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February 16, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Appoints Bello-Koko NPA’s Substantive Managing Director

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mohammed Bello-Koko as the substantive Managing Director for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The federal ministry of transportation disclosed this on Tuesday in a circular signed by Eric Ojiekwe, Director, Press and Public Relations. “Prior to this appoin...

February 16, 2022 No Responses

FRSC Inducts UNILAG V-C, 25 Dons As Special Marshals

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday inducted the Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatotyin Ogundipe, and 25 professors into the Special Marshal Unit of the FRSC. The ceremony took place at the University of Lagos, ...

February 4, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Prosecutes 1,120 Traffic Offenders

The Coordinator, Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile Court) , Mrs Arinola Ogbara-Banjoko on Thursday disclosed that the court prosecuted 1,120 traffic offenders in 2021. Ogbara-Banjoko stated this while speaking with Journalists during the 3rd Mobile Court ...

February 2, 2022 No Responses

Report: Contraceptive Averts 28m Unsafe Abortions In One Year

Between July 2020 and July 2021, contraceptive use averted 135 million unintended pregnancies, 28 million unsafe abortions, and 140,000 maternal deaths. According to data obtained the Transition to FP2030 Measurement Report 2021, Latin Am...

January 26, 2022 No Responses

Wife, Three Others Arrested Over Hotelier’s Death In Lagos

The Police in Lagos have arrested the wife of an hotel owner and three others after the wife was alleged to have stabbed her hotelier husband to death. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the wife of the...

January 25, 2022 No Responses

NLNG Begins Hospital Support Programme, Signs MoU With LUTH, UBTH, UATH, Others

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The management o Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited on Monday signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with six Nigerian teaching hospitals nationwide, flagging off the implementation of its multi-billion-naira Hospi...

January 24, 2022 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Unveils Alert In Millions Season 5 Winners

Fidelity Bank Plc has announced the second set of millionaires in its Get Alert in Millions Season 5 promo (GAIM 5). The event, held in Victoria Island, Lagos State was witnessed by representatives of regulatory organisations which include: Ms Oyinkan Kus...

January 23, 2022 No Responses

Dana Air Donates Rice, Clothes, Others To Old People’s Home, Orphanages

In line with it’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, Dana Air has donated sundry items to the Lagos Old People’s Home and a number of children’s Orphanages across the city. A statement from Kingsley Ezenwa, Media and...

January 22, 2022 No Responses

FG, States, LGCs Share N699.8b

The Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils (LGCs), on Friday, shared N699.824 billion as federation allocation for December, 2021. A statement issued by Mr Oshundun Olajide, Acting Director, Information, Ministry of Finance, Budget and ...

January 21, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council, FCCPC Seal Competition Agreement

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to ensure fair competition among operators in the industry.FCCPC’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Babat...

January 17, 2022 No Responses

EEDC Decries Energy Theft, Meter Bypass In S/East

The management of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), on Sunday, decried the raising spate of outright energy theft and meter bypass within the South-East. “This development has consistently impacted negatively on the revenue of the company ...

January 17, 2022 No Responses

LADOL Retains ISO 45001:2018, 14001:2015 Certifications

LADOL Free Zone has renewed and retained its International Organization for Standardization, ISO 45001:2018+14001:2015 certifications. A statement explained that the certifications are part of the company’s efforts to continuously improve its management Syst...

January 14, 2022 No Responses

Kano Inoculates 1.3m Animals

The Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Agency (KSAPD)has inoculated 1,364,612 animals against zoonoses. According to KSAPD, the exercise was carried out in 2021 during the Livestock Vaccination Campaign in the state. KSAPD Project Coordinat...

January 10, 2022 No Responses

SEC Reiterates Listing Of NNPC, Dangote Refineries, Others

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC ) is to carry out advocacy efforts to relevant Government Agencies such as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resourc...