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January 8, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Nurses Begin Warning Strike Monday

National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Lagos State chapter, will begin a three-day warning strike from Monday, January 10, 2022. Addressing Journalists on Friday, Chairman of the Lagos State Council of NANNM, Mr Olurotimi Awojide, explained that the warning strike was to protest p...

January 8, 2022 No Responses

Police Pledges To Rescue Kidnapped Retired Customs Officer

The Police Command in Kwara State on Friday pledged to do everything humanly possible to rescue a retired Customs officer, Mohammed Zarma, abducted in the state. The command Spokesman, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, in a statement explained that as part of...

January 6, 2022 No Responses

Okaa Omee Youth Club Honours Chigbo, Oligbo, Muoghalu, others January 8

THE Okaa Omee Youth Club of Nigeria is to honour Maureen Chigbo, publisher of Realnews Magazine Online along with Ike Oligbo, a lawyer and politician, and others with its Merit Award on January 8. Among those to also receive the...

January 6, 2022 No Responses

Journalist Drags IGP, Dangote Refinery, Six Others To Court, Demands N100m Compensation

The Editor-in-Chief of Money Management Series (MMS) Plus Newspaper, Mr. Kingsley Anaroke has instituted a civil case against the Inspector General of Police, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2, Onikan Lagos, Lagos State Police Commissioner a...

January 5, 2022 No Responses

FG To Revive 215MW Kudenda Power Project

The Federal Government will revive a 215 Megawatts Power Project in Kaduna State, Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu has said. Aliyu stated this shortly after inspecting the project on Tuesday at Kudenda in Kaduna South Local Government Area of the...

January 5, 2022 No Responses

Customs Confirm One Death In Sokoto Checkpoint Accident

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Sokoto and Zamfara area commands, have confirmed the death of one person in a checkpoint accident which occurred at Asara village, Sokoto-Illela road. The command’s spokesman, Mr Balarabe Yusuf, in a statement on Tues...

January 4, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Bashir Tofa

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the passing of one-time Presidential Candidate in a two-horse race, Bashir Tofa, ”a politician of note, who was also a promoter of Islamic culture and civilization’.’ The president made his feel...

January 3, 2022 No Responses

NNPC Explains Fire Outbreak At Port Harcourt Refinery

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Sunday, described January 1, 2022 fire outbreak at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) as minor. According to NNPC, the fire, caused by a spark while a 33,000-litre truck was discharging naphth...

January 2, 2022 No Responses

NACCIMA Harps On Effective Implementation Of 2022 Budget

Top priority should be given to the effective implementation of the 2022 budget, the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has said. According to Director-General, NACCIMA, Amb. Ayoola Olakanni,the effect...

January 1, 2022 No Responses

Buhari’s New Year Speech

PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S STATEMENT TO THE NATION ON JANUARY 1, 2022 We remain grateful to the Almighty God for yet another Year attained as a country, united by a common destiny and resolute in our determination to overcome the several challen...

January 1, 2022 No Responses

Let’s Keep Hope Alive, Sylva Tells Nigerians In New Year Message

Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has predicted that 2022 will be better than 2021 in the nation’s socio-political environment and therefore, urged Nigerians to keep the hope of a better Nigeria alive in 2022. In his New...

December 31, 2021 No Responses

Edo Explains Fresh Agenda To Boost Oil Palm Development

Edo State Government has concluded plans to launch the state’s Oil Palm Development initiative and Cluster Farm initiative as part of ongoing reforms in the agricultural sector. The State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, who spoke to Journalists in ...

December 30, 2021 No Responses

Coronation Merchant Bank Unveils Podcast Series

Coronation Merchant Bank has announced plans to launch its podcast series on December 31, 2021 which will cover economic and market development trends. In a statement on Wednesday, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Coronation Merchant Bank, Mr B...

December 30, 2021 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria: A Journey To The Top

The journey to position Ecobank as one of the top three banks in the country is fast gaining traction and recognition. The Nigerian franchise of the Pan-African financial institution, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) is making good its miss...