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Schools Debate On Codeine Ban
Three secondary schools in Abuja on Thursday had a heated debate on the ban on codeine-based cough syrup as the solution to drug addiction in the country. The schools slogged it out in the 2018 Abuja Schools Debate Tournament organised
Read MoreBREAKING: JOHESU Suspends Strike Nationwide
The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) says it has suspended its six weeks nationwide strike while negotiation continues on Monday. Its Chairman, Mr Josiah Biobelemoye, disclosed this in a communique issued at the end of the union’s National Executive Council
Read MoreUNIDO Called For More Financial Support For SMEs
By Mariam Sanni, Abuja The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has called on financial institutions in Nigeria to facilitate increased access to funding by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country. This call was made by the UNIDO
Read MoreCommunity Devt: SPDC Splashes N21bn In Bayelsa
Communities in Bayelsa received a total of N21.71 billion from the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) Ltd. for development projects between 2006 and 2017. Mr Igo Weli, SPDC General Manager External Relations, said the amount was the total
Read MoreN210bn Power Fund: Kaduna, Yola Discos Yet To Access N51bn Since 2015
By Cyril Ogar Three years after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) launched the N210 billion Electricity Market Stabilisation Fund (NEMSF), two power firms – Kaduna and Yola electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) are yet to meet requirements to access N51bn
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Adelabu To Disengage From CBN As Deputy Governor
By Mariam Sanni, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has formally accepted the disengagement of the Deputy Governor in charge of Operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, with effect from July 15, 2018. This was made known
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We Recorded Over 647 Convictions From 2015 Till Date — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday disclosed that it had recorded over 647 financial crimes convictions from November 2015 till date. Mr Samin Amadin, the EFCC Head of Enlightenment and Reorientation Unit, Department of Public Affairs, disclosed
Read MoreIbeto Cement Secures US$850 Million Financing Deal
Cyril Ogar Nigerian cement company, Ibeto Cement, has concluded an agreement with US-based private equity firm, Milost Global Inc. to provide financing to support Ibeto’s planned growth. According to a press release from Palewater Advisory Group, which advised Ibeto Cement
Read MoreAtiku Reacts To Death Of Punch Newspapers’ Boss, Aboderin
By Cyril Ogar Atiku Abubakar, former vice president and presidential aspirant, on Thursday, reacted to the death of Wale Aboderin, chairman of Punch newspapers. Adoderin was reported to have died on Wednesday at about 6.05am after a heart surgery at the age
Read MoreSecurity: NSA, Monguno Briefs Senate Behind Closed Doors
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj. Gen. Mohammed Babagana Minguno (retd), is currently briefing the Senate in a closed-door session on the proliferation of dangerous firearms, a spate of killings by terrorists and kidnappings by hoodlums across the country. The
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