Metro

A limited liability  company. Eterna Plc has dragged an oil marketing company Sahara Energy Resource limited before a Federal high court in Lagos south west Nigeria over the failure of the company to facilitate  payment of Petroleum subsidy in the sum of  N4,264,651,327. Joined as co – defendants in the ensuring legal hostility are Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency PPPRA Federal …

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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has advised all intending travellers to stop patronising unregistered travel agencies. This agency said was occasioned by the recent increase in reports of fraudulent ticketing practices by unregistered travel agencies. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) 2015, Part 18.9.1 (111), prohibits the undertaking of the business of travel agency by any person in Nigeria, …

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Ecobank Nigeria has adopted popular child artist Kareem Waris. The bank signed an agreement with Waris’ parents for educational support/grant and upkeep allowance spanning 20 years. Waris Olamilekan Kareem , is the 11-year-old hyperrealist artist who sketched a breathtaking  portrait of French President, Emmanuel Macron during his visit to the New Afrika Shrine in July. He was identified by Ecobank, …

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Cadbury’s has shrunk the size of the new bar – making it appear healthier The Darkmilk bar has a much higher cocoa content than the popular Dairy Milk  Dairy Milk bar weighs 110g and costs £1.50, Darkmilk is 85g but priced at £1.49 Cadbury is launching a new darker chocolate bar for ‘grown-ups’, but has shrunk the size – making …

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The decision of Justice CMA Olatoregun of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on the ownership tussle between the founding directors of Eko Hospital and a major shareholder of the company, Geoff Ohen Ltd, has been challenged at the Court of Appeal. Geoff Ohen Ltd appealed the trial judge’s decision on the ground that she erred in law and …

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Just a week after the Bankers Committee announced its support for the manufacturing and agriculture sector, The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday August 23, 2018 released the guidelines for accessing the Real Sector Support Facility aimed at channelling funds to the sector. The apex bank said in a statement that the maximum facility would be N10 billion per …

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From Amos Okioma Jones Abiri the Bayelsa publisher of weekly source who wasincarcerated by the department of State Security services   for more than two years yesterday touched Bayelsa state amidst a rousing welcome by his colleagues. Jones Abiri  who was a law student of National Open University before his arrest it would be recalled was whisked away in  a commando …

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Leading telecommunications company, Globacom and other key stakeholders in Nigeria’s ICT ecosystem have indicated their desire to support the Nigerian Women Digital Agenda Summit and Awards, organized by the Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD). The summit holds on August 30th, 2018 at Oriental Hotel, Lekki- Epe Expressway, Lagos. Others who will be part of the summit themed “Harnessing …

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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has commiserated with his Bayelsa State counterpart, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson who lost his mother, Mrs. Gold Coast Dickson. “I share in your difficult moments and encourage you to take solace in the good Christian life your mother lived, which has been attested to by many people who know her,” Obaseki said. Advertisement Dickson is …

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) have announced the launch of a  Guide to the AU for Human Rights Defenders in the Digital Age , an advocacy tool designed to enhance civil society engagement with the African Union system on digital policy issues. In a joint statement, the two organizations hinged the publication of the advocacy guide on the …

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