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August 28, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu To Visit China, Hold Talks With Xi Jinping

President Bola Tinubu will hold bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation Summit between September 4 and 6, 2024. Tinubu will visit China to represent the West African bloc ECOWAS at the Summit....

August 27, 2024 No Responses

Niger Lifts Ban On Mining

Niger State Government has suspended its ban on mining activities in the state, a year after Governor Umaru Bago placed the restriction. Acting Governor Yakubu Garba announced the suspension at the Government House in Minna, outlining the conditions for mining...

August 27, 2024 No Responses

Obaseki: Our Master Plan Is Not A Political Document

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the Benin City and Edo State Regional Development Plan is not a political document but a guide to succeeding administrations to chart the continuous development and growth of the State. The...

August 26, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts N2.2b Codeine Bottles At Seaport

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted no fewer than 1,596 cartons of codeine-based syrup containing 319,200 bottles of the opioid worth N2.2 billion in street value. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy,...

August 26, 2024 No Responses

Asue Ighodalo Vows To Tackle Insecurity, Boost Agriculture, Marine Economy, Others

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the September 21st Governorship Election in Edo State, Dr Asue Ighodalo has outlined his vision to address poverty and insecurity and improve economic development. He aims to make Edo a model o...

August 25, 2024 No Responses

Why I Resigned As NIA DG, By Ahmed Abubakar

The Director General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar, on Saturday tendered his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu. Briefing journalists at the State House after meeting with President Tinubu, the former NIA boss cited personal and ...

August 25, 2024 No Responses

Ogun, Oyo Get More CNG Conversion Centers

The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) has launched nine additional conversion centers to the 55 existing conversion centers in Oyo and Ogun States. The launch of the nine CNG conversion centers in Oyo and Ogun States took place on...

August 24, 2024 No Responses

SANWO-OLU TASKS MANUFACTURERS ON TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has tasked manufacturers to embrace new technology and innovation as tools that can significantly enhance productivity, optimise production processes, reduce waste and improve the quality of goods produced. Govern...

August 24, 2024 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: Boeing’s Field Service Representative, Mr. Kingsley Jarvis; Director General (DG), Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Chris Najomo and Boeing’s Director, Global Safety and Regulatory Affairs, Middle East and Africa, Chief Aerospace Safety O...

August 23, 2024 No Responses

NAFDAC Impounds Petrol Tankers For ‘Transporting Vegetable Oil’

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized three petrol tankers used to convey edible vegetable oil in Lagos State. In a post on X on Wednesday, the agency said the oil had reportedly been...

August 22, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Increases Passport Procurement Fees

The Nigerian Government has increased the fees for the procurement of Nigerian Passports with effect from the 1st of September 2024. A statement by the spokesman of the Nigeria Immigration Service, DCI Kenneth Udo, explained that the increment is a...

August 22, 2024 No Responses

FG Imposes N555.8m Fine On Fidelity Bank

For violating its customers’ data privacy, the National Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has imposed N555.8 million fine on Fidelity Bank Plc. NDPC’s National Commissioner, Vincent Olatunji, disclosed this during a Validation Workshop on t...

August 21, 2024 No Responses

CBN Explains High Remittance Inflows Of $553m In July

For the Month of July, 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reported a significant increase in remittance inflows, reaching $553m, a 130 per cent increase from the corresponding period in 2023. A statement by the Apex bank’s Ag....

August 21, 2024 No Responses

Kogi To Host GOCOP 2024 Conference on Power, Insecurity, Digital Economy

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has said that its 2024 annual conference will be held in Kogi state on Thursday, October 3. A statement by the Publicity Secretary of GOCOP, Sir Remmy Nweke, quoted the 2024 Conference Planning Commit...