Okowa to mark 60th birthday with the physically challenged in Delta
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta (2nd Left) and his wife Dame Edith Okowa (3rd Left) during the cutting of the cake to mark Dame Okowa’s birthday during the inauguration of…
NAPTIP seeks military cooperation to fight human, child trafficking
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP) has sought the cooperation of the Armed Forces in the fight against human trafficking in the country. The Acting…
Ending Tobacco Smoking: FG to implement N50,000 fine, six months imprisonment or both soon
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr Abdullahi Mashi, has urged Nigerians to support the fight against tobacco smoking to avert lung diseases and other tobacco-related conditions in the…
Over 60,000 applicants sit for NNPC job exam in 22 states
No fewer than 60,000 candidates on Saturday sat for Computer Based Test (CBT) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recruitment exercise in the country. Mr Isaiah Inuwa, Chief Operating…
Okowa’s wife donates Sickle Cell referral centre to Deltans
Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has called on Nigerians to always impact positively on the life of one person as such will engender the spirit of brotherliness among the…
Broadcast licence scam hits NBC; Abba Kyari, Kawu fingered; Group demands probe
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Coalition Against Corruption and Bad Governance (CACOBAG) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to probe allegations of broadcast license racketeering currently rocking the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC…
NBS Selected Banking Sector Data places e-payment transactions value at over N34 trn in Q1, 2019
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says a total volume of 557,083,712 electronic-payment transactions valued at N34.02 trillion were recorded in selected banks across the country in the first quarter,…
Survey: Yale appeals to respondents to provide correct information
Dr Yemi Kale, the Statistician-General of the Federation, has solicited for the cooperation of respondents in providing correct information during the ongoing second National Household Survey on Quality and Integrity…
AfDB provides €100m PCG to target agricultural assets that will support multiple value chains in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, AfDB meeting in Abidjan approved a €100 million partial credit guarantee (PCG) to the structured finance company, African Agriculture Impact Investments…
Good or bad, reactions continue to trail passage of NFIU Bill
As reactions continue to trail the passage of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU,Bill Senator Shehu Sani representing, Kaduna Central district says with the assent of the Bill by the…