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June 16, 2020 No Responses

USAID Trains 7,519 Rice Farmers In Delta

Delta Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Chief Silver Ejezie, on Monday said USAID has commenced training programme for rice farmers in the state. Ejezie, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) in Asaba, disclosed that...

June 16, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Senator Osinowo

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of Osinowo and the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the death of Sen. Sikiru Adebayo Osinowo, the Senator representing Lagos East senatorial district. The president’s condolence message was ...

June 16, 2020 No Responses

PDP: No Automatic Ticket For Obaseki

The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, Mr Tony Aziegbemi, on Monday said there will be no automatic ticket for Gov. Godwin Obaseki in the party. The All Progressives Congress (APC) screening committee had, on Friday, disqualified Obaseki and.....

June 16, 2020 No Responses

Expert To FG: List NNPC On Stock Exchange

The federal government has been urged to prioritise the listing of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as part of its Economic Sustainability Plan. Uche Uwaleke, Professor of Capital Market at the Nasarawa St...

June 16, 2020 No Responses

Nissan Unveils Agenda For New Rogue SUV

There’s a lot riding on the Nissan Rogue, the struggling Japanese automaker’s top-selling vehicle in the hottest part of its second-biggest market, the United States. The small SUV has been redesigned for the 2021 model year, and a replac...

June 16, 2020 No Responses

Kano To Reduce 2020 Budget By 30 Per Cent

The Kano State Government will reduce 2020 Budget by 30 per cent, Governor. Abduallahi Ganduje has said Ganduje made this known during at an interactive session with Journalists on Monday at the Government House, Kano. He explained that the reduction...

June 16, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 573 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday confirmed 573 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing the total number to 16,658. Also, four deaths were recorded from the virus on Monday bringing the total number of confirmed death...

June 15, 2020 No Responses

Vessels Conveying Fuel, Fish, Bitumen, Others To Berth At Delta Seaports

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Monday disclosed that nine vessels laden with fuel and other items are expected at the Delta ports.NPA in its daily publication, ‘Shipping Position’ identified some of the expected vessels to incl...

June 15, 2020 No Responses

Naira Marley: FG Suspends Executive Jet Service

Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has ordered the suspension of a private airline, Executive Jet Services, from operating in the country with immediate effect. The airline had conveyed musician Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, to Abuja for...

June 15, 2020 No Responses

Edo Varsity Workers Protest 11 Months Unpaid Salaries

Workers of Edo Government-owned Tayo Akpata University of Education on Monday protested over 11 months unpaid salaries and pension. The workers, who protested before the state Head of Service (HoS), Mr Anthony Okungbowa, lamented that their families had been m...

June 15, 2020 No Responses

Edo 2020: The Dilemma Of Edo Central People

By Ehichioya Ezomon, 08033078357 It’s official. Governor Godwin Obaseki will not contest on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 19, 2020 governorship poll in Edo State. The party has disqualified him from the June 22...

June 15, 2020 No Responses

Senate President Mourns Osinowo

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has received with shock and sadness the news on Monday of the death of Senator Adebayo Osinowo. Lawan condoled with Senator Osinowo’s family, friends, political associates and also the government and people of ...

June 15, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Ogun Orders Health Institute To Recall Students On Industrial Training

The Ogun State Government has ordered the management of Royal Institute of Health Technology, Ifo, to immediately recall its students who are on industrial training (IT) programme.Governor Dapo Abiodun gave the directive during a meeting with the management of...

June 15, 2020 No Responses

“Uduk, SEC Nigeria Acting DG Has Not Resigned”

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Sunday denied Reports that Ms Mary Uduk, its Acting Director-General has resigned from the commission. Head, Corporate Communication, SEC, Mrs Efe Ebelo in a statement described the purported resignation of Uduk ...