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October 29, 2024 No Responses

NLNG Appoints Sofia Horsfall As New External Relations Manager

Photo Caption:L -R: Sofia Horsfall, Andy Odeh, and Anne-Marie Palmer-Ikuku The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has appointed Sofia Horsfall as the new General Manager, External Relations with effect from November 1, 2024.Sophia will take over from Andy Odeh who...

October 29, 2024 No Responses

Access Bank Unveils ‘Power Of 100 Africa’ To Celebrate Women

Access Bank has announced the launch of The Power of 100 Africa initiative, aimed at honoring women driving change across various sectors in Africa. Building on the success of the 2015 Power of 100 book, which celebrated influential Nigerian women,...

October 29, 2024 No Responses

NDDC Restates Support To Police, Other Security Agencies

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, says the Commission will not relent in providing the needed support to the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies in the region to enable them to...

October 29, 2024 No Responses

Shippers’ Council: Non-Implementation Of Cargo Tracking Notes Cost Nigeria $500m Annually

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Barr Pius Akutah, on Monday, disclosed that Nigeria is losing $500million annually due to the non-implementation of the International Cargo Tracking Notes (ICTN).Akutah disclosed the development during ...

October 29, 2024 No Responses

NASENI, Imose Rollout Made-In Nigeria Laptops, Tablets

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and Imose Technologies Ltd, an indigenous Nigerian company, are rolling out made-in-Nigeria laptops and tablets for use by Nigerians.City Business News reports that the 14-inch laptops and...

October 28, 2024 No Responses

NDDC To Pay 10,000 Youth Internship Beneficiaries from December

The Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has announced that the 10,000 selected beneficiaries of the Commission’s Youth Internship scheme will begin to receive N50,000 monthly stipend from December 2024.Ogbuku announ...

October 28, 2024 No Responses

FBNHoldings Opens N150b Rights Issue

FBNHoldings Plc has opened its Rights Issue, offering 5.983 billion ordinary shares at 50k each, priced at N25 per share, totalling N150 billion, to existing shareholders.This offering by FBNHoldings is based on one new ordinary share for every six ordinary...

October 28, 2024 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria Unveils AI, Digital Skills Training For Lagos Schools

Ecobank Nigeria has partnered with Opolo Global to deliver training and empowerment to schools in Lagos as part of its annual Ecobank Day activities.This flagship social initiative, spearheaded by the Ecobank Foundation, encourages employees to give back to th...

October 27, 2024 No Responses

INC Faults Scrapping Of Niger Delta Ministry

The Ijaw National Congress(IJC) worldwide has faulted the Federal Government over the scrapping of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and appealed for the reversal of the action.Prof Benjamin Okaba, President, INC worldwide, made the appeal at a news conferen...

October 26, 2024 No Responses

Corruption: Customs Boss Reads Riot Act to Newly Inaugurated ACTU Members

As part of ongoing efforts to enhance integrity and transparency in Customs operations, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), on Thursday, 25 July 2024, read a riot act to the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) members at the Nigeria Customs Head...

October 26, 2024 No Responses

Commonwealth Announces Ghana Foreign Minister As New Secretary General

The 56-nation Commonwealth, on Saturday announced Ghana’s foreign minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as the organisation’s new secretary general at a rancorous summit that concluded in Samoa on Saturday.The voluntary association of sovereign states is most...

October 25, 2024 No Responses

NCDMB To Support R&D As Triple Helix Nigeria Unveils Vision

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has signaled plans to support new research and development projects as part of its Technology Innovation and Incubation Strategy and the enduring commitment to catalyze innovation in the Nigerian oi...

October 25, 2024 No Responses

NIMASA To Stakeholders: Dockworkers Registration Now Mandatory

The management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has advised International Oil Companies, terminal and jetty operators, and all other companies involved in stevedoring in the country to refrain from engaging unregistered dockwo...

October 25, 2024 No Responses

NCDMB, Shell JV Partners Donate Engineering Studio, ICT Hub To FUTO

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), with its joint venture (JV) partners, on Thursday unveiled world-class engineering design studios and an information and communication technology (ICT...