Category: News

Edo Taskforce Resolves 194 Land Cases, Takes 13 To Court
June 21, 2018 No Responses

Edo Taskforce Resolves 194 Land Cases, Takes 13 To Court

The Edo State Private Property Protection Taskforce headed by former Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, on Wednesday, presented its committee’s first year report. Presenting the Report at the weekly Executive Council meeting, headed by Governor Godwin Obaseki, Mr. Arase, said...
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Reps Justifies N578b Hike In 2018 Budget
June 21, 2018 No Responses

Reps Justifies N578b Hike In 2018 Budget

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has justified its decision to raise the 2018 budget estimates by N578 billion.   The House also blamed the Executive for the late passage of the budget.    Reacting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s complaints while sign...
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Canada Legalises Use Of Marijuana
June 20, 2018 No Responses

Canada Legalises Use Of Marijuana

Canada has passed a landmark law that legalises the recreational use of marijuana nationwide.  The Cannabis Act passed its final hurdle on Tuesday in a 52-29 vote in the Senate. The bill controls and regulates how the drug can be...
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20 German Firms Seek Investments In Nigeria
June 20, 2018 No Responses

20 German Firms Seek Investments In Nigeria

No fewer than 20 German firms are in Nigeria to explore investment opportunities in the country.  The Chief Executives of the visiting firms, led by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investments, Dr Okechukwu Enelamah, on Tuesday paid a courtesy...
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FRC Faults KPMG, Subjects Audit To Closer Supervision
June 19, 2018 No Responses

FRC Faults KPMG, Subjects Audit To Closer Supervision

The auditing work of one of the world’s “Big Four” accounting firms has been sharply criticised by the industry’s watchdog. KPMG audits had shown an “unacceptable deterioration” and will be subject to closer supervision, the...
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Nigeria To Shut Land Border Over Rice Smuggling
June 19, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria To Shut Land Border Over Rice Smuggling

The Nigerian Government will shut down the borders with a neighbouiring country through which rice is smuggled on a large scale, the Minister of  Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said.   Ogbeh spoke in Abuja at a...
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IITA Principal Scientist Wins 2018 Cassava Prize
June 16, 2018 No Responses

IITA Principal Scientist Wins 2018 Cassava Prize

A Principal Scientist and Cassava Breeder with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Alfred Dixon; and Dr Hernan Ceballos of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) have won the 2018 Golden Cassava Prize. The prestigio...
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Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage Gets More Endorsement
June 16, 2018 No Responses

Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage Gets More Endorsement

Enthusiasm is running high that the Nigerian media is committed to the professional and ethical coverage of the 2019 elections.  This is as a result of the growing number of media outfits endorsing the Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage...
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Rolls-Royce To Sack 4,600 Workers
June 15, 2018 No Responses

Rolls-Royce To Sack 4,600 Workers

Engineering firm Rolls-Royce is to cut 4,600 jobs over the next two years as part of a major reorganisation.  Middle managers and back-office staff are to bear the brunt of the cuts, which are expected to hit its Derby base...
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Customs FOU Impounds N1.4b Contraband
June 14, 2018 No Responses

Customs FOU Impounds N1.4b Contraband

Between May 16th and June 12th 2018, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, confiscated various contraband, goods and vehicles with a duty paid value (DPV) of One Billion, Three Hundred and Forty Five Million,...
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Buhari To Ade-Ojo At 80: You Are A Role Model
June 14, 2018 No Responses

Buhari To Ade-Ojo At 80: You Are A Role Model

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the Chairman of Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL),  Chief Michael Ade-Ojo, as a role model and source of inspiration to many Nigerians.   In a letter to the first class businessman on his 80th birthday celebration, which....
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Okomu Holds First AGM In Benin
June 13, 2018 No Responses

Okomu Holds First AGM In Benin

Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has assured Okomu Oil Palm Plc of   all necessary support.   Speaking at the  Pre-AGM  dinner in Benin City, Edo State, the Governor also commended resolve by the company to hold its first AGM...
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LAMOTRA Visits NPA Boss
June 13, 2018 No Responses

LAMOTRA Visits NPA Boss

  Members of the Lagos Inland Water Marine, Oil and Gas Transporters Association(LAMOTRA) paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director, of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman  on Tuesday in Lagos .  They were received by the acting...
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Panel Recovers $7m, N2b Land, Part Of NPA’s Agura Hotel, Others
June 13, 2018 No Responses

Panel Recovers $7m, N2b Land, Part Of NPA’s Agura Hotel, Others

 The Special Presidential Investigation Panel (SPIP) for the Recovery of Public Property has recovered seven million dollars  (N2.1 billion at official rate)  kept in Heritage Bank.  Chairman of the panel, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, disclosed this while briefing ...
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