The recent increase in the bridging allowance to transporters from N6.20 to N7.20 per litre will not lead to a rise in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, from the prevailing N145 per litre, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said. Making the clarification in Abuja on Wednesday, the corporation’s Chief Operating Officer, Downstream, Mr. …

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Dutch-British consumer products giant Unilever on Thursday announced the surprise sale of its underperforming margarine division, seeking to soothe investor jitters after spurning a takeover bid by US rival Kraft Heinz. The Rotterdam-based group said it is also planning to boost dividends in 2017 by 12 percent and will launch a shares buy-back of some five billion euros ($5.3 billion) …

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The Deputy Managing Director of Access Bank Plc, Mr. Obinna David  Nwosu has resigned  from the bank with effect from April 30, 2017. In a statement from the company secretary, Mr. Sunday Ekwochi sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE,  yesterday,  Nwosu  resigned from the bank to pursue other personal endeavours. Ekwochi in the statement said that Nwosu has confirmed …

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  A college vice principal accused of having a carnal knowledge of his student has been denied bail by the court where he is standing trial. Vice Principal of Government Day Secondary School, Tunga, Mr. Mohammed had his bail application rejected on Wednesday and ordered to be remanded in prison custody. Mohammed according to news report was arraigned on a …

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The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Charles Kie, has lauded the Financial Literacy Day initiative saying it would go a long way to sensitizing and educating pupils and youths across the country early in life on financial matters. The Financial Literacy Day is being jointly organized by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN), in partnership with …

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President of the Para-soccer Federation of Nigeria (PFN), Misbahu Lawn Didi has said that Abuja would host the second edition of National Para-soccer League from April 6 to April 18. Didi made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday and assured that the Federation introduced in 1988 in Nigeria and established in 1996 to promote the sport …

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From Left;  Senior Economic Officer, Embassy of Israel, Mrs Florence Osuji; Israeli Ambassador, Amb. Guy Feldman; Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa; and MD, Emi Systems, Mr Eyal Mesika during Feldman’s visit to the Speaker in Lagos on Tuesday. Advertisement

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Dayo Emmanuel Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has disagreed with the position of Zamfara State governor on the recent health challenge in the north western state. Zamfara State governor Abdulaziz Yari on Tuesday said that the meningitis outbreak in his state and others was God’s punishment for people’s’ sins. But …

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Two weeks to the opening of the Abuja airport runway to traffic, the Minister of State, Aviation Sen. Sirika Hadi Sirika, has said the runway is 75 percent completed. He stated this after routine inspection of ongoing total resurfacing of the runway after its total failure. The Minister said “I am happy to announce we are at 75 percent completion …

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Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has presented Aso Villa Demo Day (AVDD) Grant worth N756 million to 81 young innovators to grow and expand their enterprises. Speaking at the grant award ceremony held in Abuja yesterday, Professor Osinbajo said the 81 innovators awarded the grants were expected to bring change to entrepreneurship in the country through the use of …

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