Edo Receives N2.1b As Oil Derivation Fund 

Edo Receives N2.1b As Oil Derivation Fund 

The Edo State Government received only N2.1 billion from the N28b that accrued to the state as 13 percent oil derivation fund for oil-producing states.  Edo State Commissioner for Budget and Finance, Mr. Joseph Eboigbe, disclosed this while briefing journalists...
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L – R shows Dr Riccardo Ambrosini, Lead, Climate Finance Africa, International Finance Corporation (IFC); Kalim M. Shah Senior Country Manager, IFC ( Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia); Mr. Temi Popoola, CEO, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and Dr. Iniobong ...
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Speed Limiters: FRSC Boss Orders Clampdown On Violators Nationwide 

Speed Limiters: FRSC Boss Orders Clampdown On Violators Nationwide 

The Acting Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu has directed Commanding Officers to step up nationwide special operations to apprehend violators of legal speed limits.  Biu who gave the directive in a statement by the Corps Public...
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Union Bank Gets Euromoney Market Rankings In Five Categories 

Union Bank Gets Euromoney Market Rankings In Five Categories 

Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc has received high ratings in five categories at the 2022 Euromoney market rankings.  Mrs Ogochukwu Ekezie-Ekaidem, the Chief Brand and Marketing Officer, UBN, made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos . ...
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Sierra Leone Imports  Innoson Vehicles For Armed Forces

Sierra Leone Imports  Innoson Vehicles For Armed Forces

A breakthrough was recorded on Monday in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) when the government of Sierra Leone took delivery of the first batch of vehicles produced by Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Ltd, Nnewi, Anambr...
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Qatar, China Seal 27-Year LNG Supply Deal 

Qatar, China Seal 27-Year LNG Supply Deal 

QatarEnergy and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) have entered into a 27-year sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for the supply of 4 million tons per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China.  The contracted LNG vol...
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Report: UK Faces Worst Downturn Of Any Advanced Economy

Report: UK Faces Worst Downturn Of Any Advanced Economy

(BBC) The UK economy will suffer a bigger blow from the global energy crisis than other leading nations, according to international body the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.  The UK will contract by more than any other nation in...
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L-R: Secretary General, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), His Excellency Kitack Lim; Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko; Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Magdalene Ajani; Director Gener...
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Edo Distributes Irrigation Equipment To 516 Farmers

Edo Distributes Irrigation Equipment To 516 Farmers

Edo State Government on Monday inaugurated this year’s dry season farming by supporting over 516 smallholder farmers with irrigation equipment to boost farming in Udo community, Ovia South West Local Government Area.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) re...
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<strong>Oba Of Benin Pledges Support For Rubber Research Institute </strong>

Oba Of Benin Pledges Support For Rubber Research Institute 

Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has pledged support for the development of Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria, Iyanomo in Edo.  He gave the pledge when the management of the institute, led by its Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Leila...
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<strong>Access Bank Empowers Closa Agents With Solar Powered fibre kiosks</strong>

Access Bank Empowers Closa Agents With Solar Powered fibre kiosks

Access Bank’s commitment to deliver banking services to at least one in every two Nigerians has been reaffirmed as the leading retail financial institution successfully commissioned and empowered Access Closa agents across Nigeria with Solar powere...
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PREMIUM TIMES Editor-in-Chief, Musikilu Mojeed,  To Unveil Book On Obasanjo’s  ‘Secret’ Letters

PREMIUM TIMES Editor-in-Chief, Musikilu Mojeed,  To Unveil Book On Obasanjo’s  ‘Secret’ Letters

The Editor-in-Chief of PREMIUM TIMES, Musikilu Mojeed, will, on December 1, 2022, release his debut book to the Nigerian public.  The book, The Letterman: Inside the ‘Secret’ Letters of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, publis...
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NDLEA Arrests Saudi-Bound Widow With Cocaine  

NDLEA Arrests Saudi-Bound Widow With Cocaine  

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Saudi-bound widow with cocaine concealed in footwear at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.  This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, N...
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Obaseki Bags Environment Award

Obaseki Bags Environment Award

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has been honoured by the Nigeria Institute of Landscape Horticulturists for his administration’s commitment to ensuring a healthier, greener and cleaner Edo State.  The governor was honoured at the National Co...
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