Category: News

Expert Tasks Parents On Sex Education For Adolescents
June 28, 2021 No Responses

Expert Tasks Parents On Sex Education For Adolescents

A child and adolescent mental health analyst, Dr Bunmi Oluwagbami, has advised parents to educate their adolescents about sexual reproductive health to prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).  Oluwagbami, also a consultant psychiatrist at the Oshodi Annex of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric...
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Nigeria Seeks New Pharmaceutical Firms
June 27, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Seeks New Pharmaceutical Firms

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonaya Onu, has called for the establishment of new pharmaceutical firms in Nigeria.  A press statement issued on Saturday, by Josephine Ademu, Press and Public Relations Officer in the ministry, stated that On...
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JAMB Directs Candidates To Check Result Through Portal
June 27, 2021 No Responses

JAMB Directs Candidates To Check Result Through Portal

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed candidates who sat for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), to check their results through its portal as the USSD code 55019 has some challenges.  Dr Fabian Benjamin,...
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Obaseki: Ologbo Modular Refinery Ready For Production
June 27, 2021 No Responses

Obaseki: Ologbo Modular Refinery Ready For Production

Edo State Governor,  Godwin Obaseki says the modular refinery in Ologbo, Ikpoba – Okha Local Government Area (LGA) of the state was ready for production.  Obaseki stated this shortly after he was conducted round the facility by the Managi...
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Outcry Over South Africa’s Multiple Husbands Proposal
June 27, 2021 No Responses

Outcry Over South Africa’s Multiple Husbands Proposal

A proposal by the South African government to legalise polyandry – when a woman has more than one husband at the same time – has led to howls of protest from conservative quarters.  This does not surprise Professor Collis Machoko,...
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Danbatta Urges Digitisation of Knowledge Resources, Improved Reading Culture
June 26, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta Urges Digitisation of Knowledge Resources, Improved Reading Culture

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of NCC, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, has called on private and public institutions to leverage Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to digitise their hard copy knowledge materials to...
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Buhari Appoints Jime Shippers’ Council Boss
June 25, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Appoints Jime Shippers’ Council Boss

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com   — President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Emmanuel-Lyambee Jime as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC).  Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicit...
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Danbatta Tasks Nigerians On Reading Culture
June 25, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta Tasks Nigerians On Reading Culture

Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta,  has urged Nigerians to imbibe reading culture for a better knowledge and information.  Danbatta said this at the 2021 Library/Museum Day on Thursday in Abuj...
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Shippers‘ Council, NPA Fault Terminal Operator On Tariff Hike
June 25, 2021 No Responses

Shippers‘ Council, NPA Fault Terminal Operator On Tariff Hike

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on Thursday criticized increase in tariff by the management of  Port and Terminal Operators (Nig) Limited (PTOL).  Head, Public Relations, NSC, Mrs Rakiya Zubairu, in ...
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Rail Transport Generates N5.79b In Three Years
June 25, 2021 No Responses

Rail Transport Generates N5.79b In Three Years

Rail transportation in Nigeria generated N5.79 billion between 2019 and Quarter One of 2021 (Q1, 2021), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said.  It said this in the “Rail Transportation Data for Q1 2019 – Q1 2021” obtained from...
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Lagos APPEALS Project Targets 180,000mt Tilapia Fish
June 25, 2021 No Responses

Lagos APPEALS Project Targets 180,000mt Tilapia Fish

Lagos State Government, through its Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project, says it is targeting over 180, 000 metric tonnes of tilapia fish in 2021. The State Coordinator of the project, Mrs Ranti Sagoe-...
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FG, States, LGs Share N605.95b In May
June 24, 2021 No Responses

FG, States, LGs Share N605.95b In May

The Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Wednesday disclosed that it shared a total of N605.958 billion as May 2021 revenue to the Federal, States and Local Governments as well as other relevant agencies.  Mr Charles Nwodo, Director, Informatio...
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Customs Seeks Cooperation With Police
June 24, 2021 No Responses

Customs Seeks Cooperation With Police

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B,  has solicited increased synergy with the police in tackling smuggling activities and general performance in Sokoto.  The Comptroller of the unit, Mr Ba...
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MTN Nigeria Gets GCR’s AAA Credit Rating
June 24, 2021 No Responses

MTN Nigeria Gets GCR’s AAA Credit Rating

The Global Credit Rating (GCR) has upgraded the national scale long-term issuer rating of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc to AAA.  This is contained in a notice posted on the website of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd., signed by Mr Uto...
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