Category: News

Senate: Reopening Of Airports On June 21 Unrealistic
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Senate: Reopening Of Airports On June 21 Unrealistic

The Senate on Thursday, via its Committee on Aviation, said re-opening of the  nation’s airports for operation on June 21 was unrealistic, following concerns raised by workers in the aviation industry. Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Smart Adeyemi (APC Kogi), gave...
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Borno Recruits 30 Doctors, 100 Nurses, Midwives
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Borno Recruits 30 Doctors, 100 Nurses, Midwives

The Borno Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Salisu Kwaya-Bura, on Thursday said the state government has recruited over 30 doctors and 100 nurses and midwives within the past one year. Speaking on Thursday in Maiduguri, Kwaya-Bura explained that.....
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COVID-19: NLNG Donates $300,000 Medical Equipment To Lagos State
June 18, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: NLNG Donates $300,000 Medical Equipment To Lagos State

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on Thursday donated medical equipment to the Lagos State Government as part of its contribution to the $30 million Oil and Gas Industry Collaborative Initiative, spearheaded by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to fight ...
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Court Orders PDP To Pay N105m Rent Arrears
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Court Orders PDP To Pay N105m Rent Arrears

A High Court Sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State  on Thursday ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bayelsa chapter, to pay  N105 million outstanding rent to the owner of the building where its state secretariat complex, is located in Yenagoa, Delivering...
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Wet Season: CBN To Empower 1.1m Farmers With N432b Loans
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Wet Season: CBN To Empower 1.1m Farmers With N432b Loans

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded plan to fund the value chains of nine commodities to the tune of N432 billion in the 2020 wet season. Mr Yila Yusuf, the Director, Development Finance Department of the CBN, disclosed...
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Ekiti Farmers Seek Soft Loans, Tractors
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Farmers Seek Soft Loans, Tractors

Farmers in Ido-Ekiti in Ido-Osi Local Government area of Ekiti State on Thursday  appealed to the state government to assist them with soft loans and tractors to boost their agricultural production. The Chairman of Ekiti State Farmers Association, Ido-Osi ch...
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Presco Extends Palliatives To 22 Host Communities In Edo, Delta States
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Presco Extends Palliatives To 22 Host Communities In Edo, Delta States

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), foremost vegetable oils and fats producer in Nigeria, Presco Plc has delivered palliatives to its host communities across Edo and Delta States.  A statement issued on Thursday by the Relations Manager ...
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Police Record 42 Rape Cases In Kano
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Police Record 42 Rape Cases In Kano

The Police Command in Kano State, said it recorded 42 rape cases in the state between January and May. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abdullahi Haruna, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
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FG, States, LGs Share N547.309b
June 18, 2020 No Responses

FG, States, LGs Share N547.309b

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Wednesday shared N547.309 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of May. The Director of Information in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mr Hassan Dodo, explained in.....
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Nigeria Targets N163.32b, Over 22,000 Jobs From 35,000 Highways
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Targets N163.32b, Over 22,000 Jobs From 35,000 Highways

The Federal Government has presented a Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI) designed to harness investment opportunities on the 35,000 federal highways. The Minister of Works, Mr Babatunde Fashola,  made the presentation at a Joint Interac...
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Lagos, Edo Top List As Nigeria Reports 587 New Coronavirus Cases, 14 Deaths
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Lagos, Edo Top List As Nigeria Reports 587 New Coronavirus Cases, 14 Deaths

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded 587 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 17, 735. NCDC on Wednesday through its official Twitter handle explained that as at June...
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Customs Intercepts 36 Smuggled Cars, 695 Bags Of Rice
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Customs Intercepts 36 Smuggled Cars, 695 Bags Of Rice

The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday disclosed that within the last two months it intercepted 36 ‘Tokunbo’ vehicles, including five exotic cars and 695 bags of 50kg rice.  Acting Customs Area Controller, Mr Chedi...
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African Association Of Cross Border Trade Seeks Collaboration With NSC
June 18, 2020 No Responses

African Association Of Cross Border Trade Seeks Collaboration With NSC

The African Association of Cross Border Trade has called for collaboration with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council in the area of trade facilitation amongst ECOWAS countries, expansion of and compilation of trade statistics on Cross Border Trade.  ...
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‘Thunderous Lightning’ kills Three FRSC Officials In Ogun
June 17, 2020 No Responses

‘Thunderous Lightning’ kills Three FRSC Officials In Ogun

Three officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) died mysteriously after a flash of thunder lightning occurred in their office at the early hours of Wednesday in Ilese area of Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State. The News Agency of Nigeria...
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