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October 8, 2022 No Responses

2023:Buhari Presents N20.5trn Budget To Joint Session Of NASS

President Muhammadu Buhari, accompanied by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and other members of the Federal Executive Council on Friday presented the 2023 budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly (NASS). Buhari, who addressed the joint session of NASS...

October 8, 2022 No Responses

Court Remands Man For Allegedly Raping Friend’s Wife

An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court on Friday remanded a 35-year-old trader, Chigozie Ojinika, in Kirikiri Correctional centre for allegedly raping his friend‘s wife. The police charged Ojinaka, who resides at 72, Ayelara St., Surulere, Lagos with rape.&nbsp...

October 8, 2022 No Responses

Stakeholders Seek Infrastructure To Tap $9trn Maritime Resources

Stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to provide adequate infrastructure to tap the $9 trillion resources in the maritime industry. They explained in Lagos that adequate infrastructure was the only way one million jobs could be accessed by the joble...

October 7, 2022 No Responses

Kogi Moves To Recover Obajana Cement From Dangote

The Kogi Government on Thursday moved to recover Obajana Cement Plant from Dangote Company LimitedThe government’s resolution is contained in the report of the Specialised Technical Committee on the Evaluation of the Legality of the Alleged Acquisition of Ob...

October 7, 2022 No Responses

INEC Chairman Tasks Online Publishers On Fake News, Credible Polls

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday reiterated that votes cast by electorate would determine the outcome of the 2023 general elections Yakubu, who spoke at the 6th Annual Conference of the Gui...

October 6, 2022 No Responses

Employment Clinic Implores Maritime Operators On One Million Jobs Offer

To reduce unemployment in Nigeria, an advocacy group, Employment Clinic on Tuesday organised a stakeholders meeting where government agencies and private investors operating in the nations maritime industry brainstormed with thousands of unemployed youths to s...

October 5, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria On Alert As Ebola Resurfaces In Uganda

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan strain of the Ebola Virus (EV) in Uganda. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, in a...

October 4, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Re-Elected As ITU Council Member

Nigeria has been re-elected as a Council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency that oversees global telecommunication operations. A statement signed by Reuben Muoka, NCC Director, Publ...

October 3, 2022 No Responses

Farmer Decries High Cost Of Fish Feeds

An Akure-based fish farmer, Mr Lanre Adekunle, has lamented the high cost of fish feeds. Adekunle started his fish farm after benefitting from a training and empowerment programme of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)/ Livelihood ...

October 3, 2022 No Responses

Monkeypox: Nigeria Records 41 New Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), reported 41 new cases of Monkeypox disease between August 29 and September 4, from 12 states of the Federation. The NCDC via its official website on Sunday explained that the 12 states were: Lagos...

October 3, 2022 No Responses

Cricket: Nigeria Wins Second Game, Beat Botswana By 10 Wickets

Nigeria’s U-19 cricket team continues to show dominance at the ongoing ICC U-19 World Cup Africa Division Two Qualifiers in Abuja. The Daniel Gim-tutored side had defeated Rwanda in the opening game on Friday as well as Botswana on Sunday,...

October 1, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria At 62: FG Pledges Improved Welfare For Workers

The Federal Government has pledged to improve the welfare of Nigerian workers as the country marked its 62nd independence. A statement issued on Friday by Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, assured workers that President Muhamma...

October 1, 2022 No Responses

BRT Buses Lift 350m Passengers In 7 Years

The Managing Director, Primero Transport Service Limited, Mr Fola Tinubu, said the company had transported over 350 million passengers in the last seven years of its operation. He disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).....

September 30, 2022 No Responses

World Maritime Day: NPA Pledges To Galvanize Stakeholders, Preserve Environment

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)has reiterated its commitment to galvanize stakeholder opinion and preserve the environment. Addressing stakeholders at the 2022 World Maritime Day celebration on ...