By Gabriel Agbeja The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, on Monday in Abuja canvassed for continuous investment in research, innovation and technology to tackle Climate change in the country. Oyetola, represented by his Permanent Secretary, Mr Olufemi Oloruntola, made the call in his opening addressContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Federal Government has inaugurated a 6,000 TEU capacity private jetty and container terminal at Apapa in Lagos. Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), who commended the project during the inaugural ceremony on Monday, said it would boost the easeContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi Zenith Bank Plc says its total assets grew to N20.368 trillion for the year ended Dec. 31, 2023. Mr Michael Otu, the Company Secretary of Zenith Bank, said this in the bank’s audited results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2023 sent to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd.Continue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has reported a Profit Before Tax of N609.3 billion for the financial year ended Dec.31, 2023. This represents an increase of 184.5 per cent over N214.2billion recorded in the corresponding year. The group announced this in its audited financial statementsContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will upgrade all the study centres of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) with fibre optics to transmit information and data with the speed of light. The Vice Chancellor of NOUN, Prof. Olufemi Peters, said this during a pre-convocation newsContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The United Kingdom based leadership development organisation, TEXEM UK is to empower individuals and Nigerian organisations on the best way to thrive in volatile times. Towards this end the organisation is bringing Prof. John Peters, former chairman, Association of MBAs in the UK, to Lagos on AprilContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) on Monday in Abuja disclosed plans to build recreational centres for senior citizens across six geo-political zones of the country. Dr Emem Omokaro, the Director-General, NSCC made the disclosure at the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a private developer,Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has suspended all events at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. Wike announced the suspension after he inspected the centre in Abuja on Monday. He explained that the suspension was to enable Julius Berger to carryContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Editorial Department of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has introduced a quarterly birthday celebration for its members of staff to boost their morale. NAN reports that the maiden edition of the birthday celebration for staffers born in the months of January, February and March wasContinue Reading
Ace Nigerian actor and comedian Ayodeji Makun, popularly known as Ay, has confirmed the end of his marriage to Mabel Makun, his wife of 16 years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the comic artiste disclosed this in a post on his Instagram page. He wrote, “Many peopleContinue Reading
