The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says it going to collaborate with the South-East governors to improve productivity and create industrial hubs in the zone. The new South-East Zonal Director of NAFDAC, Mr Martins Iluyomade, revealed this on Thursday during a media parley with journalists in Enugu. He noted that the…
The delayed deployment of electronic ticketing solutions on the Lagos-Ibadan and Warri-Itakpe Train Services poses a threat to the projected N22bn revenue on the two railway corridors. The Federal Government had, in November 2021, projected to generate N12.4bn and N9.6bn on the newly launched Lagos-Ibadan and Warri-Itakpe train services in the next four years (2021-2025)….
THE Organisation of Oil Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, Wednesday, Insepected the production data of member states and allies as oil prices dropped by 8 per cent to $89.36 per barrel, from the $97.17 per barrel recorded last week. The organization, which reviewed the data at the just-concluded 50th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee,…
A ministerial nominee, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, from Kaduna State has collapsed during screening on the floor of the Senate, Vanguard reports. Abbas Lawal from Kaduna State, is currently being screened alongside Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim from Kwara State and Mr Ayodele Olawande from Ondo State. Credit: Vanguard
Regulator to question Opay over alleged unauthorised accounts The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, says it will question OPay over unauthorised account allegations by Nigerians.The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, stated this while responding to allegations by Nigerians on Twitter that OPay was opening unauthorised accounts for them.Responding to…
The Enugu state government has said it hopes to achieve a $30bn economic growth in eight years with its partnership with the Nigeria Indonesia Trade and Investment. It said the vision is underscored by a commitment to inclusive economic growth, sector competitiveness, and sustainable development. “The administration’s economic transformation plan is comprehensive, focusing on boosting…
President Bola Tinubu has replaced Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, a former Ministerial nominee from Kaduna State with Balarabe Abbas. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this while reading a letter from the president on Tuesday. In the letter, the president sought the confirmation of Abbas, Jamila Bio and Olawale Olawande. While Bio and Olawande have been assigned…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) All-Share Index appreciated by 29.52% to close at 66,382.14 index points in the third quarter of 2023. This development has pushed the market to its 15-year high on the back of strong positive sentiments. Available statistics showed that the All-Share Index, which is the broad index that measures the performance…
Chicago State University, United States of America has released to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. The CSU released the documents to Atiku on Monday in compliance with the order of a United States District Court in Northern District of Illinois. In ordering the CSU to release Tinubu’s academic…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have agreed to suspend the industrial action planned for Oct. 3 for 30 days. At the end of a five-hour closed door meeting, the Union leaders said that all the agreement have been given a time line for implementation. The agreement was signed by…
