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August 9, 2020 No Responses

APC Flags-Off Governorship Campaign In Edo

The All Progressives Congress on Saturday flagged off its campaign ahead of the Governorship election in Edo state on September 19. The event took place at the University of Benin’s Sports Complex, Benin-city. Dignitaries who were present include the Yobe...

August 8, 2020 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Pledges To Revitalise Agric Sector

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday pledged to revitalise the agriculture sector in the state as part of measures to boost food production. Sanwo-Olu made the pledge during the inspection of the Songhai Model of the Agricultural Youth...

August 8, 2020 No Responses

SUNU Assurances Reports N1.2bn Profit

For the 2019 financial year, SUNU Assurances Nigeria Plc has announced N1.2 billion profit, compared to N914 million attained in 2018. Speaking during the virtual 33rd Annual General Meeting of the compan...

August 7, 2020 No Responses

Stallion Bajaj Flags-Off Keke Rally

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com Stallion Bajaj on Friday in Lagos, Nigeria flagged-off what it described as the “First Keke Rally In Nigeria’’. Comprised of five“Keke Rally Drivers’’, security agents, among other...

August 7, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Partners Ecobank On Women Empowerment, Others

Ekiti State Government has partnered with Ecobank to ensure financial inclusion, women empowerment, micro credit loans and agency banking across communities in the state. This was disclosed in Ado-Ekiti at the maiden edition Se’tigbo (Have You H...

August 7, 2020 No Responses

NIMASA Reiterates December Deadline For Single-Hull Tanker Ban, Secures Approval For CVFF disbursement

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has restated that the country remains steadfast in its decision to stop the use of single-hull tankers by December 31 this year. Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, stated this.....

August 7, 2020 No Responses

NUPENG Directs Tanker Drivers To Suspend Services In Lagos Over Apapa Congestion

The National Leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has directed petroleum tanker drivers to withdraw their services from Lagos State effective Aug. 10. NUPENG gave the directive on Friday in a statement signed...

August 7, 2020 No Responses

Buhari To Inaugurate NCDMB’s 17-Storey Headquarters August 13

President Muhammadu Buhari is to inaugurate the 17-storey headquarters of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), located at Swali, Yenagoa, in Bayelsa, on August 13. A statement by the board’s management said on Friday in Abuja...

August 7, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Introduces Tax Relief, Incentives For Businesses

The Ekiti State Government has introduced tax relief and incentives for taxpayers and businesses as part of its ongoing efforts to cushion the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Olumuyiwa Ogunmilade, the Chairman of Ekiti Internal Revenu...

August 7, 2020 No Responses

Yobe, Firm Seals N2.6b Nguru Modern Market Contract

The Yobe State Government and ADAF BML, have signed a contract worth N2.6 billion for the construction of Nguru Modern Market. The state Commissioner, Commerce, Tourism and Industry, Alhaji Barma Shetima, made the disclosure in an interview with the News...

August 7, 2020 No Responses

INEC Threatens To Halt Edo, Ondo Polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday threatened to suspend the Edo and Ondo governorship elections if the reported political crisis lead to breakdown of law and order. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, I...

August 7, 2020 No Responses

APC Appoints Ita Udosen Acting Chairman In Akwa Ibom

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has appointed Dr Ita Udosen, as the acting state chairman following the passage of the state chairman, Mr Ini Okopido, on Aug. 5. In a statement issued on Thursday by the State Publicity Secretary of...

August 7, 2020 No Responses

Beirut Explosion: CMA CGM Staff Missing, Several Injured

French container shipping company, CMA CGM, which has deep roots in Lebanon, has launched an emergency plan to conduct a thorough health and safety assessment of its 261 staff members based in Beirut, following the deadly explosion that wreaked havoc...

August 7, 2020 No Responses

FirstMonie Network Records N6tri Transactions

First Bank of Nigeria Ltd processed transactions worth over N6 trillion on its FirstMonie Agent network as at July 2020. Dr Adesola Adeduntan, FirstBank Chief Executive Officer, disclosed this on Thursday, at the bank’s FinTech Summit 4.0 webinar in Lagos....