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Group Lauds Passage Of Sexual Harassment Bill

The Media Women Forum has describes the Sexual Harassment Bill recently passed by the Senate as a welcome development as it would prevent sexual harassment and exploitation of female students by lecturers in the Nation’s tertiary institutions. The bill ,which was...

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ILO Welcomes COVID-19 Seafarers’ Rights Agreement

The International Labour Organization has expressed support for new international measures to protect the rights of seafarers, stranded at sea because of the COVID-19 crisis .It welcomed a joint statement signed by more than a dozen countries that gives ...

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Maritime Stakeholders Implore US, UK, UAE, Others On Crew Change Crisis

Thirteen countries have committed to facilitating crew changes and achieving key worker designation for seafarers, following a virtual ministerial summit hosted by the UK government July 9, 2020. This step is said to represent a significant progres...

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Again, Canada-Abuja Evacuation Flight Stalled

The special evacuation flight for Nigerian citizens in Canada earlier scheduled for Friday has been stalled. The Nigeria High Commission in Ottawa, in a statement, explained that the decision was based on request by the intending evacuees. According to the...

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Mining Firm Drags Ebonyi To Court, Seeks N500m Compensation

A mining company, Crushed Rock Industries Ltd., on Thursday, dragged Ebonyi State Government before the Federal High Court, Abuja, demanding N500 million damages over alleged unlawful shutdown of its quarry site. In an originating summon with suit number: FHC/...

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Nigeria Confirms 499 New Cases Of Coronavirus

Nigeria has recorded 499 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total figure to 30,748. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) explained through its twitter handle on Thursday that the 499 new cases were reported in 24 states as follows: Lagos (...

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Hyundai Venue SUV Gets Intelligent Manual Transmission

Hyundai Motor has announced intelligent Manual Transmission (iMT) for the Hyundai Venue compact Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). According to the auto firm, this is the first-in-industry dual-Pedal Intelligent M...

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CMA CGM Introduces New Rules To Prevent Trafficking

French container shipping major CMA CGM has unveiled new steps to fight illicit trafficking in protected species and said it is tightening its shipment control procedures. The shipping and logistics group is reinforcing its procedures for shipping protected sp...

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Ogun Partners CBN On Oil Palm Production

The Ogun Government is collaborating with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to boost oil palm production in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina, made this known during an inspection tour of Apoje Farm Settlement, where...

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FG Distributes Farm Inputs To Rice Farmers In Oyo

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) Oyo state chapter, on Thursday received farm inputs through the Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) of the Federal Government, coordinated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Oyo State RIFAN Chairman, Mr Samuel...

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Robbers Attack TVC, NTA Correspondents

Armed robbers on Thursday attacked Mr Godwin Agwam, Nasarawa State Correspondent of Television Continental (TVC) and Mrs Victoria Ojito of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in their residence at Sabon-Gari, Lafia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...

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Conoil, Arbico,Vitafoam Top Losers’ Table As Market Capitalisation Drop By N1b

Sentiments in the nation’s bourse weakened on Thursday, with the All-Share Index dropping by 0.01 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index (ASI) decreased by 1.51 points to close at 24,276.56 in contrast with 24,278.07 achieved on Wednesday. Accordingly, ...

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Kano Spends N8b On Scholarships, To Sponsor 1,000 Students To China

The Kano State Scholarship Board on Thursday said it spent over N8 billion on scholarships for Kano indigenes studying at home and abroad in the last five years. The Executive Secretary of the board, Alhaji Abubakar Zakari, disclosed this in...

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NNPC Increases Gas Supply To Power Sector By 19%

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced an increase of 19.14 per cent in the average daily natural gas supply to power plants in April 2020. The Corporation disclosed this on its Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR) for...