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October 24, 2022 No Responses

American University Promotes Three Nigerians To Professors

Central Washington College of Nursing Sciences, an affiliation of University of America, Temecula, California, has elevated three Nigerians to the rank of professors. The newly-promoted professors included: a renowned academic and former Accountant-General of Enugu State, Dr Paschal Okolie, Dr...

October 23, 2022 No Responses

Cooking Gas Marketers Caution Against Panic Buying

The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has cautioned Nigerians against panic buying of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), cooking gas, as a result of the force majeure declared by Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. (NLNG). Its pres...

October 23, 2022 No Responses

NBS: Cooking Gas Price Increases By 86.62 Percent In One Year

The average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N4,456.56 in August to N4,474.48 in September, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated. It stated in its “Cooking Gas Price Watch’’ for September 2022 released on Saturday in...

October 23, 2022 No Responses

FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup: Colombia To Face Nigeria’s Flamingos

Colombia on Saturday booked a semi-finals place against Nigeria’s Flamingos at the ongoing FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Colombia breezed past Tanzania 3-0 in the quarter-finals at the Pandit ...

October 22, 2022 No Responses

Polaris Bank Gets New Board, Management Team

Polaris Bank has been notified of the completion of a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the acquisition of 100 percent of its equity by Strategic Capital Investment Limited (‘SCIL’). As part of the change in ownership, SCIL has appointed a...

October 22, 2022 No Responses

Reconstruct Failed Benin-Auchi Road To Tackle Insecurity, Obaseki Urges FG

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, called for the Federal Government’s urgent intervention on the dilapidated Benin-Auchi-Okpella Road as part of measures to check insecurity in the area. The Governor made the call after a security ...

October 22, 2022 No Responses

Wife Drags Husband To Court Over Alleged Secret Marriage To More Wives

A housewife, Mrs Amina Muhammad, on Friday dragged her husband, Salisu Mohammed, before a Customary Court in Nyanya, Abuja, for alleged secret marriage to two more wives. The petitioner, who resides in Mararaba, Abuja, made the allegation in a divorce...

October 22, 2022 No Responses

TotalEnergies/NNPC Joint Venture Donates Relief Materials To Flood-Affected Communities In Rivers

Joint Venture partners, TotalEnergies (Exploration and Production) Nigeria Ltd. and the NNPC donated relief materials to their Oil Mining Lease (OML) 58 host communities in Rivers on Friday. The communities were devastated by recent floods. Mr Guil...

October 22, 2022 No Responses

New NDDC Acting MD Task Directors On Service Delivery

The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Engr. Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua has pledged to do the right things at the Commission going forward. On arrival at the NDDC headquarters at the Eastern By pass, the Acting ...

October 22, 2022 No Responses

C&I Leasing Assures Shareholders Of Enhanced Return, Expansion

C &I Leasing Plc has reiterated plans to embark on a business expansion drive in the near future to increase market share and ensure enhanced returns to shareholders. The C&I Leasing Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr Lenin Ugoji...

October 21, 2022 No Responses

Emefiele To Appear In Court Over $70m Judgment Debt

The Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele to appear in court January 18, 2023 to explain his refusal to obey a valid court order. Justice Inyang Ekwo issued the...

October 21, 2022 No Responses

Ember Months: FRSC Constitutes Mobile Courts

Acting Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, has directed all Federal Road Safety Corps commands nationwide to constitute mobile courts to try traffic offenders during the ember months. Biu gave the directive on Thursday in Birnin Kebbi during the flag-off of specia...

October 21, 2022 No Responses

Broadband: Pantami Woos State Governors, Obaseki Shares Experience

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Thursday in Abuja, told a gathering designed for State Governors that the potentials of broadband are so enormous that if made available for their citizens, will be the...

October 21, 2022 No Responses

Alaghodaro Business Summit: Obaseki Hosts Dangote, Elumelu, Ibru, Peterside, Others

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Thursday, hosted key players in Nigeria’s private sector, including Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of conglomerates, members of the diplomatic corps and other stakeholders in the investment community to a business...