Category: News

Obaseki Drops Eight Commissioners
July 4, 2019 No Responses

Obaseki Drops Eight Commissioners

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has reshuffled his cabinet, dropping eight Commissioners, nominating six replacements and appointing five Special Advisers.  In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., the...
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INEC To Resume Distribution Of Uncollected PVCs
July 3, 2019 No Responses

INEC To Resume Distribution Of Uncollected PVCs

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will resume distribution of uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Bayelsa and Kogi, ahead of the states’ Nov. 16 governorship elections. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information a...
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NADDC, FRSC To Declare Open NAJA Training July 26
July 3, 2019 No Responses

NADDC, FRSC To Declare Open NAJA Training July 26

All is now set for the 2019 Nigerian Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) training workshop scheduled to hold on Friday, July 26, at the Golden Tulip Hotel, along Murtala Muhammed International Airport road, Lagos. Expected as special guests during the training...
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Minimum Wage: Labour Begins Mobilisation Of Members
July 2, 2019 No Responses

Minimum Wage: Labour Begins Mobilisation Of Members

Worried by alleged government’s efforts to derail the implementation of a new National Minimum Wage, organized labour has commenced mobilization of its members nationwide to prepare them for “the next line of action”. Operating under the aegis of the Tra...
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IITA Youth Agripreneur Program Wins Award
July 2, 2019 No Responses

IITA Youth Agripreneur Program Wins Award

The youth program of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has won the 2019 International Innovation Award for sustainable food and Agriculture. The award is in recognition of IITA’s commitment to improving both agribusiness opportunitie...
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ECOWAS Adopts ECO As Name Of Single Currency
July 1, 2019 No Responses

ECOWAS Adopts ECO As Name Of Single Currency

The leadership of Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of State and Government at the weekend in Abuja, Nigeria adopted ECO as the name of the single currency to be issued in January 2020. The leaders at their...
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Buhari Steps Down As ECOWAS Chairman, Seeks Common Security Strategy In W/Africa
June 30, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Steps Down As ECOWAS Chairman, Seeks Common Security Strategy In W/Africa

Insecurity challenges in the West African subregion can only be effectively tackled if a common strategy is adopted by member states, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.  Meanwhile, the Economic Community Of West African States ( ECOWAS)  heads of s...
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Olaleye Emerges TUC President
June 30, 2019 No Responses

Olaleye Emerges TUC President

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), at the weekend, elected Comrade Quadri Olaleye as its National President. Olaleye will head a 14-member National Administrative Council (NAC), who were also elected to pilot the affairs of the Labour Centre for...
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FG, States, LGCs Share N679.699b
June 28, 2019 No Responses

FG, States, LGCs Share N679.699b

The Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), Thursday, at its joint session at the African House, Kano, Kano State, shared to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils a total of N679.699 billion as federal allocation for the month of...
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NPA Boss Seeks More Women Participation In Maritime
June 26, 2019 No Responses

NPA Boss Seeks More Women Participation In Maritime

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has joined ongoing clamour for women to play more role in the maritime sector. In a goodwill message at the 2019 Day of The Seafarer held on Tuesday in...
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CBN To Sustain Float Exchange Rate Regime
June 24, 2019 No Responses

CBN To Sustain Float Exchange Rate Regime

The Central Bank of Nigeria says it will continue to operate a managed float exchange rate regime to reduce the impact of continuous volatility in the exchange rate on the economy.The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said this while reeling out...
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Nigeria Harps On Good Corporate Governance, Inaugurates SEC Board
June 24, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Harps On Good Corporate Governance, Inaugurates SEC Board

Listed companies in the Capital market have been urged to imbibe good corporate governance and accountability in a bid to accelerate the growth of the market and increase both domestic and foreign investor participation.This was stated by the Permanent Secreta...
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Switzerland Seeks Release of Detained Tanker, Crew In Nigeria
June 24, 2019 No Responses

Switzerland Seeks Release of Detained Tanker, Crew In Nigeria

Switzerland has requested the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) to order the release of a Swiss tanker and its crew detained in Nigeria since early 2018.According to World Maritime News, the public hearing concerning the arrest...
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Aisha Buhari Leads More Female Participation In Maritime Campaign
June 24, 2019 No Responses

Aisha Buhari Leads More Female Participation In Maritime Campaign

The First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, will be leading other dignitaries and stakeholders in the maritime community to campaign and encourage more female participation in seafaring and maritime trade as the country joins the rest of the world to mark...
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