Category: News

Construction Of Warri-Itakpe Rail Corridor To Generate 1,000 Jobs
November 25, 2018 No Responses

Construction Of Warri-Itakpe Rail Corridor To Generate 1,000 Jobs

The Federal Government is to employ over 1000 workers for the construction of  Warri-Itakpe standard gauge rail corridor, Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Mr.Fidet Okhiria has said.   Okhiria said: “It’s about 320km, about 12 stations and we have...
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Inter-Ministerial Committee On Cheaper Medicines Underway In Nigeria
November 24, 2018 No Responses

Inter-Ministerial Committee On Cheaper Medicines Underway In Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the setting up of an inter-ministerial committee to fashion out how medicines and livestock drugs can be made available to the Nigerian public at a fraction of the prevailing prices. Receiving the executive board members...
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Aisha Buhari To Mothers: Break Culture Of Silence
November 24, 2018 No Responses

Aisha Buhari To Mothers: Break Culture Of Silence

Wife of the President has decried the increasing rate of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) especially those against young women, calling on mothers to break the culture of silence and report cases of abuse against their children. She was speaking during an...
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Obasanjo To Chair Zero Hunger Meeting
November 22, 2018 No Responses

Obasanjo To Chair Zero Hunger Meeting

Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo will on Thursday chair activities of the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum’s meeting in Sokoto State.  The two-day meeting in Sokoto, which commenced on Wednesday, will afford participating states in Nigeria the...
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Nigeria Allots N39.52b In November Bonds Auction
November 22, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Allots N39.52b In November Bonds Auction

The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Wednesday, allotted N39.52 billion worth of bonds in its November auction, refusing to accept higher rates from subscribers.  According to the Debt Management Office (DMO), three bonds in tenors of five, seven and 10...
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12 Finalists Selected In UBA Foundation National Essay Competition
November 22, 2018 No Responses

12 Finalists Selected In UBA Foundation National Essay Competition

UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the twelve finalists for the 2018 edition of its annual National Essay Competition. The 12 finalists will sit for the second round of...
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Buhari:12m Nigerians Venture Into Farming In Two Years
November 22, 2018 No Responses

Buhari:12m Nigerians Venture Into Farming In Two Years

The agriculture sector has significantly reduce the rate of unemployment in the country as over 12 million Nigerians have ventured into rice production in the last two years. President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this at the 4th Nigeria Rice Investment Forum,.....
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Nigeria To Raise Funds From Capital Market To Fund Universities
November 18, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria To Raise Funds From Capital Market To Fund Universities

The Government lacks the financial capacity to fund Nigerian Universities, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.  Speaking at the convocation of the University of Ibadan which coincided with the institution’s 70th anniversary on Saturday, Buhari explained th...
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N30,000 Minimum Wage: Fayemi Canvasses Review Of Revenue Allocation Formula
November 18, 2018 No Responses

N30,000 Minimum Wage: Fayemi Canvasses Review Of Revenue Allocation Formula

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has stressed the need for the Federal Government to address the current revenue allocation formula to enable state governments pay the new minimum wage being requested by workers. Dr Fayemi stated this when he...
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Sudan Delegation At IITA, Seeks Collaboration On Cassava Transformation
November 16, 2018 No Responses

Sudan Delegation At IITA, Seeks Collaboration On Cassava Transformation

The Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Nteranya Sanginga explained on Thursday that a collaboration between IITA and Sudan will put smiles on the faces of farmers in the northern African country. This was contain...
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FRSC Boss, NADDC DG, Others For 2018 NAJA Awards
November 16, 2018 No Responses

FRSC Boss, NADDC DG, Others For 2018 NAJA Awards

All is now set for the 2018 Nigerian Auto Journalists Association Awards (NAJA) scheduled to hold December 13, 2018 at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos State.   The Awards which yearly rewards excellence in the industry will see the Corps...
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SON Decries Falsification Of Documents By Importers
November 15, 2018 No Responses

SON Decries Falsification Of Documents By Importers

The Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Osita Aboloma, has appealed to importers and their representatives to desist from falsification of documents. Aboloma, who made the appeal during the organisation’s advocacy session organised fo...
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SEC’s CMC Inaugurates FinTech Roadmap Committee
November 15, 2018 No Responses

SEC’s CMC Inaugurates FinTech Roadmap Committee

The Capital Market Committee (CMC) has inaugurated a Market Wide FinTech Committee to come up with a FinTech Roadmap for the Nigerian Capital Market. Inaugurating the Committee which has Mr. Ade Bajomo, Executive Director is Access Bank as Chairman, during...
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INEC Adopts Simultaneous Accreditation Of Voters
November 15, 2018 No Responses

INEC Adopts Simultaneous Accreditation Of Voters

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says voting would hold simultaneously with accreditation of voters during the 2019 general elections.Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Unit, disclosed ...
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