CSCS Joins ISSA’s Board, Appoints CEO, Jalo-Waziri As Member

CSCS Joins ISSA’s Board, Appoints CEO, Jalo-Waziri As Member

The International Securities Services Association (ISSA) has appointed Mr Haruna Jalo-Waziri, Chief EXecutive Officer (CEO) of Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Nigeria, to its board.  In a statement issued by Mr Johnson Onowugbeda, Team Lead, Corporate Communication, CSCS, on Friday explained...
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Weststar Associates Appoints Plath CEO, Ojulari MD

Weststar Associates Appoints Plath CEO, Ojulari MD

The Board of Weststar Associates Limited, Nigeria’s Authorized General Distributor for Mercedes-Benz, has appointed Mirko Plath as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and  Mrs Mary Aderinola Ojulari as Managing Director.  Until his appointment as CE...
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Oil Dips On Weak Demand Fear, Strong Dollar

Oil Dips On Weak Demand Fear, Strong Dollar

Oil prices drifted lower on Thursday as weak demand concerns over a large build in the crude inventory in the United States plus a strong dollar overtook potential supply disruption as the centre of focus, Reuters reported.  The main Brent...
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Selloffs Persist As Equity Market Drops N19b

Selloffs Persist As Equity Market Drops N19b

Profit-taking continued on Thursday as the market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) lost N19 billion to close at N26.721 trillion as against N26.740 trillion the previous day.  The All Share Index (ASI) also decreased by 35.45 points or.....
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Catholic  Bishops’ Conference Communiqué 

Catholic  Bishops’ Conference Communiqué 

THE THRESHOLD OF A NEW DAWN IN NIGERIA  A Communiqué was issued at the end of the Second Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) at the Sacred Heart Pastoral/Retreat Centre, Orlu, Imo State, 8 – 16...
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Two Scientific Works Win $100,000 NLNG Prize 

Two Scientific Works Win $100,000 NLNG Prize 

The 2022 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Science on Wednesday, announced the two most outstanding works on “Gains in Grain Yield of Released Maize (Zea Mays L.) Cultivars under Drought and Well-Watered Conditions” by Muhydideen Oyekunle and Shehu Ado; a...
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Minister: N10b For Local Vaccines Production Intact

Minister: N10b For Local Vaccines Production Intact

The N10 billion earmarked in 2020 by the Federal Government for local production of vaccines, is still intact, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said.  The minister gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja, during the Ministerial bi-weekly update.....
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Photo News

Photo News

L-R: United States (US)Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard, US Special Envoy on Climate Change Senator John Kerry, Minister of State Petroleum Resources Chief Timipre Sylva and Group Chief Executive Officer Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited Malla...
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Over 300,000 To Attend Kumuyi’s Global Crusade In Niger

Over 300,000 To Attend Kumuyi’s Global Crusade In Niger

Over 300,000 people from Niger State and its environs are expected to attend the Global Crusade with Kumuyi (GCK) tagged ”the God of All Possibilities”’ in Minna, the state capital.  The Niger State Overseer, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor S...
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FCCPC Targets N14.3b Revenue In 2023 

FCCPC Targets N14.3b Revenue In 2023 

The Executive Vice Chairman, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr Babatunde Irukera, on Monday, disclosed that the commission had a target revenue of N14.3 billion for 2023.  Irukera made this known at a hearing on the 2023-2025 ...
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Lekki Deep Seaport: NPA, Shippers Council, Brainstorm On Tariff Structure For Chad, Niger, Others

Lekki Deep Seaport: NPA, Shippers Council, Brainstorm On Tariff Structure For Chad, Niger, Others

As the Lekki Deep Seaport gets set for operations, landlocked countries of Chad, Mali and Niger Republic have indicated an interest in routing their cargoes through Nigeria.    Already, the Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA) and Nigeria Shippers Counci...
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Ecobank Group Appoints  Jeremy Awori CEO 

Ecobank Group Appoints  Jeremy Awori CEO 

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, on Monday, announced that the current Group Chief Executive Officer, Ade Ayeyemi, will retire after he attains the age of 60, in accordance with ETI policy.    Ac...
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EFCC Partners Customs, Others To Tackle Corruption

EFCC Partners Customs, Others To Tackle Corruption

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on stakeholders particularly law enforcement agencies, to support the anti-graft crusade of the commission. The EFCC Zonal Commander, Mr Michael Nzekwe, made the appeal ...
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Minister To NIMASA: Deploy Modular Floating Dockyard  

Minister To NIMASA: Deploy Modular Floating Dockyard  

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Mu’azuJaji Sambo has charged the Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, to ensure prompt deployment of the Modular Floating Dockyard the Agency acquired sometimes ago.&n...
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