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January 18, 2020 No Responses

Ondo Reiterates Support For NDDC Audit

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Friday, reiterated the importance of the forensic audit of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Muhammadu Buhari, on Oct. 17, 2019, ordered a forensic audit...

January 18, 2020 No Responses

El-Rufai Inaugurates Milk Farm Project For 1000 Households

Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Friday inaugurated a 1000 Household Milk Farm Project in Damau, Kubau Local Government Area of the state. The governor, at the inauguration, said the project was a joint venture between the state government, Danish...

January 17, 2020 No Responses

“Nigeria Not Ready For Implementation Of Eco Single Currency”

Nigeria is not yet ready for the implementation of the ECOWAS Single Currency (Eco) in 2020,Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has saidOnyeama, who made this known on Thursday in Abuja while speaking with Journalists, explained that Nigeria’s posi...

January 17, 2020 No Responses

FG, States, LGs Share N716.2b

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N716.298 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of December 2019.The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Alhaji Isa Dutse disclosed this while ad...

January 17, 2020 No Responses

Dangote: Maritime Key To Economic Development, Growth

The President of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has identified the maritime industry as key in the efforts to restimulate the Nigerian economy.Dangote made the assertion in a statement in Lagos while commenting on the country’s economic po...

January 16, 2020 No Responses

Shanghai Maintains Position As World’s Top Container Seaport

China’s Shanghai port has retained its rank as the world’s busiest container port, having handled 43.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units last year, Xinhua reports citing Shanghai Mayor Ying Yong.Shanghai has held its top-dog position for the past ten ye...

January 16, 2020 No Responses

Group Backs Panel On NDDC’s Property, Contracts Verification

A group, South South Emerging Leaders Forum (SELF), has expressed support for a 50-member committee recently inaugurated to audit property and verify contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).In a statement signed by its Coordinator Mr...

January 15, 2020 No Responses

Dana Air Bags ATQ’s Most Stable Domestic Carrier Award

Nigerian carrier, Dana Air has won an award as the Most Stable Airline in Nigeria at the 2019 Air Transport Industry Awards held at the Prestigious Welcome Centre & Hotels, Lagos.The Editor-in-Chief of Air Transport Quarterly Magazine, Prince Supo Atobatel...

January 15, 2020 No Responses

UBA Photo News

L-R: Executive Director, Urban Vision Akins Akinkugbe; Actress, Tana Adelana; Chief Executive Officer, Ebony Life, Mo Abudu; Actress, Osas Ighodaro; Executive Producer/CEO, Urban Vision, Tola Odunsi, during the Premiere of REDTV Series, Assistant Madams in L...

January 15, 2020 No Responses

EEDC Stops Collection Of Cash Above N3000

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) is to stop receiving cash payments above N3,000 from electricity consumers as from February1, 2020.In a statement issued on Wednesday by Head of Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, explained that customers mak...