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March 22, 2025 No Responses

NDDC Empowers Rice Farmers

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has reaffirmed its commitment to agricultural empowerment by concluding the second batch of its Capacity Building Programme for Rice Farmers on Commercial Scale in Umuahia, Abia State. Speaking during the closing ceremony of the...

March 22, 2025 No Responses

ILO: Nigeria Seeks Formal Designation, Elevation Of Seafarers, Others

The Federal Government of Nigeria through its Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has continued its advocacy for the formal designation of seafarers as key workers. This, the government expl...

March 21, 2025 No Responses

Security Agents Trail Kidnappers Of ABC Transport Passengers

Security agencies have intensified efforts to rescue 11 passengers of ABC Transport and seven passengers of River State Transport company.The passengers were kidnapped on March 16, 2025 in Kogi State while on their way to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.I...

March 21, 2025 No Responses

Women In Automotive Industry To Honour Weststar Associates MD, Ebere Anenih

The Women in Automotive Industry, a group dedicated to empowering and recognizing women in the automotive sector, is set to honor Ebere Anenih, Managing Director of Weststar Associates, the authorized General Distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria, in commemo...

March 21, 2025 No Responses

Alao Assumes Duty As Permanent Secretary, Lagos Finance Ministry

Mahmud Tajudeen Alao has officially assumed office as the new Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Finance, following his recent appointment by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.A distinguished financial expert and seasoned civil s...

March 21, 2025 No Responses

NADDC DG Visits Imo Governor To Discuss Partnership

The Director General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma.The visit aimed to strengthen the ongoing collaboration between NADDC an...

March 21, 2025 No Responses

Motoring Worlds Founder, Owoeye, Honoured At FUOYE, Makes Case For Engineering Entrepreneurship

The Federal University of Oye, Ekiti has honoured the founder and editor of Motoring World International, Femi Owoeye for his contributions to the engineering field in Nigeria through the media.Owoeye received the award as a special guest at the 2025...

March 21, 2025 No Responses

NGX Group, CBN, MinieMoney, Others Partner To Boost Students’ Financial Literacy

The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and MinieMoney, empowered over 200 students with essential financial literacy skills as part of the 2025 Global Money Week celebration. The event conve...

March 21, 2025 No Responses

Nigeria Probes TikTok, Truecaller

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has launched an investigation into the data processing practices of Tiktok and Truecaller. Dr. Vincent Olatunji, the Chief Executive Officer of the NDPC, disclosed this on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja, w...

March 20, 2025 No Responses

Transportation Correspondents Association Elects New Executive

A new executive, under the leadership of Tola Adenubi of Tribune Newspaper has been elected by Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN).The election, held on Thursday in Lagos, produced Adenubi as Chairman, Temitope Adebayo of Daily times as...

March 20, 2025 No Responses

Labour Faults Emergency Rule In Rivers

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have condemned declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. The labour unions called for the immediate reversal of the declaration, saying...

March 20, 2025 No Responses

Reps To Probe Conditional Cash Transfer

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the conditional cash transfer programme of the Federal Government. Honourable Abass Adigun who moved the motion reminded the House that in order to ensure effective and efficient delivery of the programm...

March 19, 2025 No Responses

Owerri Agog As NADDC Unveils CNG Empowerment, Awareness Summit

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has kicked off an important initiative to promote the adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a sustainable fuel alternative in Nigeria.The Council hosted the CNG Empowerment and Awareness Summ...

March 19, 2025 No Responses

DANGOTE SUSPENDS SALES OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN NAIRA

The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has temporarily halted the sale of petroleum products in Naira.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the company explained that the decision is necessary to avoid a “mismatch between our sales proceeds and our c...