By Amen Gajira The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited in partnership with TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Limited has donated a maternal and child referral centre to Kwoi community in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the facility is sited within theContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi Justice Abubakar Kutigi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday discharged former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, and six others. They were charged with legations of committing infractions relating to the controversial Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245, otherwiseContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi Zenith Bank Plc. on Thursday expressed optimism that it would submit its 2023 full-year audited financial statement to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on or before April 30. The Company Secretary, Zenith Bank Plc., Mr Michael Otu, stated this in a notification sent to the NGX inContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi Shareholders of Africa Prudential Plc., on Thursday unanimously approved a total dividend of N900 million declared by the company for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2023. They gave their approval at the company’s 11th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu/Bolu Akindoyin A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Ademola Shabi, has flagged off construction work on Abudu Street, Abule-Oja, Yaba under Lagos Mainland Local Government, to ease the plights of residents and motorists in the area. Shabi, representing Lagos Mainland Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, saidContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it requires about 5.2 billion dollars annually to address infrastructure deficit and achieve its core objectives of driving the sub-region’s economic growth. Mr Sediko Douka, ECOWAS Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation, made this known while addressing aContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved the deployment of the 10 pioneer Permanent Secretaries of the FCT Administration. The FCT Head of Service, Dr Udo Atang, announced the deployment in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Atang said that DrContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), has urged President Bola Tinubu to save the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) from being scrapped. The National President of the union, Mr Muhammad Musa, made the appeal while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. TheContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has thanked President Bola Tinubu for the opportunity to be part of his administration’s quest to renew the hope of Nigerians. Wike poured out his gratitude after inspecting ongoing rural roads projects in Bwari and AbujaContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti Paulina Adeniji, a professor of Human Nutrition and Hospitality at Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun, has decried the neglect of dairy farms in the country. Adeniji said this while delivering the 12th inaugural lecture of the university on Thursday in Ede. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reportsContinue Reading
