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April 12, 2023 No Responses

Otti Names Onyenkpa, Omogui, Oteh, Nneji, Others As Transition Council Members

Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, has announced a list of professionals and technocrats as members of his Transition Council. The list, as contained in a statement issued on Tuesday, is preparatory to his formal assumption of office on May 29,...

April 12, 2023 No Responses

Benin Port Project: Edo, NPA, BPE, ICRC, Others Complete Request For Qualification Exercise

To fast-track the development of the Benin Port Project, the Project Delivery Team has completed the Request for Qualification (RFQ), which sets actions in motion to accelerate the realisation of the project. In a statement, the Chairman, Benin Port Project,.....

April 12, 2023 No Responses

Kia, Firm Seal Partnership On Reality Of Food Waste

Kia Corporation has partnered Dubai-based start-up, The Waste Lab, and launched a three-stage GCC based campaign whilst transforming food waste into healthy compost. A statement sent to City Business News explained that the partnership, commenced at the start ...

April 11, 2023 No Responses

FG Signs Agreement To Re-Concession Lagos Trade Fair Complex

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has signed a tripartite agreement to commence the re-concession of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex (LITFC). A statement issued on Monday by BPE’s Head of Public Communications, Amina Tukur, explained that the...

April 11, 2023 No Responses

China Issues New COVID-19 Vaccination Plan

China’s National Health Commission on Monday unveiled the latest plan for COVID-19 vaccination,. The commission said that the plan aims to raise the immunity levels of certain groups and further reduce the risks of severe infection and death from the...

April 11, 2023 No Responses

Daewoo Bags Another LNG Carrier Deal

South Korean shipbuilding major, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured a construction order for an LNG carrier from an unidentified shipowner from Oceania. The order is worth KRW 339.6 billion ($ 257 million), according to DSME’s st...

April 11, 2023 No Responses

Obaseki Inaugurates Edo Skills Development Agency

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has inaugurated the Board of Directors for the Edo State Skills Development Agency, charging the agency to promote the sustained supply of highly skilled workforce in the state. The board chaired b...

April 10, 2023 No Responses

Osinbajo, Obasanjo, Osoba others Pay Last Respect To Ajibola

Remains of the former Attorney-General and Chief Justice of the Federation, Prince Bola Ajibola, were on Sunday interred at the Islamic Mission for Africa (IMA), Abiola Way in Abeokuta. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; former President Olusegun Obasanjo; former G...

April 10, 2023 No Responses

Customs Boss Cautions Against Smuggling

The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col. Hameed Ali, has felicitated Nigerians, especially Christians as they celebrate Easter. Ali in an Easter message on Sunday said the period was also a time to remind Nigerians to shun smuggli...

April 10, 2023 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Bola Ajibola

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Prince Bola Ajibola, who passed on at 89. In a condolence message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, on...

April 10, 2023 No Responses

NIPCO: Over 7,000 Vehicles In Nigeria Running On CNG

The Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) has intensified investment in gas infrastructure as part of measures to aid diversification and Nigeria’s energy transition.Briefing Journalists on Sunday during a facility tour of the company, Managing Dire...

April 9, 2023 No Responses

Pope Francis Decries ‘Icy Winds Of War’ At Easter Vigil

On Holy Saturday, Pope Francis celebrated the festive Easter Vigil commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Around 8,000 spectators attended the celebration, according to Italy’s ANSA news agency. In his homily, the p...

April 9, 2023 No Responses

Easter: Prices Of Foodstuff Skyrocket In Enugu Major Markets

The prices of most foodstuffs have significantly increased in major markets within Enugu metropolis this Easter, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A market survey conducted by a NAN correspondent on Saturday in Enugu markets revealed that prices of...

April 9, 2023 No Responses

Easter: Obaseki Felicitates With Christians, Preaches Hope, Unity

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated Christians on the commemoration of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, urging them to use the period of the celebration to seek the face of God and work towards a...