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National Wire, Access, Fidelity Bank, TVC, Win Media Merit Awards

September 16, 2019 0

Nationalwire has begun to receive award for its reportorial strength, as its crime editor, Mrs. Folake Sokoya has emerged the best crime reporter of the year at the Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award.

Power Generation By NIPP Gencos Drops To 493MW

September 16, 2019 0

The continued instability of Nigeria’s national electricity grid has reportedly forced eight power generation companies (Gencos) of the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPPs) to cut down their average expected daily power production levels from a whopping 4694 megawatts (MW) to a mere 493MW, an operations status report obtained yesterday by Thisday has showed.

Oil Prices Surge By 20% On Drone Strike On Saudi Arabia

September 16, 2019 0

Crude oil prices have surged more than 19 per cent after a drone strike on a Saudi Arabian oil facility wiped out about five per cent of global supplies. Brent prices, according to Bloomberg, jumped as much as $11.73 to $71.95 a barrel in early trading in Singapore.

Unbudgetted Spending: National Assembly Warns Minister, Revenue-Generating Agencies

September 16, 2019 0

The National Assembly has warned the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, and heads of all Federal Government revenue-generating agencies against engaging in unauthorised spending of revenues without the approval of the federal lawmakers as required by law.

U.S County Names Nigerian As Cultural Commissioner

September 16, 2019 0

Tayo Olanipekun A Nigerian international executive leader, Remi Duyile, has been nominated to serve as the first ever African-born Multi-Cultural Commissioner for Prince George’s County in the State of Maryland, USA. Duyile will be sworn in on September 23, 2019 in the Multi-Cultural section of the state she said has been promoting an “inclusion system of dynamism to encourage everyone …

Nigerian Businessman Dragged National Bank Fujairah Of Dubai To Court Over Bogus Interest Charges.

September 14, 2019 0

In a bid to safeguard his business interest against alleged excessive and bogus interest charges, a Dubai based Nigerian businessman,Adedoyin Adeyinka alongside his two companies UNICO MARINE DWC LLC, and ELIZABETH SHIPPING LTD have dragged Dubai United Arab Emirates bank, National Bank of Fujairah PJSC, before a Federal high court in Lagos South West Nigeria.

Tony Elumelu, ICRC President, Peter Maurer Calls For A New Private Sector Led Approach To Humanitarian Development In Africa

September 13, 2019 0

At the just concluded Forum organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), key speakers Tony Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) proffered entrepreneurship as the most sustainable solution to accelerating Africa’s transformation.

Nigeria Records N8.6tn Merchandise Trade In Q2 —NBS

September 12, 2019 0

Exports of various types of products dominated Nigeria’s trade structure as the country’s merchandise trade hits N8.6tn in the second quarter of this year, figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics have revealed.

FEC Approves N10.07tn 2020 Budget Proposal, Increases VAT to 7.2%

September 12, 2019 0

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, Wednesday said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N10.07 trillion as the budget for 2020.

British American Tobacco To Cut 2,300 Jobs Globally

September 12, 2019 0

British American Tobacco on Thursday said it planned to cut 2,300 jobs globally by January as its new boss seeks to drive revenues in controversial e-cigarettes.