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September 24, 2024 No Responses

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 database of the...

September 22, 2024 No Responses

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...

September 21, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria, Russian Firms Sign MoU To Revive Ajaokuta Steel Plant, NIOMCO

The Nigerian Government, through the Ministry of Steel Development, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Russian consortium for the rehabilitation, completion, and operation of the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and the National Iron Ore Minin...

September 21, 2024 No Responses

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...

September 20, 2024 No Responses

Coca-Cola Unveils $1b Investment In Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to creating a robust financial system and a business-friendly economy that will attract more foreign direct investments. The President made the commitment on Thursday in Abuja, as the Coca-...

September 19, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Targets $1.5b Revenue From Halal By 2027

Nigeria has embraced the Halal economy and is hoping to leverage the opportunities to add the sum of $1.5bn to the country’s GDP by 2027, Vice President Kashim Shettima has said. Shettima revealed this as he attended the Nigeria Halal...

September 19, 2024 No Responses

Edo 2024: NAF Commences Airlifting Of Materials

Ahead of the September 21, 2024 Governorship election in Edo State, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced the airlift of election materials for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Benin, Edo State. A statement by the Deputy Director...

September 19, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Congratulates Hamzat At 60

President Bola Tinubu celebrates the 60th birthday of the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, whom he describes as his esteemed colleague and trusted friend. In a special tribute released today, President Tinubu says that Hamzat’s contribu...

September 18, 2024 No Responses

Floods: NDDC To Builds Six Multi-Purpose Emergency Shelters

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has disclosed that the Commission in building six multi-purpose emergency shelters in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the even...

September 17, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Creates Disaster Relief Fund For Flood Victims

President Bola Tinubu on Monday announced a disaster relief fund in Maiduguri, Borno State, to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters. He said the relief fund is already expedient as the climate becomes more unpredictable and many...

September 16, 2024 No Responses

NNPC Replies Dangote Refinery, Restates N898 Per Litre Transaction

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), on Monday morning insisted that it bought Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as Petro from Dangote refinery at N898 per litre. In a statement issued on Monday morning, Chief Corporate Communi...

September 14, 2024 No Responses

CNG: NADDC DG, Experts Rally Young Nigerians To Embrace Initiative

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) in partnership with the Office of the Special Assistant to the President on Youth Initiatives, Monitoring, and Delivery has concluded a two-day programme aimed at equipping young Nigerians with car...

September 13, 2024 No Responses

Shippers Council Task Operators On Investment In Dockworkers’ Welfare

The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Barr. Pius Akutah, has encouraged Nigerian seaport terminal operators to prioritize the investment in welfare of dockworkers. Akutah, who was speaking at the 2024 Dockworkers Day organized by S...

September 13, 2024 No Responses

Maritime Workers To FG: Renew Licenses For Terminal Operators

Maritime Workers under the aegis of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have expressed their displeasure over the continuous delay in the renewal of the licenses of the terminal operators at the nation’s seaports. President, MWUN, Adewale A...