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March 30, 2023 No Responses

FRCN Secures N383.9m Approval For 13 Vehicles

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N383.9million for the procurement of 13 operational vehicles for the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN). Minister of State for Works and Housing, Umar El-Yakub, stated this at the end of the Council...

March 29, 2023 No Responses

Cadbury Nigeria Declares N55.2b Gross Earnings For 2022

Cadbury Nigeria Plc, a subsidiary of Mondelēz International, recorded gross earnings of N55.21 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2022. The turnover represents 30 per cent growth when compared to the N42.37 billion posted in the same period in....

March 29, 2023 No Responses

Stock Market Investors Lose N341b

The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Tuesday witnessed further drop in market indices by 1.2 per cent, amid sustained negative investment sentiments. Specifically, the NGX All-Share Index dropped 626.14 points or 1.2 per cent to close at 53,124.63 compared with...

March 29, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA Donates Vehicles To Maritime Workers

The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, have restated their commitment to continuous stakeholder engagement as an effective tool to maintain the peace that the nation’s...

March 29, 2023 No Responses

Ecobank Takes Financial Planning Education To Schools

Ecobank Nigeria has embarked on financial education for Secondary School students across the country on personal financial management including savings, budgeting, and investment being part of activities to commemorate Global Money Week (GMW). Tutoring t...

March 28, 2023 No Responses

Minister Seeks Improved Visa Policy Between Nigeria, Qatar

Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has called for an improved visa policy between Nigeria and Qatar. Sirika made the call when the Charge d’Affaires of Qatar in Nigeria, Mr Ahmed Mohammed, paid a courtesy visit to him in Abuja...

March 28, 2023 No Responses

NLNG Begins Inauguration Of Teaching Hospitals In Four States

Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited on Monday commenced another round of commissioning of Phase 1 projects in its multi-billion-naira Hospital Support Programme (NLNG HSP) in Lagos, Kano, Bayelsa and Cross River states. A statement issued by Yemi Adeyemi, Acting Manage...

March 28, 2023 No Responses

Bauchi Detects 7,806 Cases Of Tuberculosis

Bauchi State recorded 7,806 cases of tuberculosis in 2022, Dr Sani Mohammad, Executive Secretary, Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Malaria said on Monday in Bauchi. He declared at a news conference to mark the...

March 27, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA, NCC Partner On Submarine Cable Regulation

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have agreed to work closely in developing a regulatory framework to provide operational guidelines for Submarine Cable and Pipeline Operators in Niger...

March 27, 2023 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Oladipo Diya

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday mourned the passing of retired Lt.-Gen. Oladipo Diya GCON, who served as Chief of General Staff from 1993 to 1997 and Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council in 1994. The President, in a statement...

March 27, 2023 No Responses

Envoy: All Set For Air Peace Direct Flight To India March 31

The much-anticipated direct flights from Nigeria to India is set to commence on March 31, 2023, Mr Gangadharan Balasubramanian, Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, has said. Balasubramanian told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that Air Peace, a...

March 27, 2023 No Responses

Edo Gets Tentative Approval For Auchi Airport

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the State Government is committed to the development of a new airport in Auchi, Edo North Senatorial District of the State. Briefing journalists in Auchi, at the weekend, Obaseki said the...

March 27, 2023 No Responses

Court Blocks Oyo State Govt’s Accounts In Four Banks Over N3.4b Debt

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has issued an order attaching funds standing to the credit of Oyo State Government and its agencies in four banks. Justice A. O. Ebong issued the order while ruling on...

March 26, 2023 No Responses

Naira Crisis: Queues Gradually Disappear As Bank ATMs Dispense Cash

Long queues at commercial banks in Lagos have suddenly disappeared following the injection of more banknotes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) into commercial banks, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The apex bank had on Thursday confirmed...