Category: News

Buhari Salutes Razaq Okoya At 80
January 11, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Salutes Razaq Okoya At 80

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Chairman, Eleganza Group of Companies, Chief Razaq Okoya, on his 80th birthday, congratulating him for resourcefulness in building a national brand that has long gone beyond the borders. The president’s congratulatory message was contained...
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Iran Admits It ‘Unintentionally’ Shot Down Ukrainian Plane
January 11, 2020 No Responses

Iran Admits It ‘Unintentionally’ Shot Down Ukrainian Plane

Iran’s military says it “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, Iran’s state TV reports. The statement, released on Saturday morning, said it had done so due to “human error”. Those responsible would be held a...
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NUJ Honours Egbemode, Olatunbosun, Others
January 11, 2020 No Responses

NUJ Honours Egbemode, Olatunbosun, Others

The Osun State  Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation,  Mrs Funke Egbemode, and Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, on Friday bagged awards at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)  Zo...
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Onne Customs Surpasses 2019 Revenue Target by 112%
January 10, 2020 No Responses

Onne Customs Surpasses 2019 Revenue Target by 112%

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Area II Command, Onne Port, Rivers State generated ₦107.3billion from duty paid on imported goods in 2019.A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Ifeoma Onuigbo Ojekwu, explained that the figure surpasses the an...
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FG Reconstitutes CAC Board
January 10, 2020 No Responses

FG Reconstitutes CAC Board

The Federal Government on Thursday reconstituted the new board of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and appointed Mr Ademola Seriki as the board Chairman with effect from Jan. 7.A statement issued in Abuja by Mr Ibrahim Haruna, Deputy Director, Press of...
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Opinion: Extreme Events Are Reversing Development Goals
January 10, 2020 No Responses

Opinion: Extreme Events Are Reversing Development Goals

By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Cyclones in the Caribbean and Pacific, devastating bushfires in Australia, recurrent floods and droughts in Asia and Africa, increasingly bring tragic loss of life to our nations and communities, inflicting ...
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Customs Generates N1.3trillion In 2019
January 10, 2020 No Responses

Customs Generates N1.3trillion In 2019

Between January and December 2019, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated the sum of N1.3 trillion.  A statement issued by  Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, explained that the amount generated is over the target of  N937,286,121,586....
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Amotekun Not Regional Police, To Collaborate With All Security Agencies
January 10, 2020 No Responses

Amotekun Not Regional Police, To Collaborate With All Security Agencies

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has dispelled rumours making the rounds that the newly launched Western Nigeria Security Network code-named Operation Amotekun is a regional police. Fayemi who spoke in Ibadan at the launch of the security apparatus stat...
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Ecobank To Disburse N70b Agric Loan, Holds Special Summit In February
January 10, 2020 No Responses

Ecobank To Disburse N70b Agric Loan, Holds Special Summit In February

Ecobank Nigeria has announced an Agriculture Businesses Finance Scheme where it plans to disburse additional loan of N70 Billion for practitioners in different value chains of Agriculture within the next two years. This announcement is coming just as the bank....
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Kano Anti-Graft Agency Recovers N256m, 156 Properties
January 9, 2020 No Responses

Kano Anti-Graft Agency Recovers N256m, 156 Properties

The Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Alhaji Muhyi Magaji, has disclosed that  the agency  recovered N256.01 million between January and December 2019. Addressing Journalists on Wednesday in Kano, Magaji said the ...
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SON Advises Consumers On Safe Use Of Gas Cylinders
January 9, 2020 No Responses

SON Advises Consumers On Safe Use Of Gas Cylinders

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has advised Nigerians to be safety conscious in using gas cylinders, in view of the recent gas explosions in some parts of the country. The Director-General of the organisation, Osita Aboloma, gave the warning...
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Edo Partners Presco On High-Yielding Oil Palm Seedlings
January 8, 2020 No Responses

Edo Partners Presco On High-Yielding Oil Palm Seedlings

As part of the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP), the State Government has concluded plans to collaborate with Presco Plc on  the development of high yielding oil palm seeds.  The State Government, Godwin Obaseki disclosed this while receiving the...
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SON To Prosecute Importers, Manufacturers, Distributors Of Substandard LPG Cylinders
January 8, 2020 No Responses

SON To Prosecute Importers, Manufacturers, Distributors Of Substandard LPG Cylinders

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says it will prosecute importers, manufacturers and distributors of substandard Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders and other products as provided by law. The Director General (DG) SON, Osita Aboloma gave the warn...
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Ekiti Takes Delivery Of N1.4b Water Equipment For Ero Dam
January 7, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Takes Delivery Of N1.4b Water Equipment For Ero Dam

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has taken delivery of water equipment worth N1.4Billion for the ongoing rehabilitation work at Ero dam, a project which the governor said would provide potable water for 10 local government areas of the State....
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