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Month: May 2017

Osinbajo worried on jumping price of Garri, Nigeria’s leading staple food

Indications emerged towards the end of last week that the Federal Government may issue another Executive Order that will compel security agencies and states governors to take proactive steps towards ending frustrations faced by farmers in the hands of Fulani…

SMEDAN, ITF, BoI target 10,000 youths for skills development training

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), under its National Enterprises Development Programme (NEDEP) is set to train about 10,000 youths drawn from 18 states. The massive empowerment scheme is coming vide a partnership with two other…

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Fidelity Bank turns Make-up artist N2n richer in ‘Get Alert in Millions’ promo

Fidelity Bank Plc, has presented a cheque of N2 million to Kafilat Olayinka Dada, who emerged star prizewinner in the monthly draw of the ongoing ‘Get Alert In Millions’ promo. Dada, who received the prize money at an elaborate prize…

Woman rejected at TB Joshua’s church before her plot to defraud Police with Adebayo

More facts have emerged on the suspected Cameroonian lady, Tanla Mirabel who was reported by some national daily on Saturday, that she had lodged in Ikotun area of Lagos and seeking healing for her Asthma at TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church…

Tincan Island Ports Customs Command ends training for Maritime Journalists

Customs Area Controller of Tincan Island Port Command, Mr. Yusuf Bashar giving his closing remarks to participants at the closing ceremony for training of first Batch of Maritime Editors in Lagos. He said the training is part of the Commands…

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NITDA warns MDAs, steps up monitoring of EO on local content in IT procurement

Proactive agency, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has notified Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that the Agency has put measures in place to facilitate compliance with the Executive Order (EO) on ‘Support for Local Content in IT Procurement’….

Relief for Nigerian economy as OPEC extends oil output cut by 9 months to squeeze glut

Chances of sustaining the economy and even driving the 2017 budget got brighter yesterday, Thursday following the decision of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to extend cuts in oil output by nine months to March 2018. Economic analysts are…

SNEPCo hails indigenous contractors on successful FPSO TAM

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has confessed the merits of Nigerian local content policy in the oil and gas sector following the use of local contractors to successfully complete Turnaround Maintenance (TAM) on its deep-offshore Floating, Production, Storage…

OPEC membership swells as Equatorial Guinea joins cartel yesterday

One of the highlights of the Thursday’s meeting of Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members in Vienna, Austria can be said to be the admission of Africa’s third-biggest oil producer, Equatorial Guinea, who has been accepted as a…

Confusion over which ministry should fix Ports access roads delaying repairs—Amaechi

A clear picture of what has been frustrating the take off of reconstruction works on the failed Apapa ports access road had been made public by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. Speaking as a guest of honour at the…