Nigeria Archives — Page 86 of 672

May 1, 2024 No Responses

Dangote Targets 700,000mt Of Refined Sugar In Four Years

Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) has unveiled plans to produce 700,000 metric tonnes of refined sugar from locally grown sugarcane in the next four years, through its Backward Integration Programme (BIP). Chairman of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Aliko Dangote stated...

April 30, 2024 No Responses

NCDMB Receives N450m Interim Dividend From Waltersmith Modular Refinery

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) announced on Monday that it had received an interim dividend payment of N450 million out the N1.5billion declared by the Waltersmith Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited. This payment rep...

April 30, 2024 No Responses

Najomo Inaugurates NCAA’s Project Monitoring And Evaluation Committee

The Acting Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Ona Najomo has inaugurated NCAA Project Monitoring and Evaluation Committee.The inauguration ceremony for the newly reconstituted committee took place on Monday, April 29, 2024...

April 30, 2024 No Responses

Lagos Constitutes Cyber Security Advisory Board

A major step to mitigate cyber security risks to its systems, assets and data has been taken by the Lagos State Government. The Government has set up a Cybersecurity Advisory Board to facilitate the design, implementation and management of an...

April 30, 2024 No Responses

Q1: Seplat Energy Declares US 3 Cents Dividend

Seplat Energy Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, has announces its unaudited results for the three months ended 31 March 2024, declaring US 3 Cents dividend per share for....

April 29, 2024 No Responses

Edo Announces N70,000 Minimum Wage

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has announced an increase in the minimum wage for Edo workers from N40,000 to N70,000 effective from May 1, 2024.Obaseki disclosed this on Monday while delivering his speech at the commissioning of Edo State...

April 29, 2024 No Responses

NGF Seeks Safer Transportation Of Petroleum Products

Discussions are advancing among the 36 state governors and strategic federal agencies in the oil and gas industry over the adoption of safer methods of transportation of petroleum products across the country, the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) disclosed on Sun...

April 29, 2024 No Responses

Dangote: Industrialization key To Diversification Of The Economy

The Pan-African Conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has emphasized the crucial role of industrialization in diversifying the economy. The Regional Sales Director, Lagos/Ogun Dangote Cement PLC, Mr Tunde Mabogunje, disclosed this at the ongoing 13th ...

April 29, 2024 No Responses

Innoson, Other Bus Makers To FG: Implementation Of CNG Initiative Subverts Nigeria’s New Auto Policy

The news that the Federal Government was set to unveil the first batch of about 5600 “palliative” compressed natural gas (CNG) and electric vehicles as part of the first anniversary celebration of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, has set off rippl...

April 28, 2024 No Responses

120 Vehicles Burnt As Tanker Explosion Causes Carnage In Rivers

More than 120 vehicles and goods worth estimated billions have been destroyed in tanker fire along the East-West Road in Rivers State. Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, who visited the scene of the devastating tragedy on Saturday, confirmed five ...

April 28, 2024 No Responses

Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road: Demolition Of Structures Begins

The Minister of Works, David Umahi has flagged off the demolition of buildings on the right of way of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road. The demolition exercise began at the Mani Chula Beach, Oniru Waterfront on Saturday. The minister said compensation...

April 27, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints Jim Ovia As Chairman Education Loan Fund

President Bola Tinubu has appointed renowned banker and businessman, Mr. Jim Ovia, as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Ovia is the founder of Zenith Bank Plc and an alumnus of Harvard Business School and...

April 27, 2024 No Responses

Edo 2024: Obaseki, Igbinedion, Danjuma, Ikimi, Others Lead PDP Campaign Council

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has been named head of the Advisory Committee for the 2024 Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Campaign Council, with the Esama of Benin Kingdom, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion and National Leader of...

April 27, 2024 No Responses

Court Orders Arrest Of Ex-DG

A Federal High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja has ordered the arrest of the former Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Ladi Hamalai for her failure to appear in the corruption case preferred against her...