Category: News

Again, Board Suspend NHIS Boss, Begins Probe
October 19, 2018 No Responses

Again, Board Suspend NHIS Boss, Begins Probe

The Governing Council of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has suspended its  Executive Secretary, Usman Yusuf indefinitely.   Briefing Journalists on Thursday after a two-day closed door meeting, the council’s chairperson, Dr. Ifenne Enyanatu, explained that an administrative panel would...
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INEC: 800,000 PVCs Yet To Be Collected In Oyo
October 19, 2018 No Responses

INEC: 800,000 PVCs Yet To Be Collected In Oyo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State, Mutiu Agboke, disclosed on Thursday that registered voters in the state are yet to collect about 800,000 Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs).    Speaking at...
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Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire: Poverty Eradication, Key To SDGs Success
October 19, 2018 No Responses

Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire: Poverty Eradication, Key To SDGs Success

To successfully deliver on the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals, conscious and strategic efforts must be made by leaders at public and private sectors to systematically address the perennial challenges of extreme poverty. The call was made by the.....
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NPA Boss Implores Freight Forwarders On Cargo Clearance, Capacity Building
October 16, 2018 No Responses

NPA Boss Implores Freight Forwarders On Cargo Clearance, Capacity Building

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) should not be solely blamed for lapses in cargo clearance at  the nation’s seaport, Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman has said.  Speaking in Lagos on Monday, Hadiza Bala Usman explained that it takes “more than...
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Nnamdi Nwokike Resumes As NCC Director, Public Affairs
October 16, 2018 No Responses

Nnamdi Nwokike Resumes As NCC Director, Public Affairs

Mr. Nnamdi Nwokike has been named the Director, Public Affairs, by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). His appointment which is in line with the NCC management’s realignment of roles and redeployment, follows the retirement of Mr. Tony Ojobo at...
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Malnutrition In Nigeria: Political Will Needed To Reverse Trend, Drop Of N450b In GDP
October 15, 2018 No Responses

Malnutrition In Nigeria: Political Will Needed To Reverse Trend, Drop Of N450b In GDP

Efforts to address malnutrition in Nigeria require both collective and political will, a coalition of nutrition advocates led by HarvestPlus have said. At a gathering in Lagos to announce the 2018 Nutritious Food Fair, the Country Manager for HarvestPlus, Mr.....
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Arunma Oteh Canvasses Support For Green Sukuk Financing Scheme
October 14, 2018 No Responses

Arunma Oteh Canvasses Support For Green Sukuk Financing Scheme

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com –   Green Sukuk financing scheme is promising for green projects, the Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank, Arunma Oteh has said.  Speaking at the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Annual Meetings in Indone...
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Delta Explains N51billion IGR
October 13, 2018 No Responses

Delta Explains N51billion IGR

Governor  Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Friday disclosed that the state’s annual Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has hit N51 billion. The governor stated this at the 14th All Nigeria Editors Conference in Asaba. According to him, the IGR was as...
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Nigeria Rallies Support For SIFAX Group’s Multi-Million Dollar Inland Container Depot In Gambia
October 10, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Rallies Support For SIFAX Group’s Multi-Million Dollar Inland Container Depot In Gambia

Ambassador Oluwasegun Ibidapo-Obe, the Nigerian High-Commissioner to Gambia, has commended SIFAX Group for its planned multi-million dollar investment plan in The Gambia.   The company recently signed an agreement with the government of The Gambia to build a...
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Innovation In Energy Storage Wins NLNG’s $100,000 Science Prize
October 10, 2018 No Responses

Innovation In Energy Storage Wins NLNG’s $100,000 Science Prize

The Advisory Board of the Nigeria Prize for Science today announced“Nanostructured metal hydrides for the storage of electric power from renewable energy sources and for explosion prevention in high voltage power transformers”, a work by Dr. Peter Ngeneas ...
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Africa Prudential Partners Cooperative Societies
October 9, 2018 No Responses

Africa Prudential Partners Cooperative Societies

Africa Prudential Plc has partnered the International Co-operative Alliance-Africa (ICA) to deploy technology solutions for a more efficient administration of co-operatives and thrift societies across Africa.  The commitment was made public at the 12th Afric...
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Finance Ministers Explore New Strategies To Tackle Disaster Risk
October 9, 2018 No Responses

Finance Ministers Explore New Strategies To Tackle Disaster Risk

Finance ministers from the 53 member countries of the Commonwealth will meet in the margins of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings this week in Bali, Indonesia, to discuss financing solutions to help counter the risk...
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FG Mourns ‘Baba Sala’
October 8, 2018 No Responses

FG Mourns ‘Baba Sala’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, hasexpressed profound sadness over the death of Mr. Moses Olaiya,popularly known as ‘Baba Sala’, saying the death has robbed the nation of an incomparable Thespian and a colossus of his ...
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Funke Adedoyin For Burial October 12
October 8, 2018 No Responses

Funke Adedoyin For Burial October 12

  The family of a member of the House of Representatives, Funke Deborah Adedoyin, has released the programme for her burial. Hon. Adedoyin died on September 28, 2018. According to the programme signed by Prince Ayo Adedoyin and Mrs. Funke...
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