the Covovax vaccine for Emergency Use Listing (EUL), elevating to nine the number of immunisations approved to fight the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  The vaccine is produced by the Serum Institut...
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NDDC: Stakeholders Demand Prosecution Of Erring Contractors
December 18, 2021 No Responses

NDDC: Stakeholders Demand Prosecution Of Erring Contractors

Stakeholders in Niger Delta on Friday applauded the Federal Government for the recently concluded forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).   The stakeholders, who spoke at a Consultative Forum on Strengthening NDDC-Citizens Re...
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Maersk, Unilever Seal Logistics Partnership
December 17, 2021 No Responses

Maersk, Unilever Seal Logistics Partnership

Foremost Danish container shipping and logistics firm, A.P. Moller – Maersk has entered into ocean and air transport strategic partnership with multinational consumer goods company, Unilever.   Under the arrangement, the parties signed an internat...
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