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October 30, 2018 No Responses

APC Expresses Confidence In INEC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed confidence in the ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free, fair and credible general elections in 2019. Mr Niyi Adebayo, APC acting National Chairman (South), stated this on Monday...

October 30, 2018 No Responses

South-East, South-South Intellectuals Reaffirm Support For Atiku

Intelligentsia group across universities in South-East and South-South under the aegis of Academic Democrats at the weekend unanimously restated their resolve to work for the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubaka...

October 29, 2018 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Tony Anenih

President Muhammadu Buhari extends heartfelt condolences to the Anenih family on the death of its beloved patriarch and elder statesman, Chief Anthony Anenih. President Buhari also commiserates with the government and people of Edo State and the Peoples Democr...

October 29, 2018 No Responses

Shipping Firm To Supply LNG For New Bulkers

Finnish shipping company, ESL Shipping and Hamburg-based Nauticor have signed a long-term contract for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the port of Oxelösund in Sweden. Under the deal, Nauticor will provide the environmentally friendly fuel for ES...

October 29, 2018 No Responses

Obaseki: With Death Of Anenih, Edo State Has Suffered Huge Loss

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed deep sadness over the passing of elder statesman, Chief Anthony Anenih, whose death was reported on Sunday. The governor, in a statement, said that Anenih’s death is a huge loss to...

October 28, 2018 No Responses

Strategic Role Of Entrepreneurship In Africa’s Economic Development, By Elumelu

5,000 African entrepreneurs, private and public sector leaders and the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem convened in Lagos on Thursday, October 25, 2018 for the annual Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum. The event which is the largest gather...

October 28, 2018 No Responses

South-West PDP To Atiku: We Want More Than SGF

The South-West Zone of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Abubakar, to give more key positions to the zone if he emerges as president. The South-West Vice-Chairman of the party, Dr Eddy Olefeso, made...

October 27, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria’s School Feeding Programme Gulps $183m

By the end of 2018, with the number of new States in Nigeria joining the National Homegrown School Feeding Programme, it is set to become the largest school-feeding programme in Africa, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said. The Vice President...

October 27, 2018 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R shows Ms. Tinuade Awe, Executive Director, Regulation, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) presenting a replica of the closing gong to Mr. Nnamdi N. Okafor, Managing Director/CEO, May & Baker Nigeria Plc during the Facts Behind the Right...

October 26, 2018 No Responses

Parliament Bans Sports Betting

Albania’s parliament on Thursday passed a law banning sports betting and other forms of gambling in the country from 2019. According to the parliament, the measure is to tackle addiction among gamblers and match-fixing in sport competitions, while also pro...

October 26, 2018 No Responses

FG, States, LGAs Share N698.71B For September

The Federal Government, 36 States and FCT as well as 774 Local Governments on Thursday shared N698.7billion for the month of September. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said this in Abuja, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of...

October 26, 2018 No Responses

INEC: 84m Nigerians Are Eligible To Vote In 2019

More than 84 million Nigerians are eligible to vote in 2019 general election, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu has said. Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu spoke on Thursday when he received a delegation of the Afric...

October 26, 2018 No Responses

CMA CGM Gets EU Approval To Acquire Finland’s Containerships

French shipping major CMA CGM has received a green light from the European Commission to acquire Finland’s Containerships. The European Commission concluded that the proposed merger, which was agreed on June 20, 2018, would not raise competition concerns d...

October 25, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Projects N8.73trillion For 2019 Budget

Nigeria has projected N8.73 trillion for 2019 budget, about N400 billion less than the N9.12 trillion for 2018. Under the arrangement, oil benchmark assumption has been pegged at $60 by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), which also on Wednesday...