Category: News

Omo-Agege To Oil Firms: Relocate Headquarters To N/Delta
August 4, 2019 No Responses

Omo-Agege To Oil Firms: Relocate Headquarters To N/Delta

Deputy President of the Senate Ovie Omo-Agege has urged oil companies operating in the Niger Delta region to relocate their headquarters to the region.Mr. Yomi Odunuga, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity in astatement on Saturday in Abuja, said...
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Customs Impounds 4.5 Tons Of Cocaine
August 3, 2019 No Responses

Customs Impounds 4.5 Tons Of Cocaine

Germany’s customs have found 4.5 tons of cocaine onboard a containership at the Port of Hamburg, representing the largest-ever cocaine shipment seized. The shipment, consisting of more than 4,200 parcels was discovered in 211 black sports bags in a container...
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Nigeria To Invest In Animation Industry
August 3, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria To Invest In Animation Industry

The Federal Government has promised to invest in the animation industry and other creative sectors to make jobs available for youths, boost GDP, and achieve economic growth. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stated this at the end of a four week-training...
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Customs Intercepts Another Dangote Truck With Bags Of Smuggled Rice
August 2, 2019 No Responses

Customs Intercepts Another Dangote Truck With Bags Of Smuggled Rice

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) command in charge of  Niger/ Kogi/ Kwara on Thursday disclosed that it intercepted a truck belonging to the Dangote Group loaded with 700 bags of smuggled rice. In a statement, the command explained that its...
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NLNG, Rivers, Bonny Inaugurate Health Insurance Scheme
August 2, 2019 No Responses

NLNG, Rivers, Bonny Inaugurate Health Insurance Scheme

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Rivers State Government and Grand Bonny Kingdom on Thursday  inaugurated the Governing Board of the Bonny Community Health Insurance Programme, kicking off a scheme to ease financingand access to quality health care in Bonny Ki...
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Lafarge Divests Stake In South African Subsidiary
August 1, 2019 No Responses

Lafarge Divests Stake In South African Subsidiary

Lafarge Africa Plc on Wednesday announced the sale of its South African subsidiary, Lafarge South Africa Holdings (LSAH).  A  notice to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on  Wednesday explained that  the decision followed approval by shareh...
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Buhari Lauds Appointment Of Kemi Badenoch As British Minister
August 1, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Lauds Appointment Of Kemi Badenoch As British Minister

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the appointment of Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch, a United Kingdom-born Nigerian as Minister of Children and Families by the new British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Describing her appointment as “well-deserved,” the ...
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Senate Seeks Return of Budget Cycle To Jan/Dec
July 31, 2019 No Responses

Senate Seeks Return of Budget Cycle To Jan/Dec

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Tuesday that the desire of the ninth Senate and indeed the National Assembly is to have the budget cycle return to January to December.  Lawan spoke shortly before the Senate adjourned...
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Presidency Lauds Senate Over Swift Confirmation Of Cabinet Nominees
July 31, 2019 No Responses

Presidency Lauds Senate Over Swift Confirmation Of Cabinet Nominees

The Presidency praises the diligence of the Senate in confirming the ministerial nominees, whilst also ensuring a swift and efficient process. The people of Nigeria want results, and with this list of ministers, we are confident they shall be delivered....
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Milk Importation: Experts Lauds CBN’s Policy On Forex Restriction
July 29, 2019 No Responses

Milk Importation: Experts Lauds CBN’s Policy On Forex Restriction

Economic experts have lauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on its plan to put forex restriction on imported dairy products to the country. Some economic experts who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday...
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SIFAX Group Wins BusinessDay Award
July 29, 2019 No Responses

SIFAX Group Wins BusinessDay Award

Another accolade has gone the way of SIFAX Group as the company recently bagged the prestigious Next Bulls Award of Nigeria’s premier business newspaper, BusinessDay. According to Mr. Frank Aigbogun, Publisher/CEO, BusinessDay, the award was conferred on the...
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At Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Forum, Job Creation, Youth Empowerment Take Cenre Stage
July 28, 2019 No Responses

At Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Forum, Job Creation, Youth Empowerment Take Cenre Stage

At the just concluded 5th edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum, five African Presidents and thousands of young African entrepreneurs converged at the most influential gathering in the African entrepreneurship ecosystem.  Job...
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FG, States, LGs Share N762.597b In June
July 26, 2019 No Responses

FG, States, LGs Share N762.597b In June

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N762.597 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of June 2019. The N762.597 billion comprised revenue from Value Added Tax (VAT), Exchange Gain and Gross Statutory...
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MTN Appoints Ndukwe Chairman Designate As Dozie Retires
July 25, 2019 No Responses

MTN Appoints Ndukwe Chairman Designate As Dozie Retires

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Foremost Telecoms firm, MTN on Wednesday announced the retirement of its board chairman, Pascal Dozie and five other non-executive directors .  The company also announced the appointment of former Executive Vi...
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