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December 20, 2022 No Responses

MUSON, Mandilas Group Begin Yuletide Season With Christmas Concert

The Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) has lifted the mood of Nigerians for the 2022 Christmas season in collaboration with Mandilas Group, household name in automobile, air-conditioning & cold chain solutions. The annual Christmas Concert, held in Lagos, featured the...

December 20, 2022 No Responses

Council Inducts 77 Nursing Graduates From UniJos

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (N&MCN) has inducted 77 graduands from the department of Nursing Sciences, University of Jos. Alhaji Faruk Abubakar, the Registrar/Secretary General of the Council, administered the oath of office on the i...

December 19, 2022 No Responses

SEC Approves NGX Technology Board Listing Rules

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Rules for Listing on NGX Technology Board. The NGX Technology Board is a specialised platform for technology-based companies to...

December 19, 2022 No Responses

UBTH Trains 600 On Basic Life Support

The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) on Sunday trained 600 first responders on Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Basic Life Support (BSL) during emergencies. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that among the first responders trai...

December 19, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Congratulates Leemon Ikpea At 66

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with an oil, gas, engineering and local content promoter, Chief Leemon Ikpea, on the occasion of his 66th birthday. The president, in a congratulatory message issued by his Spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina on S...

December 18, 2022 No Responses

Osinbajo, Wife Celebrate Buhari At 80

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and his wife, Dolapo, have felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari on his 80th birthday. Buhari turned 80 on Saturday. The duo’s message was conveyed in a statement personally signed by the vice president. “Happy 80th...

December 18, 2022 No Responses

Presco Honours 57 Staff, Lauds 2022 Performance

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Presco Plc has presented 57 employees with long service awards in recognition of their loyalty, commitment and exceptional service to the growth of the company over a period of ten to thirty-five y...

December 18, 2022 No Responses

FG Cautions Motorists Against Speeding On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

The Federal Government has cautioned motorists and other road users plying Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to drive cautiously and avoid speeding, especially during the Yuletide. Mrs Forosola Oloyede, the Ogun Controller of Works, Federal Ministry of Works and H...

December 18, 2022 No Responses

FG Empowers 415 Women, Youths

The Federal Government has empowered 415 youths and women in Niger Delta states in agriculture, information communication technology (ICT) and entrepreneurship. Minister of Niger Delta, Mr Umana Umana, made the disclosure at the graduation ceremony...

December 17, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Urges American Investors To Invest In Nigeria

Nigeria remains the best destination for American investors to put their money, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Buhari explained that aside the population advantage in size and demography, various incentives and policies emplaced by the Nigerian Gov...

December 17, 2022 No Responses

Potassium Bromate: NAFDAC Cautions Bakers

Citing dangerous health implications, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned bakers who use potassium bromate as improvers. Speaking at a Capacity Building workshop for Journalists in Lagos, Acting Di...

December 17, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Inaugurates Waterways Monitoring, Data Management Centre

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday inaugurated a first-of-its-kind Waterways Monitoring and Data Management Centre. Inaugurating the facility at Falomo, on Friday, Sanwo-Olu said that the establishment of the centre would...

December 16, 2022 No Responses

Minister Urges Agencies To Strengthen Port Compliance

The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has urged agencies to strengthen compliance functions to sustain and maintain standards in the ports. Sambo gave the advice at the Convention on Business Integrity (CBi), and Maritime Anti-Corruption Netwo...

December 16, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Demola Seriki

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a condolence message to the family of Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki, saying his ”passing has left the government in shock.” Buhari sympathised with friends and professional colleagues of the natio...