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June 1, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints Gbajabiamila Chief of Staff

The current Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has been appointed Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. By this appointment, he has been effectively removed from the upcoming 10th National Assembly. Gbajabiamila, who secured a 6th...

June 1, 2023 No Responses

UNIZIK Teaching Hospital Bestows Benefactor Award on Onyema

The Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH, Nnewi, Anambra State, has bestowed a Benefactor Award on the Chairman of Air Peace, Barrister Allen Onyema, for his outstanding contributions towards the development of the hospital. According to a statem...

June 1, 2023 No Responses

Oil Prices Dip Amid Weak Chinese Demand

Oil prices dipped in early trade on Thursday for the third straight session after data showed an unexpected, large build in U.S. crude stocks, triggering fears of an oversupply amid signs of weaker Chinese demand. Reuters report that Brent crude...

June 1, 2023 No Responses

Nigerian Breweries Contemplates Acquisition of 80 Per Cent Stake In Distell Wines & Spirits

Nigerian Breweries Plc deliberating an offer to acquire 80 per cent shareholding in Distell Wines & Spirits Nigeria Limited. The company in a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited and signed by Uaboi G. Agbebaku, Company Secretary, explained t...

June 1, 2023 No Responses

Hyundai, Kia Renew FIFA Partnerships

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation on Wednesday jointly announced the renewal of their longstanding partnerships with FIFA through 2030. City Business News report that the renewed agreement welcomes Group subsidiaries Boston Dynamics and Supernal ...

May 31, 2023 No Responses

NPA Boss Bags National Productivity Order of Merit Award

The Federal Government has conferred the Managing Director / CEO, Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello Koko with the National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award in recognition of his repositioning of the NPA for improved trade facilitation, revenue g...

May 31, 2023 No Responses

Honda Automobile West Africa Presents Nigerian Built 2023 HRV at NADDC

The Honda Management team led by the Managing Director, Mr Takashi Nakajima, on Tuesday 30th May, 2023, presented the new Nigerian-built Honda HRV to the DG NADDC, Jelani Aliyu, MFR, at the Council’s Headquarters in Abuja. While making a demonstration...

May 31, 2023 No Responses

NLC To Tinubu: Don’t Remove Fuel Subsidy Without Consultations

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against removing fuel subsidy without adequate measures to cushion the effect on workers and Nigerians. In a statement on Tuesday, NLC Preside...

May 31, 2023 No Responses

Fidelity Bank MD, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe Gets National Award

Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank PLC, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, has been listed amongst the recipients of the 2023 national awards. According to the 2023 national awards list released by the Federal Government last weekend, Onyeali-Ikpe would be conferred wi...

May 31, 2023 No Responses

Children’s Day: Olori Janet Afolabi hosts 1000 Apomu Children

About 1000 Apomu children gathered at the Alapomu Palace, Apomu, headquarters of Isokan local government area of Osun state on May 27, to celebrate Children’s Day.Queen of Apomu, Olori Janet Afolabi who hosted the children said it was part of...

May 30, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu, Atiku, Obaseki, PDP, Others Mourn Dokpesi

Tributes have continued to pour in for Chief Raymond Dokpesi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and founder of DAAR Communications Plc, who died in Abuja on Monday. The family of Dokpesi confirmed the death of the media...

May 30, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu To Adopt Price Control Mechanism For Agro Products

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to ensure price control for agricultural products. Tinubu said this in his inaugural address after he was sworn in as the 16th democratically elected president of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja Tinubu said rural...

May 29, 2023 No Responses

China’s First Passenger Plane Completes Inaugural Commercial Flight

China’s self-developed large passenger aircraft, C919, completed its inaugural commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing on Sunday, creating a milestone in China’s aviation industry, which aims to compete with global players such as Boeing. D...

May 29, 2023 No Responses

Oil Theft: Nigeria Releases Seized Norwegian Oil Tanker

The Nigerian Navy on Sunday returned a Norwegian-registered vessel, MT Heroic Idun, caught attempting to steal Nigeria’s crude oil in August 2022. The navy arrested the oil tanker and its 26 Indian, Pilipino, Sri Lankan and Polish nationals in August...