NUPRC commits to digital monitoring of Host Community Devt Trust By Vivian Emoni The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has expressed commitment to ensure effective information on Industry Digital Automated Portal (IDAP) to monitor and report the Host Community Development Trust (HCDT). The Acting Director, Environment, CommunityContinue Reading
Lagos fishing community gets solar-powered cold room By Raji Rasak The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on Thursday handed over a solar-powered cold room to people in Sagbokoji fishing community of Lagos State. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Leonard Okachie The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal 4, sitting in Umuahia, on Thursday, admitted in evidence documents alleging that the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Benjamin Kalu, have discrepancies in his credentials. The documents were tendered by the Labour Party Candidate in the February 25Continue Reading
By Augusta Uchediunor Mr Akinjide Adeosun, CEO of ST. Racheal’s Pharma, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reduce the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and other commercial banks. Adeosun made the call at the St. Racheal’s Pharma Finance Forum heldContinue Reading
By Uchenna Eletuo An interest group, Christian Youths in Politics (CYP), on Wednesday, called on the Federal Government to put in place a cheaper mass transportation scheme to ease movements of citizens in the country. The faith-based group, which made the call at a news conference in Lagos, said thatContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Stakeholders have called on the Federal Government to improve the learning experience with modern digital tools while also ensuring school environment was safe for learning. The stakeholders made the call at the 2023 Unity School Old Students Association (USOSA) Education Summit in Abuja on Thursday. TheContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe Mrs Oludolapo Adigun, Group Head, Retail Banking, South, FirstBank, has advised Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to see opportunity in adversity and make good use of it to stay strong in business. Adigun gave the advice at a SMEConnect webinar, organised by the FirstBank forContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate review of the palliative to cushion the effect of removal of fuel subsidy. In a statement issued by Mr Dele Alake on Tuesday in Abuja, Tinubu directed the immediate review of the N8,000 conditional cash transfer programme meant toContinue Reading
Beyond Badagry’s coconut festival By Dianabasi Effiong, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Most farm produce, seedlings, yams, cassava, rice, groundnuts and palm fruits, including harvests and Agric abundance, are celebrated in many cultures in Nigeria. They usually set aside certain periods in the year for aContinue Reading
By Deborah Akpede The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has sought justice for a 21-year-old student stabbed to death by her boyfriend identified as Benjamin Best. DSVA made this known in a tweet on its official Twitter handle @LSdvsa on Tuesday. The agency, which condoledContinue Reading
