Category: News

SON Unveils 37 Standards For Industrial Development
October 29, 2021 No Responses

SON Unveils 37 Standards For Industrial Development

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has unveiled 37 standards to boost Nigeria’s industrial development and improve its competitiveness in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).  Chairman, SON Governing Council, Mrs Evelyn Ngige, made this known during a visit by...
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NCC, WATRA To Combat e-Fraud, Standardise Regional Roaming Tariffs
October 28, 2021 No Responses

NCC, WATRA To Combat e-Fraud, Standardise Regional Roaming Tariffs

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other telecoms regulators under the auspices of West African Telecoms Regulators Assembly (WATRA) are set to develop technical and regulatory modalities aimed at combating rising wave of electronic frauds, and s...
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SIFAX ICT Records 33,500 TEUs In First Year of Operations
October 28, 2021 No Responses

SIFAX ICT Records 33,500 TEUs In First Year of Operations

SIFAX Inland Container Terminal, an off-dock terminal owned by SIFAX Group, has recorded over 33,500 TEUs in its first year of operations.  The terminal, located in Ijora, Lagos, was commissioned in October 2020 to alleviate the difficulties experienced b...
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Bayelsa To Borrow N43.57b As Debt Hits N169b
October 27, 2021 No Responses

Bayelsa To Borrow N43.57b As Debt Hits N169b

The Bayelsa State Government plans to borrow N43.57 billion to augment the N310.7 billion proposed for the 2022 fiscal year as the state’s debt profile hits N169 billion.   The borrowing plan is contained in the 2022 Appropriation Bill of the...
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Twitter Profits Slump To $809m
October 27, 2021 No Responses

Twitter Profits Slump To $809m

Twitter lost more than half a billion dollars in the three months to September after it paid $809.5m (£588m) to settle a long-running lawsuit. The social media giant was accused of misleading investors over user engagement in 2015.  However despite...
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Catholic Church Frowns At Private Prayer Ministries Within The Church
October 27, 2021 No Responses

Catholic Church Frowns At Private Prayer Ministries Within The Church

The Catholic Church on Tuesday frowned at the proliferation of private prayer ministries within the mother church and warned its priests to desist from it for unity of purpose.  The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale-Martins, sounded t...
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Imumolen: ENDSARS Is About Fixing The Economy
October 26, 2021 No Responses

Imumolen: ENDSARS Is About Fixing The Economy

The recent #ENDSARS protests recorded in some parts of the country is beyond mere agitations to the activities of the police, but beyond that is the need for  the government to fix the economy, which is moribund, Convener of Nigeria Peace...
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Akwa Ibom Budgets ₦582.12b For 2022
October 26, 2021 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Budgets ₦582.12b For 2022

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel on Monday presented to the state House of Assembly a proposed budget of N582.115 billion for the 2022 Financial Year.  . Christened “Budget of re-defining Standards,” the Appropriation Bill comprised of N26...
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Buhari, Indimi, Dangote, Rabiu, Tinubu, Others For Investment Summit In S/Arabia
October 25, 2021 No Responses

Buhari, Indimi, Dangote, Rabiu, Tinubu, Others For Investment Summit In S/Arabia

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com   — President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, October 25, 2021 depart for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the investment conference organised by the Future Investment Initiative Institute.  The ...
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GUO, Luxury Bus Owners Decry Recurring Fake Hijack News, Urge Police, DSS To Identify Sponsors
October 25, 2021 No Responses

GUO, Luxury Bus Owners Decry Recurring Fake Hijack News, Urge Police, DSS To Identify Sponsors

Inter-state luxury bus owners and operators have cried out to the Police and other security agencies in the country to investigate the sources of frequent hoax Online News reports about the hijack of their vehicles and kidnap of passengers by...
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Osinbajo, Onyema, Others Laud Seplat Awesome Women’s Network Initiative
October 25, 2021 No Responses

Osinbajo, Onyema, Others Laud Seplat Awesome Women’s Network Initiative

Seplat Energy Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian and London stock exchanges, has launched the Seplat Awesome Women’s Network (SAWN) under its Seplat Gender Diversity programme.  The launch took place at the Co...
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Annuity For Retirees: Lagos Approves Additional Insurance Firms
October 24, 2021 No Responses

Annuity For Retirees: Lagos Approves Additional Insurance Firms

The Lagos State Government has approved additional insurance company to join the league of insurance companies that underwrite annuity business for retirees in the state. The insurance firm is a subsidiary of a holding company.  Managing Director of the c...
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AIICO Insurance Director Resigns
October 23, 2021 No Responses

AIICO Insurance Director Resigns

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com  —  The Executive Director of AIICO Insurance Plc in charge of Retail Business, Mr. Olusola Ajayi has resigned from the Board of the Company.   A notice sent to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX)...
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CBN Earmarks N200b For Healthcare Sector
October 23, 2021 No Responses

CBN Earmarks N200b For Healthcare Sector

Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Friday said the apex bank had earmarked N200 billion to support the healthcare sector as part of measures to drive the recovery of Nigeria’s economy.  Emefiele said this at the...
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