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November 21, 2022 No Responses

Access Bank Empowers Closa Agents With Solar Powered fibre kiosks

Access Bank’s commitment to deliver banking services to at least one in every two Nigerians has been reaffirmed as the leading retail financial institution successfully commissioned and empowered Access Closa agents across Nigeria with Solar powered fiber kiosks to support their business...

November 21, 2022 No Responses

PREMIUM TIMES Editor-in-Chief, Musikilu Mojeed, To Unveil Book On Obasanjo’s ‘Secret’ Letters

The Editor-in-Chief of PREMIUM TIMES, Musikilu Mojeed, will, on December 1, 2022, release his debut book to the Nigerian public. The book, The Letterman: Inside the ‘Secret’ Letters of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, publis...

November 21, 2022 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Saudi-Bound Widow With Cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Saudi-bound widow with cocaine concealed in footwear at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, N...

November 20, 2022 No Responses

Obaseki Bags Environment Award

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has been honoured by the Nigeria Institute of Landscape Horticulturists for his administration’s commitment to ensuring a healthier, greener and cleaner Edo State. The governor was honoured at the National Co...

November 20, 2022 No Responses

NLNG Commissions Hospital Support Initiative Projects

Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited has commenced the commissioning of Phase 1 projects in its multi-billion-naira Hospital Support Programme (NLNG HSP) with the opening of a maternity centre at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada. ...

November 20, 2022 No Responses

FIFA President Accuses West Of ‘hypocrisy’

FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has accused the West of “hypocrisy” in its reporting about Qatar’s human rights record, on the eve of the World Cup. In an extraordinary monologue at a news conference in Doha, Infantino spoke for ...

November 19, 2022 No Responses

FG Seeks Reliable Agric Data For Effective Policy Formulation

Prince Clem Agba, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning has called for reliable agriculture-related data for effective policy formulation and strategies. Agba made the call at the 2022 African Statistics Day Celebration (User/Producer Dialogue) he...

November 19, 2022 No Responses

Amnesty Programme Partners Navy On Training

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) and the Nigerian Navy (NN) are collaborating to develop the country, especially the Niger-Delta region through the training of ex-agitators. Alaenetonwa Lawson, acting Head of Information, PAP, in a statement on Friday,...

November 17, 2022 No Responses

Reps Panel Summons FIRS Chairman Over Alleged Tax Evasion By Oil Companies

The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee Investigating the Structure and Accountability of Joint Venture (JV) Business and Production Sharing Contracts (PSCS) of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd has summoned the Chairman of Federal Inlan...

November 17, 2022 No Responses

Edo Budgets N320.35b For 2023

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, presented a N320.35bn budget to the Edo State House of Assembly for the 2023 fiscal year, representing a 44.3 percent increase from the N222bn budgeted for the year 2022. Obaseki, who pr...

November 17, 2022 No Responses

Dangote Peugeot, Mikano Secure N2.5b Contract For FRSC Operational Vehicles

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N2.5 billion for the procurement of operational vehicles for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, revealed this when he briefed St...

November 16, 2022 No Responses

CNS Dismisses Reports On `Rogue’ Vessel

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, has urged Nigerians and the international community to disregard what he described as the false narrative on the interception of a vessel, MT HEROIC IDUN, by the Navy. Gambo made...

November 16, 2022 No Responses

8,520 Farmers, SMEs benefit from APPEALS Project In Enugu

No fewer than 8,520 persons have so far benefitted from the World Bank-assisted Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project in Enugu State. The Enugu State Deputy Governor, Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo, disclosed this...

November 16, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Bags Award For Tackling Corruption At Seaports

The collaborative efforts of the Federal Government, the private sector and a civil society group, Convention on Business Integrity (CBi), to curb corruption at the seaports has earned international praise. The collaboration won the first-ever “Outstan...