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October 26, 2018 No Responses

Parliament Bans Sports Betting

Albania’s parliament on Thursday passed a law banning sports betting and other forms of gambling in the country from 2019. According to the parliament, the measure is to tackle addiction among gamblers and match-fixing in sport competitions, while also pro...

October 26, 2018 No Responses

FG, States, LGAs Share N698.71B For September

The Federal Government, 36 States and FCT as well as 774 Local Governments on Thursday shared N698.7billion for the month of September. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said this in Abuja, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of...

October 26, 2018 No Responses

Heritage Bank Photo News

Regional Executive, Abuja & North, Heritage Bank Plc, George Oko-Oboh during a courtesy visit to Adamawa State Governor, Alhaji Mohammed Jibrilla Bindow.

October 26, 2018 No Responses

INEC: 84m Nigerians Are Eligible To Vote In 2019

More than 84 million Nigerians are eligible to vote in 2019 general election, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu has said. Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu spoke on Thursday when he received a delegation of the Afric...

October 26, 2018 No Responses

CMA CGM Gets EU Approval To Acquire Finland’s Containerships

French shipping major CMA CGM has received a green light from the European Commission to acquire Finland’s Containerships. The European Commission concluded that the proposed merger, which was agreed on June 20, 2018, would not raise competition concerns d...

October 25, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Projects N8.73trillion For 2019 Budget

Nigeria has projected N8.73 trillion for 2019 budget, about N400 billion less than the N9.12 trillion for 2018. Under the arrangement, oil benchmark assumption has been pegged at $60 by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), which also on Wednesday...

October 25, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria To Secure $1.5m Loan For Abidjan-Lagos Road Project Study

Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed on Wednesday announced Federal Executive Council (FEC) approval for Nigeria to receive $1.5 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the Lagos-Abidjan highway. The fund is part of the $13.5 mil...

October 25, 2018 No Responses

Nigerian Auto Journalists Award holds December 13

The Nigerian Auto Journalists Association (NAJA), a body of all Journalists reporting the Nigerian auto industry has fixed December 13, 2018 for its annual Awards. The annual event is designed to honour corporate organizations and individuals that have mad...

October 25, 2018 No Responses

Photo News

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (3rd left), the Director General, Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON). Cecilia Gayya( 4th left), the Executive Director, Finance and Administration (NPA), Mohammed Be...

October 25, 2018 No Responses

NLC COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC)

A. Preamble The National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) took place on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Pascal Bafyau Labour House, Abuja. The meeting was attended by member of the National Administrative Council (NAC), Presi...

October 24, 2018 No Responses

Nigerians Spend $8B Annually On Importation Of Vehicles

Nigerians spent about 8 billion dollars annually on importation of vehicles, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said Osinbajo, who was represented by the Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council, Jelani Aliyu, disclosed this at th...

October 24, 2018 No Responses

SIFAX Photo News

L-R: Kyari Bukar, Lead Judge, The Next Titan; Ubi Franklin, Guest/Celebrity Judge; Mide Kunle-Akinlaja, Executive Producer, The Next Titan; Adewale Adetayo, General Manager, SIFAX Haulage & Logistics Company/ Guest Judge and Chris Parks, Judge, The Next Ti...

October 24, 2018 No Responses

Buhari: Nigeria, Benin To Work Closely On Joint Border Facility

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that Nigeria will work closely with the Republic of Benin to ensure the success of the newly inaugurated Seme-Krake joint border post between both countries. Speaking at the official handing over ceremony of the joint...