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October 19, 2025 No Responses

Bayelsa Renews Commitment To Oil Palm, Rice, Fish, Other Farmers

Bayelsa State has distributed over 5,000 bags of fertilisers to farmersAccording to the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Prof. Beke Sese, the ministry has also partnered with the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research to support oil palm...

October 19, 2025 No Responses

Olori Afolabi Unveils Empowerment Network For Rural Women

CNN award-winning journalist and Queen of Apomu Kingdom, Olori Janet Afolabi, has launched the Network of Women in Rural Areas, an initiative aimed at empowering women and promoting economic growth in local communities.The launch, held on October 15 at the...

October 19, 2025 No Responses

Ebosele Assumes Duty As Edo Commissioner For Budget And Economic Planning

The newly appointed Edo State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Dr. Elizabeth Ebosele, has reaffirmed the ministry’s critical role in driving economic growth and sustainable development across the state.Dr. Ebosele stated this during a meeting w...

October 19, 2025 No Responses

Okpebholo Mourns ThisDay Correspondent, Emenyonu

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has expressed deep shock and sadness over the passing of a dedicated and respected journalist, Adibe Emenyonu, who until his death served as the Edo State Correspondent for ThisDay Newspaper.In a statement issued b...

October 19, 2025 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Boss Seeks NSITF Awareness For Staff

The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Dr. Akutah Pius, has emphasized the need to sensitize staff on the insurance scheme managed by the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).Dr. Akutah made the ca...

October 19, 2025 No Responses

Youths Petition Tinubu To Sack NDDC Board Member

The Coalition of Oil Producing Youths of Ondo State (COPYOS) has urged President Bola Tinubu to sack Mr Otito Atikase-Ehinmore, the state representative on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board, over alleged abuse of office.COPYOS made the demand in ...

October 19, 2025 No Responses

PREMIER LEAGUE SHOCKER: How Brighton Demolished Newcastle United

Yesterday was one of those Premier League afternoons that remind us the beautiful game still has plenty of surprises in store. At the heart of it: Brighton’s 2-1 triumph over Newcastle—not the headline fixture, but certainly the most unexpected showdown...

October 18, 2025 No Responses

FRSC Delegation In Morocco, Harps On Professional Driver Education

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, led Nigeria’s delegation to the 2nd Edition of the Logiterre International Forum Trade Fair held in Casablanca, Morocco, from Thursday, October 16 to Saturday, October 18, 2025.The hi...

October 18, 2025 No Responses

Tincan Island Port Customs Concludes In-House Training

The Tincan Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has successfully concluded a week-long in-house training programme aimed at enhancing the capacity, professionalism, and operational efficiency of its senior officers.Held from Monday, October...

October 18, 2025 No Responses

Air Peace Begins Monthly Charter Flights To Barbados, Jamaica, Others

Air Peace, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier, is set to launch a monthly commercial charter service between Lagos and Accra to Antigua and Barbados connecting Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, commencing 21 December 2025.A statement explained that t...

October 18, 2025 No Responses

Snake Island Port Receives NPA Board, Reaffirms Commitment To Economic Growth

The Snake Island Port has reaffirmed its commitment to port infrastructure development and economic growth.Speaking during a familiarisation tour of port terminals in Lagos Habour by the governing board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Executive Chairman...

October 18, 2025 No Responses

Weekend Thunder: Premier League’s Biggest Matches You Can’t Afford to Miss

The stage is set for a massive weekend in the Premier League 2025/26 season — here’s your guide to the top games, storylines and what to keep an eye on. The Showdown Picks Fulham vs Arsenal (Saturday)Arsenal lead the title...

October 17, 2025 No Responses

SEC, SMEDAN Partner To Boost SME Capital Market Access

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at improving access to long-term financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) th...

October 17, 2025 No Responses

Stock Market Investors Exchange 432.4m Shares Worth N16.9b

THE stock market traded 432.4 million shares valued at N16.9 billion in 23,665 transactions on Thursday.This is in contrast to 389.1 million shares valued at N12.5 billion recorded on Wednesday across 23,017 deals.This revealed a 36 per cent increased in...