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October 31, 2021 No Responses

PenCom Extends 2021 Online Verification, Enrollment Exercise

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has extended the online verification and enrollment exercise for 2021 retirees, and prospective retirees of the Federal Government Treasury Funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The Head, Corporate Communications of PenCom, Mr Peter Aghahowa, in...

October 29, 2021 No Responses

NCC Celebrates Retiring Staff, Osmund Omulu

Staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) converged in the Conference Room of the Commission’s Head Office recently, to honour Osmund Omulu, a staff of the Commission, who is retiring upon attaining the Nigerian public service mandatory retir...

October 14, 2021 No Responses

Eto: TTP Implores Stakeholders On Traffic Procedures, List Gains

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — To consolidate on the gains recorded by the Truck Transit Parks (TTP), owners of Eto App, the management of the company has appealed to all stakeholders to abide by laid down procedures. Eto App is an...

August 31, 2021 No Responses

Enhancing Growth Through Telecommunications Based Research

Barring any last-minute’s adjustment, the deadline for the submission of responses for proposals on the Telecommunications-Based Research Innovation from Academics in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions expires Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Under the arrangemen...

August 30, 2021 No Responses

NLNG Explains Role In Domestic LPG Market

The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has described as “grossly inaccurate” a report which claimed that NLNG produces 22 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) of Liquified Petroluem Gas, otherwise known as cooking gas. A statement...

August 30, 2021 No Responses

ICPC Recovers N53b From Real Estate Developer For FMBN

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recovered N53 billion from a real estate developer for the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. The Chairman of ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye disclosed this during a meeting w...

August 27, 2021 No Responses

MAN Decries Double Taxation In Lagos

Vice President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Lagos Zone, Chief John Aluya, has decried what he described as double taxation imposed on manufacturing companies by Lagos State Government. Aluya criticised the act during the 7th Lagos Corpora...

August 22, 2021 No Responses

Ojobo, NCC Ex-Image Maker Mourns Ahmed Joda

Former Director Public Affairs (DPA) at Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr. Tony Ojobo has said late Alhaji Ahmed Joda tenure as Chairman, Board of Commissioners was instrumental to the revolution witnessed in the ICT Ecosystem in Nigeria O...

August 5, 2021 No Responses

FEC Approves $11.17b Rail Project

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of $11.17 b to link all Nigeria’s coastal cities by rail in six years. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing Journalists after the virtual....

April 29, 2020 No Responses

FMDQ Admits United Capital, Sterling Bank CP Notes To Its Platform

FMDQ Exchange has announced the approval and admission of the United Capital Plc and Sterling Bank Plc Commercial Paper (CP) notes to its trading platform. The company said in a statement posted on its website on Tuesday that it admitted...

March 18, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19 Threatens 25m Jobs Worldwide

The economic and labour crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic could increase global unemployment by almost 25 million, according to a new assessment by the International Labour Organization (ILO). However,ILO advocates an internationally coordinated pol...

November 14, 2019 No Responses

Dakuku: Intercontinental Collaboration Key To Maritime Growth In Africa

The Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA) and Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that intercontinental collaboration is essential to the growth of mari...

January 14, 2019 No Responses

Group Tasks CBN, MTN On $8.13b Out-Of-Court Settlement

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre (HEDA) has challenged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria to make public more details on the $8.13 billion out-of-cou...

December 18, 2018 No Responses

NCAA Probes Air Peace Over Lagos-Enugu Incident

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has commenced investigation into the alleged depressurization of oxygen mask on one one of Air Peace Boeing 737 aircraft on the Lagos / Enugu route last Friday. In a statement, NCAA spokesperson, Sam Adu...