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July 6, 2022 No Responses

DMO Lists N250b Sovereign Sukuk on NSE, FMDQ

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has listed N250 billion Sovereign Sukuk on the Nigerian Exchange (NSE) Limited and the FMDQ Securities Exchange. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the N250 billion Sovereign Sukuk was issued in December 2021. ...

July 5, 2022 No Responses

Agric, Fashion Entrepreneurs, Others Emerge Winners of Unity Bank N10m Corpreneurship Challenge Grant

Unity Bank Plc has doled out a N10 million business grant to 30 corps members who emerged the winners of the eighth edition of its flagship Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, known as Corpreneurship Challenge. The winners emerged after a busin...

July 5, 2022 No Responses

Union Bank Releases 2021 Citizenship, Sustainability, Innovation Report

Union Bank has released the 6th edition of its annual Citizenship, Sustainability and Innovation (CSI) report, which provides an update on the bank’s initiatives across environmental, social and economic areas during 2021. Like previous editions, this year...

July 4, 2022 No Responses

African Super League Kicks Off In August 2023

President of Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, on Sunday announced that the confederation’s Executive Committee has resolved that the African Super League will kick off in August 2023. Motsepe who said the league would be launch...

July 3, 2022 No Responses

PVC: INEC Worries Over Low Registration In Katsina State

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Katsina State has expressed concern over the poor turnout of residents registering for the Permanent Voter Card (PVC) in the newly established 1,750 polling units. Alhaji Jibril Zarewa, INEC Residen...

July 2, 2022 No Responses

Farmer In Court For Alleged Palm Fruits Theft

A 45-year-old farmer, Alex Akudo, on Friday appeared before an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly stealing palm fruits worth N250,000. The defendant, whose residential address was not provided, was charged with felony and st...

July 2, 2022 No Responses

NEPC Trains 45 Newly Registered Non-Oil Exporters

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on Friday trained 45 newly registered non-oil exporters in Enugu State on export procedures documentation, certification and other needs. The Assistant Director, NEPC, Mrs Ngozi Ibe, said that ...

July 2, 2022 No Responses

Apapa Customs Command Generates N522.4bn In Six Months

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has generated N522.4 billion in the first half of 2022. The Area Controller, Comptroller Malanta Yusuf, made this known at a news conference in Lagos on Friday. Yusuf said that the figure...

July 2, 2022 No Responses

Traditional Ruler Wades Into Okomu Oil, Community Crisis

The Iyase (Traditional ruler) of Udo, Ovia South-West local government area of Edo State, Chief Patrick Igbinidu, has urged the people of Imaroghioba community to always honour its agreement with Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc. Reacting to Wednesday’s attac...

July 1, 2022 No Responses

COVID-19: Nigeria Confirms 332 New Cases

Nigeria’s commercial capital city, Lagos State, is driving Nigeria’s latest COVID-19 surge as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 332 additional infections between June 25 and June 29, 2022. The NCDC made this known via its of...

July 1, 2022 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Approves Increase In BRT Fares

Lagos State Governor, Babajida Sanwo-Olu has approved an N100 increase in fares of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on all routes. A statement issued on Wednesday by the spokesperson for Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Kolawole Ojelabi, ...

June 30, 2022 No Responses

Delta, Rivers Corps Members To Benefit From Unity Bank’s N10m Business Grant

Unity Bank’s flagship Entrepreneurial Development Initiative, Corpreneurship Challenge, is set to return for the 8th edition across 10 locations in Nigeria, including a debut in Delta and Rivers States. The Retail lender kick-star...

June 28, 2022 No Responses

Customs Impounds N1.3b Goods In Ogun

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command impounded goods worth N1.3 billion between May to June around Ogun State and its environs. Briefing Journalists on Monday, the Area Comptroller, Bamidele Makinde, explained that the command generated N12.8...

June 28, 2022 No Responses

Railway Fencing: Contractors Protest Over Non-Payment Of N500m Debt

The Abuja-Kaduna Railway Fencing Sub-Contractors Association on Monday, in Abuja protested over the non-payment of N500 million debt owed them by Deux Projects Limited since 2018.The association’s spokesman, Mr Onyeka Enechuku, said the angry contractors wer...