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June 26, 2024 No Responses

Obaseki Harps On Investment In Agriculture

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government in the last seven and a half years, has prioritized investment in agriculture, boosting the capacity of farmers and creating a market for farm produce as part of efforts...

June 25, 2024 No Responses

Cholera: Lagos Adopts New Strategy, Free Treatment

The Lagos State Government has announced the adoption of the One Health Strategy in response to the recent cholera outbreak in the state.Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this today, Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at a press briefing on...

June 25, 2024 No Responses

Cholera: Death Toll Hits 53

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated its emergency centre as the death toll in the recent outbreak of cholera reached 53 nationwide. This is according to a Monday update by the agency shared on its official X...

June 25, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints Tunji Bello FCCPC CEO

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Olatunji Bello as the new Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who...

June 24, 2024 No Responses

NDDC Harps On Youth Empowerment

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has re-affirmed its commitment to programmes aimed at empowering the youths of the Niger Delta region.The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, gave this assurance during a stakeholders’ engagement in Akure, ...

June 24, 2024 No Responses

Obaseki Attributes Rising Inflation To Inability To Produce, Export

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has linked Nigeria’s persistent rising inflation to the country’s inability to consistently produce and export goods and services, noting that the trend continues to affect the nation’s economy negatively. Obas...

June 23, 2024 No Responses

Dangote Refinery Accuses IOCs, NMDPRA Of Sabotage

Vice President, Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Devakumar Edwin, has accused International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria of doing everything to frustrate the survival of Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals.A statement issued on Sunday qu...

June 23, 2024 No Responses

EFCC Arrests Ex-Union Bank Staff Over Alleged Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two former employees of Union Bank for allegedly stealing N4.1 million from the account of a deceased customer.The suspects, Idah Ogoh and Agbo Okwute, were apprehended in Makurdi on June 14,...

June 23, 2024 No Responses

Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest In Zamfara

Gunmen have kidnapped the parish priest of St. Raymond Catholic Church Damba, Gusau, Zamfara State, Rev. Fr. Mikah Suleiman. The spokesperson of Zamfara State Police Command, Yazid Abubakar explained that the priest was kidnapped around 3 am on Saturday at...

June 23, 2024 No Responses

NIMASA DG Visits Ferdinand Agu’s Family, Burial For August 2

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, expressed deep condolences during his visit to the families of the late Architect Ferdinand Agu, former Director General of the National Maritime Autho...

June 23, 2024 No Responses

TotalEnergies Ubeta Field ’ll Record Nigerian Content Successes, Says NCDMB Boss

The execution of the Ubeta Field Development Project by TotalEnergies Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) will create thousands of jobs in the country and catalyse the economy, the Nigerian Con...

June 22, 2024 No Responses

NIMC Refutes Alleged Data Compromise

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) hasdebunked alleged exposure of sensitive data of Nigerian citizens.A statement issued on Saturday by Kayode Adegoke,Head, Corporate Communications assured the public that the data of Nigerians has notbeen com...

June 21, 2024 No Responses

Shell Inaugurates Dual-Use Megawatt Charger

Anglo-Dutch energy major Shell has inaugurated its first self-developed megawatt charger for dual use by both shipping vessels and electric trucks at the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA) in the Netherlands. Integrated into ETCA’s power and hydr...

June 21, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria’s Debt Up By ₦24.33trn In Three Months

Debt Management Office (DMO) on Thursday disclosed that Nigeria’s total public debt is now ₦121.67 trillion ($91.46 billion), The DMO said as of March 31, 2024, the country’s domestic and external debts stood at ₦121.67 trillion ($91.46 billion). Niger...