By Jacinta Nwachukwu The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has presented N2.3 million cheques to four civil servants under the Agripreneurship Scheme of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. The Managing Director, BOA, Alhaji Alwan Hassan, disclosed this at the symbolic presentation of BOA AgricultureContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Chartered Institute of Power Engineers of Nigeria (CIPEN) said on Thursday that it would henceforth arrest and sanction quacks as part of measures to sanitise the power sector. President of the institute, Israel Abraham, issued the threat at the inauguration of the institute and its governingContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and Sterling Bank have set aside N5 billion loan for small businesses. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Mr Charles Odii, said this during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the parties on Wednesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) says it has made a robust plan for the supply of petroleum products sufficient to last beyond the ember months and the new year festivities. The NNPC Ltd. said the supply of petroleum products, especially the Premium Motor SpiritContinue Reading
A 17-year-old schoolboy in Russia was sentenced to six-years in a prison camp on Thursday for attempted arson attacks against military facilities. The court in Saint Petersburg found him guilty of “attempted terrorism” for throwing Molotov cocktails at the buildings of two district defense offices a few months ago inContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye No fewer than 128 players are set to slug it out for honours in the BSL Abuja Squash competition scheduled to take place between Nov. 27 and Dec. 2. Boye Oyerinde, President, Nigeria Squash Federation (NSF) told newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the week-longContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, has pledged support for the initiative aimed at fostering the Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP 2023) implementation to deepen the automotive industry. Uzoka-Anite said this virtually on Wednesday at the National Automotive Design and Development CouncilContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) has restated the association’s resolve to negotiate with the Federal Government on issues instead of embarking on strike. Mr Lucky Osesua, the National Chairman of PTD, gave the assurance at a news briefing on Wednesday on the crisis rocking the association throughContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus The Executive Chairman, Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), Mr Victor Muruako, has called for the implementation of the 22-point Fiscal Sustainability Plan (FSP) and the SFTAS Delivery-Linked Indicators (DLIs). Muruako, while making the call on Wednesday in Ilorin at a workshop on Fiscal Responsibility and Debt Sustainability, saidContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) on Wednesday inaugurated an Energy Management System (EMS) Control Centre to host all mini-grids in the country to boost electricity access to Nigerians. The project which reaffirms the Federal Government’s commitment towards increasing energy access to un-served and underserved areas nationwide wasContinue Reading
