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November 12, 2020 No Responses

FG To Rehabilitate FRSC’s Damaged Facilities, Operational Vehicles

The Federal Government will rehabilitate and replace the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) facilities and operational vehicles destroyed during the #EndSARS protests, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has assured. Mustapha, gave the assurance on Thursday in...

November 12, 2020 No Responses

SEC Nigeria Photo News

L-R, Head, Finance and Accounts Securities and Exchange Commission Mr Frank Aul, Director General SEC Mr Lamido Yuguda and Executive Commissioner Corporate Services SEC Mr Ibrahim Boyi during SEC Budget Defence before the House of Representatives Commit...

November 12, 2020 No Responses

Guinness Recalls Stout Over Alleged Contamination

Guinness is recalling cans of its non-alcoholic stout because of contamination fears, just two weeks after they were launched. The brewer described the recall as “precautionary”, but said “microbiological contamination” might mean some ...

November 12, 2020 No Responses

Heritage Bank Rewards Local Content Language For October 1st “National Pledge” Rendition

Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider has rewarded the winners of the rendition of the October 1st National Pledge in Pidgin English in celebration of Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary. The four patriotic Nigeria...

November 10, 2020 No Responses

Kano Explains Housing Estates Agenda In Five Emirate Councils

Kano State Government has proposed N30 million in the 2021 budget to kick start the process of constructing housing estates across the five Emirate Councils in the State. The State’s Commissioner for Housing and Transport, Alhaji Mahmud Muhammad, who s...

November 10, 2020 No Responses

Senate Committee Drills Justice Ministry Over N2b Budget For Legal Services

The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, on Monday drilled officials of the Ministry of Justice over N2 billion it proposed to spend on legal services in 2021. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,...

November 10, 2020 No Responses

EFCC Re-Arraigns Ex-NIMASA D-G For Alleged N156.4m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Monday, re-arraigned a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Haruna Jauro, in a Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged N156.4 million money laundering...

November 9, 2020 No Responses

South-West Leaders Seek Review Of Constitutional Conferences’ Reports

South-West Governors and traditional rulers have called for the review of reports of constitutional conferences, including the 2014 National Conference. They made the call in a communique issued on Sunday in Lagos after a meeting of governors, ministers and tr...

November 8, 2020 No Responses

Prices Of Cooking Oil Up By 40 Per Cent

Prices of palm oil and vegetable oil have skyrocketed in major markets across Enugu State metropolis, placing both commodities beyond the reach of many consumers. A market survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday revealed that...

November 7, 2020 No Responses

Hassan Bello, Jamoh, Moghalu, Others Visit NPA

Heads of maritime agencies have expressed shock over the attack and level of destruction at the corporate headquarters of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in Lagos, when hoodlums recently hijacked a nationwide peaceful protest by youths. The chief executives...

November 5, 2020 No Responses

“Re-Establishment Of National Fleet Imminent”

The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to the establishment of a strong and sustainable national fleet. Jamoh in a statement on Wednesday explained ...

November 4, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Seeks $1.2b Agric Loan From Brazil

The Nigerian Government is seeking National Assembly approval for $1.2 billion loan from Brazil to address issues in the agriculture value chain, Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed said on Tuesday in Abuja at the ministry’s budget defence. Ahmed...

November 4, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Mulls Exit From Some International Organisations

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Godfrey Onyeama, says plans are underway to reduce the number of International Organisations Nigeria belongs to because of paucity of funds. Onyeama made this known while defending the ministry’s 2021 budget at the House.....

November 3, 2020 No Responses

Senate Rejects N4b Bailout For Aviation Sector

The Senate Committee on Aviation has rejected the proposed N5 billion bailout for airline operators and other businesses in Nigeria’s aviation sector. According to the Committee, the proposed bailout is grossly inadequate to make any meaningful im...