Category: News

Winners Emerge In 2020 UBA Foundation’s National Essay Competition
November 25, 2020 No Responses

Winners Emerge In 2020 UBA Foundation’s National Essay Competition

The UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the United Bank for Africa, on Tuesday, held its tenth annual National Essay Competition(NEC) in a virtual ceremony that was attended by high school students from across the nation.   A...
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Poultry Farmers Decry Scarcity Of Chicks In A’Ibom
November 25, 2020 No Responses

Poultry Farmers Decry Scarcity Of Chicks In A’Ibom

Poultry farmers in Akwa Ibom have decried scarcity of day-old-chicks in spite of the establishment of Akwa Prime Hatchery and Poultry limited with the capacity of 200, 000 chicks per week. Some of the poultry farmers who spoke with journalists...
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Bayelsa Explains N17b Loan
November 24, 2020 No Responses

Bayelsa Explains N17b Loan

Bayelsa State Government has explained that the N17 billion facility it is processing is for the purpose of boosting the state’s economy through the development of its agricultural sector, create jobs and raise its internally generated revenue profile.&n...
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Ministry, Firm Seal MoU On Youth Empowerment
November 24, 2020 No Responses

Ministry, Firm Seal MoU On Youth Empowerment

Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a venture capital company, TIIMAfrica, to grow the businesses of 100 youths in the country. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, said at...
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Reps C’ttee Seeks N50b Bailout For Airlines
November 24, 2020 No Responses

Reps C’ttee Seeks N50b Bailout For Airlines

The Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has called for N50billion bailout for airlines in Nigeria as part of measures to prevent the industry from total collapse.   Briefing Journalists on Monday, the Chairman of the committee,&nb...
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138 NYSC Members Test Positive For COVID-19
November 24, 2020 No Responses

138 NYSC Members Test Positive For COVID-19

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday disclosed that 138 members of the National Youth Service  Corps (NYSC) had so far tested positive to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Director General, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said t...
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Bayelsa Bemoans Drop In Federal Allocation
November 24, 2020 No Responses

Bayelsa Bemoans Drop In Federal Allocation

The Bayelsa Government on Monday lamented the decline in revenues accruing from the Federation account while announcing its income and expenditure profile for the months of August, September and October 2020.  Presenting a breakdown of the figures for the...
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NAFDAC Warns Against Overdose Of Allergy Drugs
November 24, 2020 No Responses

NAFDAC Warns Against Overdose Of Allergy Drugs

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the general public to be careful of  taking more than  recommended doses of  popular over-the-counter (OTC) allergy medicines.  The warning was contained in a...
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NRC Blames Apapa Seaport Rail Construction Delay On Oando Pipeline
November 24, 2020 No Responses

NRC Blames Apapa Seaport Rail Construction Delay On Oando Pipeline

The Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, has blamed delay in rail construction along Apapa Seaports on Oando pipeline along Apapa corridor.   Speaking on Monday at the Moniya rail station during the routine inspecti...
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Samsung Secures $2.5b Ship Block Deal
November 24, 2020 No Responses

Samsung Secures $2.5b Ship Block Deal

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has won a major ship block deal, the biggest ever single contract deal in the yard’s history.  The deal, revealed on Monday in a stock exchange filing, comes from an unnamed European shipowner...
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Customs Impounds 24 Vehicles, 1,716 Bags Of Rice, Others
November 23, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds 24 Vehicles, 1,716 Bags Of Rice, Others

The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 24 fairly-used vehicles, 1,716 bags of imported rice and 1,148 jerry cans of Petrol in the last seven weeks.  The new Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Bello Jibo,  explain...
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Lagos Auctions 44 Vehicles For Driving Against Traffic
November 23, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Auctions 44 Vehicles For Driving Against Traffic

The Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences have auctioned 44 vehicles for driving against traffic (one-way) in various parts of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the auction was in accordance with the...
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Amaechi Condemns Attack On NPA Headquarters
November 23, 2020 No Responses

Amaechi Condemns Attack On NPA Headquarters

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Sunday described the October  21, 2020 attack by hoodlums, masquerading as EndSARS protesters, on the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) headquarters as disastrous.  During a tour of the NPA...
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Katsina Disburses N2b Loan To 90,677 Traders, Small Businesses
November 23, 2020 No Responses

Katsina Disburses N2b Loan To 90,677 Traders, Small Businesses

The Katsina State Government has disbursed N2billion as loan to 90,677 traders and small business owners in the state to boost economic activities.  Alhaji Abdulkadir Mohammed-Nasir, the Special Adviser to Gov. Aminu Masari on Economic Empowerment made th...
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