FG Raises Corps Members Allowance To ₦77,000

FG Raises Corps Members Allowance To ₦77,000

The Federal Government has approved the increase of Corps Members’ monthly allowance to ₦77,000 with effect from July 2024. In a statement on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Caroline Embu, said the increment was in...
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Greenwich Merchant Bank Partners PSRG-Richardson On Sustainability For Inclusive Growth

Greenwich Merchant Bank Partners PSRG-Richardson On Sustainability For Inclusive Growth

Greenwich Merchant Bank Ltd and PSRG-Richardson have partnered on the key strata of sustainability – health, safety, security and the environment to drive the nation’s economy towards robust and inclusive growth.This was disclosed in a press release si...
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Ecobank Nigeria Partners Women In Mining On Gold, Gemstone Conference

Ecobank Nigeria Partners Women In Mining On Gold, Gemstone Conference

Ecobank Nigeria, a subsidiary of the Ecobank Group, is partnering the Women in Mining In Nigeria (WIMIN) for its annual Gold & Gemstone Conference & Exhibition. The 3-day event scheduled for Thursday, September 26th to Saturday, September 28th will be....
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CBN Raises Interest Rate To 27.25%

CBN Raises Interest Rate To 27.25%

Again, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised its Monetary Policy Rate(MPR) by 50 basis points to 27.25 per cent from 26.75 per cent “to moderate inflation”  which stands at 32.15%. This was revealed by the CBN Governor, Olayemi...
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NDDC To Regularise Budget Cycle, Inaugurates 2025 Budget Committee

NDDC To Regularise Budget Cycle, Inaugurates 2025 Budget Committee

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is to regularise its budget cycle to align with the national budget, as it inaugurates 18-member 2025 Budget Committee to prepare its budget proposals.  Addressing members of the committee during the inaugurat...
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WMD: Oyetola Pledges Zero Piracy, Dantsoho Laud Minister On Efficiency At Seaports

WMD: Oyetola Pledges Zero Piracy, Dantsoho Laud Minister On Efficiency At Seaports

Ahead of Thursday’s World Maritime Day, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has described the theme for this year’s celebration, “Navigating the Future: Safety First,” as a fitting narrative for the current happ...
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NDDC Receives Database For Youth Internship Scheme

NDDC Receives Database For Youth Internship Scheme

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has received the database produced by its consultant for the Commission’s Youth Internship Scheme launched on August 5, 2024 in Port Harcourt by the Senate President, Chief Godswill Akpabio.  Receiving the datab...
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NDLEA Impounds N13b Opioids At Tincan Port

NDLEA Impounds N13b Opioids At Tincan Port

The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted opioids worth N13billion at the Tincan port complex, Lagos State. A statement issued on Sunday by the Agency’s Director of media and publicity, Femi Babafemi explained that up to 250 million...
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FG Donates 100 Trailers Of Rice, Others To Borno Flood Victims

FG Donates 100 Trailers Of Rice, Others To Borno Flood Victims

The Federal Government has donated food items to flood victims in Maiduguri, Borno State, including 100 trailers of milled rice, among other items.  The Minister of Agriculture, Senator Abubakar Kyari, in a statement on Saturday explained that President B...
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FRSC Promotes 49 Senior Officers

FRSC Promotes 49 Senior Officers

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, on Friday approved the promotion of 49 senior officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). A statement issued by Corps Commander, Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide...
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CBN Reacts To Controversial Policy Document

CBN Reacts To Controversial Policy Document

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Friday, made some clarifications regarding the Monetary, Credit, Foreign Trade, And Exchange Policy Guidelines For Fiscal Years 2024 – 2025 document published on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. In a statement published on it...
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TotalEnergies Starts Production At Fenix Offshore Gas Field

TotalEnergies Starts Production At Fenix Offshore Gas Field

TotalEnergies has announced the start of production from the Fenix gas field, located 60 km off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in Southern Argentina. The Fenix field is part of the Cuenca Marina Austral 1 (CMA-1) concession, in which...
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UNGA 2024: Tony Elumelu Sets Out Africa’s Priorities

UNGA 2024: Tony Elumelu Sets Out Africa’s Priorities

African philanthropist and business leader, Tony Elumelu, will make Africa’s transformative economic growth, youth employment, and energy transition central to the discussions at this year’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), taking place late Septemb...
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Shippers’ Council, NPA To Strengthen Partnership

Shippers’ Council, NPA To Strengthen Partnership

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and Nigerian Ports Authority ( NPA) have expressed their readiness to collaborate and work together to move the nation’ s maritime sector forward.The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of NSC, Barr Akutah P...
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