Category: News

‘How criminal gangs use UK ports to defraud EU customs’
April 6, 2017 No Responses

‘How criminal gangs use UK ports to defraud EU customs’

By Andrew Hosken (BBC) Systematic failures by UK customs officials have allowed criminal gangs to defraud the European Union of at least £2bn in just four years plus billions more in lost VAT, the EU anti-fraud office OLAF has claimed....
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FG to boost agriculture with $4.5b Chinese loan
April 5, 2017 No Responses

FG to boost agriculture with $4.5b Chinese loan

Inline with the resolve of the Federal Government to diversify the economy especially through agriculture, President Muhammadu Buhari has authorised the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to work out technic...
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Obaseki restates commitment to improve education
April 5, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki restates commitment to improve education

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has reiterated his administration’s commitment to improving the standard of education in the state. Obaseki stated this when he received executive members of the Idia College Old Girls Association (ICOGA) at the Edo State...
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African envoys: India attacks on Nigerians ‘racial’
April 4, 2017 No Responses

African envoys: India attacks on Nigerians ‘racial’

(BBC)—Envoys from African nations in the Indian capital, Delhi, have condemned the handling of recent attacks on Nigerian students in the city. In a statement, the African Heads of Mission said the attacks were “xenophobic and racial”. Indian...
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Labour berates NHIS boss over alleged Interferance in union affairs
April 3, 2017 No Responses

Labour berates NHIS boss over alleged Interferance in union affairs

Orgnaised Labour under the umbrella of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has berated the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf, for allegedly “going underground to sponsor faceless ind...
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BPE decries inadequate dredging of Calabar Seaport Channel
April 3, 2017 No Responses

BPE decries inadequate dredging of Calabar Seaport Channel

Worried by the inadequate dredging of the Calabar Seaport Channel several years after its terminal was handed over to concessionares, the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) has pledged to “step in” and briefed the Federal Government adequately. According to...
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Toyota Nigeria honours First Bank with Evergreen Award
March 31, 2017 No Responses

Toyota Nigeria honours First Bank with Evergreen Award

Citing sustained dedication and loyalty over the years, Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL) has honoured First Bank of   Nigeria with an Evergreen Award and N2.5m reward. At a colourful award ceremony held in Lagos on Thursday, TNL Chairman, Chief Michael...
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Ministry registers Rullion Capacity Builders as vocational trade test centre
March 31, 2017 No Responses

Ministry registers Rullion Capacity Builders as vocational trade test centre

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Rullion Capacity Builders,  focused on empowering women and youths in skills acquisition and entrepreneurship has been granted national accreditation by the Federal Ministry of labour and productivity as a trade testing ...
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‘Millions to receive free mosquito nets in Edo State’
March 31, 2017 No Responses

‘Millions to receive free mosquito nets in Edo State’

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has assured the Catholic Relief Services of Nigeria (CRSN) of a hitch-free exercise during the upcoming National Elimination Programme (NEP) aimed at distributing Long Lasting Insecticidal nets (LLl) to about 2.6 million pe...
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Heritage Bank enhances capacity of ex-BB Naija housemates, entrepreneurs
March 31, 2017 No Responses

Heritage Bank enhances capacity of ex-BB Naija housemates, entrepreneurs

Heritage Bank Limited, has enhanced capacity of Ex-Housemates of Big Brother Naija reality TV show and other emerging 21st century entrepreneurs at an SME enhancement capacity training programme. Speaking at the breakfast meeting in Lagos, Mr. Ejikeme Obiano, ...
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EU Ministers adopts transport declaration
March 31, 2017 No Responses

EU Ministers adopts transport declaration

European Transport Ministers have adopted a ministerial declaration on maritime transport, the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) informed.  The so-called ‘Valletta Declaration’ outlines priorities for the EU’s maritime transport policy...
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JAMA Wellness Survey: More men face sexual assault in Nigeria
March 30, 2017 No Responses

JAMA Wellness Survey: More men face sexual assault in Nigeria

The first JAMA wellness survey on Sexual Assault was on Wednesday in Lagos unveiled at the prestigious Lagos Court of Arbitration, Lekki. The outcome of the survey indicates that more men are exposed to sexual assault in Nigeria. The survey...
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NSE lists series 1 FGN Savings Bond, Series 2 opens next week
March 30, 2017 No Responses

NSE lists series 1 FGN Savings Bond, Series 2 opens next week

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday listed the Series 1 of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Savings Bond, maturing March 2019.    The Savings Bond, the first of its kind in Nigeria, was opened to the investing public...
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Edo to unveil agric initiative
March 30, 2017 No Responses

Edo to unveil agric initiative

The Edo State Government has fixed Wednesday, 5th of April this year for the official opening ceremony of its agricultural empowerment initiative code-named ‘Edo State Agripreneurs Development Project’ in Sobe, Owan West Local Government Area. The st...
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