Category: News

July 4, 2021 No Responses

Managing millennials: Adapting To A Changing Workforce

By Kehinde David Folarin — Millennials are thriving in the workforce today. They are the next generation to be leaders in the workplace and will be the generation that shapes the future of leadership. There are not many millennial role...
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Firm Rolls Out N3b Green Bond
July 4, 2021 No Responses

Firm Rolls Out N3b Green Bond

A technology firm, OneWattSolar (OWS), has announced the successful issuance of the first series of its N10 billion Green Bond Issuance Programme.  The programme comprised a N2 billion seven-year Green Bond Issue (Tranche I) and a N1 billion seven-year Gr...
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Gynecologist Advocates More Budgetary Allocation For Family Planning
July 4, 2021 No Responses

Gynecologist Advocates More Budgetary Allocation For Family Planning

Prof. Christopher Aimakhu, Secretary General, Society of Gynecologists and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON), has advocated for increased budgetary allocation to boost family planning services in the country.  Aimakhu stated this on Saturday in his presentati...
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Amaechi: 15,000 Clips Lost To Vandals On The Abuja-Kaduna Rail Line In Five Years
July 3, 2021 No Responses

Amaechi: 15,000 Clips Lost To Vandals On The Abuja-Kaduna Rail Line In Five Years

In a bid to arrest the theft of clips on rail tracks around the country, the Federal Government has commenced massive installations of anti-theft clips to check acts of vandalism, the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has said.  The...
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130 Countries Back Global Tax Overhaul
July 2, 2021 No Responses

130 Countries Back Global Tax Overhaul

Officials from 130 countries have agreed to overhaul the global tax system to ensure big companies “pay a fair share” wherever they operate. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on Thursday that negotiators had bac...
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Chinyere Almona Emerges LCCI DG
July 2, 2021 No Responses

Chinyere Almona Emerges LCCI DG

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has announced the appointment of Dr Chinyere Almona as its Director General, effective July 1, 2021.  This follows the retirement of Dr Muda Yusuf at the expiration of his tenure of office, ...
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FRSC To Auction Unclaimed Vehicles
July 1, 2021 No Responses

FRSC To Auction Unclaimed Vehicles

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Akwa Ibom Command,  on Wednesday said that it would auction all unclaimed vehicles in its custody.   In a statement issued by Mr Paul James, the command’s Public Enlightenment / Public Relations Offic...
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Akwa Ibom Distributes 100,000 Oil Palm Seedlings To Farmers
July 1, 2021 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Distributes 100,000 Oil Palm Seedlings To Farmers

The Akwa – Ibom Government has distributed 100,000 oil palm seedlings to farmers in the state to boost oil palm production for the 2021 first planting season.   The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Glory Edet, inaugurated the distribution at the nu...
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Edo To Distribute 25,000 Oil Palm Seedlings
June 30, 2021 No Responses

Edo To Distribute 25,000 Oil Palm Seedlings

Edo State Government has concluded plans to distribute more than 25, 000 oil palm seedlings to small holders oil palm farmers in the state.  Gov. Godwin Obaseki announced this during the inauguration of 2021 oil palm planting season organised by...
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5G: NIGCOMSAT To Boost Telecomm Industry Using C-Band
June 30, 2021 No Responses

5G: NIGCOMSAT To Boost Telecomm Industry Using C-Band

The Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Ltd, has been re-positioned to boost telecommunications industry with the clearance and use of its C-Band for the deployment of 5G in the country. NIGCOMSAT’s Managing Director, Dr Abimbola Alale, made the di...
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NAFDAC Cautions Importers, Distributors Others Against Peruvian Test Kits
June 30, 2021 No Responses

NAFDAC Cautions Importers, Distributors Others Against Peruvian Test Kits

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned importers, distributors, healthcare professionals against the importation, distribution and sale of COVID-19 test kits from Peru.   The Director-General of t...
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CBN Facilitates 50,000mt Of Maize To Obasanjo Farms, Zartech, Others
June 29, 2021 No Responses

CBN Facilitates 50,000mt Of Maize To Obasanjo Farms, Zartech, Others

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP), has approved the release of 50,000 metric tonnes of maize to twelve major producers, from the strategic maize reserve (SMR).  According to CBN, the release was to enable...
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JAMB Candidates, Parents Decry Low Scores
June 29, 2021 No Responses

JAMB Candidates, Parents Decry Low Scores

Reactions have continued to follow the recently released results of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination ( UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).Some candidates and parents who spoke in separate interviews wi...
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NRC Apologises To Passengers For Abuja-Kaduna Train Breakdown
June 29, 2021 No Responses

NRC Apologises To Passengers For Abuja-Kaduna Train Breakdown

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has apologised to the passengers on board the KA2 train that left Rigasa on Monday morning and failed at Dutse section due to mechanical issues.  The Manager, Abuja-Kaduna Train Service, Mr Paschal Nnorli, made the.....
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