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March 11, 2025 No Responses

NCDMB Acquires 20 Per Cent Equity In Refinery Project

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has sealed a deal to acquire 20 per cent equity in a 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery project being established by African Refinery Group Ltd, in partnership with the Nigerian National...

March 11, 2025 No Responses

IWD: SIFAX Group Champions Women’s Leadership Role

SIFAX Group has reaffirmed its commitment to gender inclusion and leadership advancement with a high-level International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025 event, themed “Beyond Glass Ceilings: Breaking Boundaries, Redefining Success”. Held at the Lagos Marriott Hot...

March 11, 2025 No Responses

Shippers’ Council: Utilization Of Barges Key In Lekki Deep Port’s Operation

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), has said that the role of barge operations is critical for cargo evacuation at the nation’s seaports. Director, Inland Transport Services, Mr. Mustapha Zubairu stated this at a meeting with the Barge Operators ...

March 11, 2025 No Responses

Four Killed In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Accident

The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the death of four passengers in a lone accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this in a statement adding that other passengers on the bus sustained injuries. S...

March 10, 2025 No Responses

NAFDAC Destroys N100b Counterfeit Drugs

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit drugs worth N100billion at the Moniya dump site in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. According to NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, th...

March 10, 2025 No Responses

Pope Francis Thanks Doctors As Condition Improves

Pope Francis, who is responding well to treatment for pneumonia, thanked his doctors and healthcare workers Sunday as he missed delivering a fourth straight Angelus prayer in person. The 88-year-old, in Rome’s Gemelli hospital since February 14, issued a wri...

March 10, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Auto Spare Parts Dealer

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an automobile spare parts dealer, Levi Ubodoeze, for attempting to export two kilograms of cocaine concealed in vehicle propellers to Angola. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson F...

March 10, 2025 No Responses

FRSC Sanctions Ondo Sector Commander

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mallam Shehu Mohammed, has condemned the use of a worn-out tyre on one of the corps’ patrol vehicles in Ondo State. Mohammed ordered the immediate sanction of the Sector Commander, under whose...

March 9, 2025 No Responses

NSML Honours Staff, NPA Pilot, NIMASA, Others

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – The management of NLNG Shipping and Marine Services limited (NSML), a subsidiary of Nigeria LNG Limited, has honoured staff and key stakeholders for their immense contributions to the growth of the company in 2024...

March 8, 2025 No Responses

Nigeria Set For France Business Forum In Paris

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said, Nigeria will take full advantage of the upcoming France Business Forum in Paris to highlight the significant economic progress achieved under the administration of President Tinubu...

March 8, 2025 No Responses

NADDC Boss Harps On Innovation, Local Content, Entrepreneurial skills, Others

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), on Thursday, at the University of Lagos, explained modalities for its 8-Seater Electric Campus Shuttle Bus Competition.The competition aims to encourage innovation, promote local content addition,...

March 7, 2025 No Responses

Edo Threatens To Sack Non-Performing Contractors

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has threatened contractors handling ongoing projects across the state to step up and work according to specifications and agreed timelines or risk termination of their contracts. Okpebholo, who gave the charge when...

March 7, 2025 No Responses

Pope Releases Audio Message From Hospital

Pope Francis recorded and released an audio message on Thursday thanking those who have been praying for his recovery, his voice breathless as he nears three weeks in hospital with pneumonia. “I thank you from the bottom of my heart...

March 6, 2025 No Responses

FG Files Charge Against MultiChoice

The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has filed a charge against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited and its Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe, for allegedly violating regulatory directives and ob...