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March 17, 2023 No Responses

INEC Blacklists 100 Ad Hoc Staff Over Alleged Malpractices

INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom, Dr Cyril Omorogbe, on Thursday, disclosed that the commission has delisted 100 ad hoc staff in the state over alleged involvement in election malpractices. Omorogbe, who made the disclosure in an interview with the...

March 17, 2023 No Responses

Market Capitalisation Down By N313b

The equity market, on Thursday, extended its losing streak for the fifth successive session as the market capitalisation decreased by N313 billion due to investors’ continued profit-taking. The All Share Index (ASI) fell by 574.59 absolute po...

March 17, 2023 No Responses

Photo News

Left—Right: Senior Manager, Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC), Egbuniwe Obinna; Media Consultant, Presco Plc, Moses Ebosele; Vice Chairman, Proactive Shareholders Association Of Nigeria (PROSAN), Oladejo Owolabi; Prof Benjamin Ehigie, ...

March 16, 2023 No Responses

Presco Bags Company Of The Year Award

Presco Plc has emerged winner of the year 2022 company of the year award in recognition of its c contribtions to the agricultural sector in Nigeria.. Speaking at the 2023 Investors’s summit held on thursday in Ibadan, Oyo State, the org...

March 16, 2023 No Responses

Shell Lifts Force Majeure On Bonny Light Crude Exports

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd., (SPDC), operator of the SPDC joint venture, has lifted the force majeure on Bonny export programme with effect from March 15, 2023. Mrs Bola Essien-Nelson, the Media Relations Manager of SPDC, confirmed....

March 16, 2023 No Responses

Railway Retirees Pass Vote Of No Confidence On Two NRC Unions

The Association of Nigeria Railway Senior Citizens (ANRSC), the umbrella body of retirees of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), has passed a vote of no confidence on the leadership of two in-house unions of the corporation. The Chairman of ANRSC,...

March 16, 2023 No Responses

FEC Approves N15b For Road Linking 2nd Niger Bridge, €3.7m For Power

The Federal executive Council has approved N15 billion for the construction of an access road linking the Benin-Asaba expressway to the second Niger bridge. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this when he briefed State House co...

March 16, 2023 No Responses

CRFFN Inaugurates ANLCA Board

The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) on Wednesday inaugurated an eight-man Board of Trustees (BoT) for the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agent (ANLCA). The inauguration of the BoT took place at the 1st Annual...

March 16, 2023 No Responses

INEC Begins Distribution Of Sensitive Materials In Lagos

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has commenced movement of sensitive materials to be used for Governorship and House of Assembly elections to various local government areas of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) repor...

March 16, 2023 No Responses

NPA Receives 12 Ships With Petroleum Products, Others At Lagos Ports

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday said 12 ships conveying petroleum products and other goods were expected at Lagos ports from March 15 to March 23, 2023. NPA listed items on board as bulk sugar, frozen fish, general cargo,...

March 16, 2023 No Responses

Kia Reveals Electric Flagship SUV

Kia Corporation on Wednesday revealed full images of the exterior and interior design of the Kia EV9, its first three-row electric flagship Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), which encapsulates bold styling and sophisticated elegance inside and out. The Kia EV9 rep...

March 15, 2023 No Responses

Air Peace: Sustaining Route Dominance

By Stanley Olisa It is incontrovertible that Nigeria’s aviation industry is laden with humongous challenges, ranging from forex crunch, fuel crisis, inadequate technical manpower, statutory bottlenecks, etc, making it tough for airlines to stay afloat and su...

March 15, 2023 No Responses

OPEC Raises Chinese Oil Demand Growth Forecast

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Tuesday further raised its forecast for Chinese oil demand growth in 2023 due to the relaxation of the country’s COVID-19 curbs, although it left the global total steady, citing potential downside r...

March 15, 2023 No Responses

Stock Market Investors Lose N36b

Investors on the stock market of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) lost N36 billion at the close of trading activities on Tuesday. Specifically, the equity capitalisation which opened at N30.391 trillion, lost N36 billion to close at N30.355 trillion, representing a...