Category: News

Diamond Bank sets aside N433m for DiamondXtra season 10
February 1, 2018 No Responses

Diamond Bank sets aside N433m for DiamondXtra season 10

Diamond Bank has set aside N433 million as the total prize money to be won in its Diamondxtra Season 10 reward scheme which kicked off on Wednesday in Nigeria.   A statement from the Bank explained that Over 4,950 customers...
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Oando: Minister, Gwarzo differ at public hearing over forensic audit
January 31, 2018 No Responses

Oando: Minister, Gwarzo differ at public hearing over forensic audit

Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday insisted that suspension of Mr Munir Gwarzo, Director-General of Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), was valid. At an investigative hearing organised by House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market ...
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Amaechi’s absence stalls Ministry of Transportation budget defence
January 31, 2018 No Responses

Amaechi’s absence stalls Ministry of Transportation budget defence

Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi’s absence from the House Committee on Land Transport on Tuesday stalled the ministry’s 2018 Budget defence. The exercise, which was scheduled to hold at the National Assembly Conference Hall in Abuja, was adjourned...
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Mineral Resources: Fayemi seeks partnership with varsities
January 30, 2018 No Responses

Mineral Resources: Fayemi seeks partnership with varsities

Mr Kayode Fayemi, the Minister of  Mines and Steel Development, on Monday called for  collaborative efforts with universities  to explore Nigeria’s abundant mineral resources.  He made the plea at the Golden Jubilee celebration  of Geology Department of...
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FG inaugurates tomato monitoring team
January 30, 2018 No Responses

FG inaugurates tomato monitoring team

Hajia Aisha Abubakar, the Minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment, on Monday inaugurated a tomato monitoring team to oversee the implementation of government policy to boost production of fresh tomato fruits. She said at the event in Abuja that...
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Bala Usman: We shall maximize huge potential in seaports for increased revenue generation
January 30, 2018 No Responses

Bala Usman: We shall maximize huge potential in seaports for increased revenue generation

To successfully tap huge economic potentials available in the maritime sector, the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has assured relevant Stakeholders of the management resolve to provide enabling environment and infrastruc...
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Tincan Island Customs gets exceptional service award
January 30, 2018 No Responses

Tincan Island Customs gets exceptional service award

The World Customs Organization (WCO) conferred a prestigious Award on Tincan Island Port Command during this year’s International Customs Day (ICD) with the theme “TO SECURE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT”.   Making the presentation on be...
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Senators, Customs disagree over protocol
January 30, 2018 No Responses

Senators, Customs disagree over protocol

The Senate and the Comptroller General (CG) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Hameed Ali, on Monday disagreed over protocol-related matters. The disagreement was sequel to the visit of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Waste in the Nigeria Customs...
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Labour faults report on removal of wage from exclusive legislative list
January 30, 2018 No Responses

Labour faults report on removal of wage from exclusive legislative list

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) on Monday rejected the proposed removal of wages from Exclusive Legislative list to the Concurrent list. The association, in a statement, appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assemb...
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Shakira makes history, wins Best Latin Pop Album twice
January 29, 2018 No Responses

Shakira makes history, wins Best Latin Pop Album twice

Pop singer, Shakira marked an historical feat at the Grammys on Sunday, when she became the first artist to win Best Latin Pop Album twice. The Columbian native won the award category for her album ‘Eldorado’ following her 2001 win...
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More reactions trail Buhari, Obasanjo encounter in Addis Ababa
January 29, 2018 No Responses

More reactions trail Buhari, Obasanjo encounter in Addis Ababa

The coincidental encounter between President Muhammadu Buhari and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo at the ongoing African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has continued to attract comments in the social media. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ...
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Education crucial to eradicating militancy’
January 29, 2018 No Responses

Education crucial to eradicating militancy’

Mrs Judith Amaechi, the Founder of Empower Support Initiative (ESI), a non-governmental organisation, says early education is the key to eradicating militancy and the use of children in carrying arms.  Amaechi, who said this while speaking with newsmen on Sun...
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‘Terrorism financing must be curbed’
January 28, 2018 No Responses

‘Terrorism financing must be curbed’

President Muhammadu Buhari has emphasised the need to curb the flow of terrorism financing. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement issued in Abuja, said Buhari was speaking at the meeting of...
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Global coalition seeks support for cassava transformation in Africa
January 27, 2018 No Responses

Global coalition seeks support for cassava transformation in Africa

Ahead of the international conference on cassava, the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21) has called on policy makers, donors and the international community to support all efforts that will bring about cassava transformation in Africa.  T...
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