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Link Dikwa, Marte to 132 Kilovolt electricity line, Zulum tells NDPHC
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has appealed to the management of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, (NDPHC) to connect Dikwa and Marte towns in Borno state to the 132 Kilovolt electricity line.
The governor…
Shoprite announces plan to leave Kenya
Supermarket group, Shoprite Holdings, has announced plans to sell or close its remaining two stores in Kenya by the end of December 2020.
The South African company said the decision to exit Kenya was influenced by the ripple…
Edo on industrialisation move. ……..Modular Refinery to meet 100% of Black Oil demand
The Edo Modular Refinery operated by Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company (ERPC) Limited, with support from the Edo State Government ,will (at full capacity) meet 100 per cent of Nigeria’s Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO) or black oil needs.…
WTO job: Nigeria seeks global support for Okonjo-Iweala
Nigeria has appealed for global support for its candidate as the election process for the World Trade Organisation Director-General position began on Monday in Geneva.
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s two-time Finance Minister…
FG will not borrow to finance subsidy for electricity, petrol – Buhari
Amidst growing outrage over the increases in fuel price and electricity tariff, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday lamented that government revenue had shrunk by 60 per cent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but however ruled out…
Female education, crucial to National Development says AGF
The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris says educating the girl-child remains necessary if the nation’s quest for development is to be achieved.
Idris was quoted as having made the remark when he received when the…
TUC begins mobilization for nationwide protest against fuel, electricity tariff increase
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) says it has begun intensive mobilization of its members for a nationwide protest against the increase in the prices of fuel and electricity tariff by Tuesday next week.
The Congress said the only…
As ERGP winds down, Buhari to unveil new economic blueprint in December
President Muhammadu Buhari will in December this year unveil a new economic plan to guide the country’s development in the next four years.
The new plan became necessary as the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan winds down this…
KLM, Lufthansa, Air France, others denied flying approval says Sirika
Major international airlines have been denied flying approval to operate in Nigeria as international flight operations resume this weekend.
They include Air France, KLM, Etihad, Rwandair, Lufthansa, TAAG Angola Airlines and others.…
Navy nabs 8 suspected smugglers, seizes smuggled rice worth N73m in Calabar
No fewer than eight suspected rice smugglers have been arrested, while 1522 bags of foreign rice valued at N73 million seized in separate operations operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship Victory.
The Commander of NNS Victory,…