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December 7, 2021 No Responses

Task Team Leader Visits APPEALS National Coordination Office

The World Bank Task Team Leader and Senior Agriculture Economist, Dr. Adetunji Oredipe arrived at the National Coordination Office (NCO) on Monday ahead of the Opening Session of the World Bank 7th Implementation Support Mission holding in Abuja The Task Team...

December 6, 2021 No Responses

Okomu Oil Honours 128 Staff With Long Service Awards

Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, at the weekend, rewarded 128 staff with long-service awards. The company commended the staff for putting in between 15 and 25 years of meritorious service, adding that out of the 128 awardees, 107 are junior...

December 4, 2021 No Responses

SIFAX Group Appoints Musah, Osho MD, ED

SIFAX Group has appointed Mobolaji Musah as the new Managing Director, SIFAX Oil & Gas Limited while Olujimi Osho has been elevated as the Executive Director, Legal Services/Company Secretary. Musah, who has over 26 years’ experience in Nigeria’s oil &...

December 3, 2021 No Responses

Countries Reach Deal To Cut Trade Costs

Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have agreed on a landmark deal that could cut trade costs by £113bn a year. Some 67 members agreed to cut red tape around licensing and qualifications. The signatories, which include the UK,...

December 3, 2021 No Responses

Okomu Oil Targets N16.1b Turnover, N4.4b Profit in 2022 Q1

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — For the 2022 First Quarter (Q1), Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc has projected N16.2B (N16,158, 477) turnover and profit after tax of N4.4b (N4,470, 477). In its presentation of forecast to the...

December 3, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Trains 200,000 Youths On Digital Literacy, Entrepreneurship

The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has trained 200,000 youths on Digital Literacy, Skills Acquisition, Entrepreneurship, Employability and Leadership programme. The Minister, Sunday Dare made the disclosure at a Book L...

December 3, 2021 No Responses

5G: NCC Denies Shifting Deadline After MTN Bid

The management of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied shifting bid deadline for 5G network after MTN submitted Bid A statement issued by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, read: “The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)...

December 2, 2021 No Responses

Customs Intercept 31,500 Litres Of Petrol

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, says it has intercepted 1,050 jerry cans (30 litres each) of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as petrol along Seme and Badagry creeks. The items have a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N5,393,920.00. .....

December 2, 2021 No Responses

INEC Chairman Dedicates ThisNigeria Award To INEC Staff, Youth Corps Members

The ThisNigeria newspaper has conferred its inaugural Gold Award in Public Service on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in recognition of his efforts to reposition the country’s electoral system for free...