NRC Confirms Attack On Abuja-Kaduna Train 

NRC Confirms Attack On Abuja-Kaduna Train 

The Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, has confirmed attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train by suspected bandits on Monday night.  Okhiria however told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that ”information concerning the attack was still sketchy,...
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Family Planning 2030 Unveils New Office In Abuja

Family Planning 2030 Unveils New Office In Abuja

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Family Planning 2030 (FP2030) on Monday unveiled new Office in Abuja, Nigeria to serve North, West and Central Africa.  A statement sent to City Business News explained that  the Abuja-based hub wil...
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Ebenezer Obey At 80: I’m A Child Of Destiny

Ebenezer Obey At 80: I’m A Child Of Destiny

By Folu Olamiti, FNGE FDAME  — The drums of fame and glory have never stopped beating for music legend and minister of the gospel, Evangelist Ebenezer Obey Fabiyi since he stormed the centre stage of the Nigerian music industry over...
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Lebanese-Nigerian Businessman Appeals To Edo Gov For Protection Against Land Grabbers

Lebanese-Nigerian Businessman Appeals To Edo Gov For Protection Against Land Grabbers

Mr Ali Fawaz, a Lebanese-Nigerian businessman on Sunday appealed to Edo’s Gov. Godwin Obaseki for protection against land grabbers.  Suspected land grabbers attacked his business premises in Benin on Saturday, sending his workers and residents of the ar...
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CIG Motors, Polaris Bank Seal Auto Finance Partnership  

CIG Motors, Polaris Bank Seal Auto Finance Partnership  

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com     Representative of GAC brand in Nigeria, CIG Motors has sealed partnership with Polaris Bank as part of measures to make vehicle acquisition and ownership affordable to Nigerians.   Sp...
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Abaren Estate: Lagos NUJ Tasks Journalists On Possession 

Abaren Estate: Lagos NUJ Tasks Journalists On Possession 

The Chairman, Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr Adeleye Ajayi, has appealed to subscribers of the union’s estate in Abaren, Ogun State to take possession of their land as part of measures to ward off...
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Obaseki Explains $500m Oil Palm Investment In Edo

Obaseki Explains $500m Oil Palm Investment In Edo

The infusion of $500 million in investment into the development of oil palm estates and plantations has given a new lease of life to the Edo State’s agricultural sector.  This was disclosed by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki,...
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AIR PEACE DEEPENS SAFETY STANDARDS WITH FOURTH IOSA RENEWAL 

AIR PEACE DEEPENS SAFETY STANDARDS WITH FOURTH IOSA RENEWAL 

Foremost Nigerian airline and West Africa’s largest carrier, Air Peace, has received its fourth International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification, which signifies that the carrier was successful in the globally recognised ...
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SEC Staff Protest Over Outstanding Promotions, Appointments

SEC Staff Protest Over Outstanding Promotions, Appointments

Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on Thursday, staged a peaceful protest at the Commission’s headquarters over alleged stagnated promotions and directorate cadre appointments.  The aggrieved staff said they decided to stage the prot...
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Customs Impounds 3,700 Pieces Of Donkey Skin

Customs Impounds 3,700 Pieces Of Donkey Skin

The Kano/ Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it had seized a truckload with 3,700 pieces of donkey skin.   The command’s Controller, Mr Muhammad Abubakar-Umar, made the disclosure at a news conference on Thursday in Kano.   ...
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Edo Reiterates Support For Oil Palm Investment

Edo Reiterates Support For Oil Palm Investment

The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security in Edo, Stephen Idehenre, says the state has attracted about $531.2 million from nine firms in the oil palm sector through the state oil palm programme.  Idehenre made this known during the inauguration.....
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Maize Farmers Laud Unity Bank, Explain Sustained Production  

Maize Farmers Laud Unity Bank, Explain Sustained Production  

Nigerian maize farmers under the auspices of Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria (MAAN), have commended Nigeria’s agric-focused lender, Unity Bank Plc for its role in facilitating the financing of maize production by smallholder farmers in the country throu...
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Apogbon: Lagos Announces Alternative Routes

Apogbon: Lagos Announces Alternative Routes

The Lagos State Government (LASG)has shut down Eko Bridge while diverting traffic to other routes for the safety of motorists following the inferno which engulfed the Apongbon axis of the bridge in the early hours of Wednesday.  The Commissioner for...
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Sterling Bank Concludes Environmental Cleaning Exercises Across Nigeria 

Sterling Bank Concludes Environmental Cleaning Exercises Across Nigeria 

As part of its commitment to create a cleaner and safer environment for the citizenry and aquatic life under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative known as Sterling Bank Environmental Makeover (STEM), Sterling Bank Plc has carried out environmen...
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