Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he is ready to re-present the 2025 budget to the state House of Assembly whenever the lawmakers are prepared. Fubara stated this on Wednesday while speaking to residents of Khana Local Government Area during the commissioning of health facilities. This came shortly after ...
Read More »Police foil kidnap attempt, rescue 30 Katsina residents
The Katsina State Police Command has foiled a kidnapping attempt in the Unguwar Sarkin Fulani Dutsen Dadi community of Faskari Local Government Area and rescued 30 residents abducted by bandits on Wednesday. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this in a statement released on Wednesday, describing it ...
Read More »Dog shoots owner in bed
An American dog owner was shot by his pet after it jumped on his bed and set off a loaded gun, police said Wednesday. The man, from Memphis, Tennessee, was asleep beside his female partner when he was shot early Monday morning, escaping with a graze to his left thigh ...
Read More »Nigeria’s trade surplus rises 209% to N18.86 trn in 2024
•Trade with ECOWAS countries rises 159 % By Elizabeth Adegbesan The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its Foreign Trade statistics report for the fourth quarter of 2024 (Q4’24). According to the bureau, total merchandise trade stood at N138 trillion in 2024 rising by 55 per cent YoY from ...
Read More »Oando selected as preferred bidder of Guaracara Refinery in Trinidad & Tobago
By Udeme Akpan , Energy Editor Oando PLC, Nigeria’s leading indigenous energy group listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), said its trading subsidiary, Oando Trading, has emerged as the preferred bidder for the lease of the Guaracara Refining Company Limited (GRC)’s refinery assets from ...
Read More »Seriake Dickson’s brother emerges first PhD holder in family
Former Bayelsa State Governor Senator Seriake Dickson has emphasised the importance of education, saying it remains the best investment for human capital development and empowerment. Dickson, who spoke in his country home in Toru-Orua, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State while receiving the doctoral degree certificate from his younger ...
Read More »Nigeria, Jamaica to begin direct flight 12th March 2025
Nigeria and Jamaica are set to explore the possibility of a direct flight route as both countries strengthen the Bilateral Air Service Agreement. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood, on Wednesday. ...
Read More »Bandit kingpin, Dogo Saleh, killed by gang in rescue attempt – Police 12th March 2025
A 21-year-old notorious bandit leader, Salisu Mohammed, popularly known as Dogo Saleh, met his end at the hands of his gang members after being arrested by the operatives of FCT Police Command. Dogo Saleh identified as a hitman for criminal gangs operating in Rijana Forest, Kaduna State, had been responsible ...
Read More »IFC Awards EDGE Green Building Certification to Access Bank Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria – March 9, 2025: Access Bank PLC (Access Bank), a leading African bank, has received the IFC EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) Green Building Certification for its banking headquarters, called Access Tower, located in Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos. The EDGE Green Building certification program, supported by ...
Read More »NNPCL, Dangote refinery begin talks on Naira-for-crude contract
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has initiated fresh negotiations with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery over the renewal of the naira-for-crude agreement, as talks are underway in anticipation of the expiration of the initial deal, which ends on March 31, 2025. The NNPCL disclosed this in a statement issued ...
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