Intels Services Nigeria Limited has terminated the employment of no fewer than 600 workers in Rivers and Warri operational areas after it recently declared 30 workers redundant. In a swift reaction, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, Wednesday, gave the management of Intels a seven-day ultimatum to withdraw the sack …
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Okonjo-Iweala Vs Yoo Myung-Hee: WTO Leadership Down To The Final 2 Candidates
A woman has never led the organization in its 25-year history World Trade Organization members selected two final candidates — Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee — to advance to the final round in the race to lead the Geneva-based trade body, according to people familiar with the …
Read More »Onitsha River Port Becomes Functional After Decades Of Planning
Onitsha sea port has become functional after it was commissioned yesterday, October 6. Videos and photos from the scene show containers being offloaded. According to presidential aide, Tolu Ogunlesi: “The Plan is to move containers from Lagos & Onne Ports to Onitsha by barge. For now I believe what’s being …
Read More »NSE ASI Records Its Highest Single-Day Rise In 7 Years At 4.92%
Bulls on Nigeria Stock Exchange held on to gains today, as the benchmark index, NSE ASI hit its highest single-day upside in 7 years at 4.92% as year-to-date return settled at 7.70%, 28,909.37 points. Performance in the market was driven by strong bullish investor sentiment across the board. Tier-1 banks …
Read More »Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges
CHIEF DR GEORGE MUOGHALU OPENS THE ECONOMIC GATEWAY OF ANAMBRA AND SOUTH EAST, AS HE COMMISSIONES ONITSHA RIVER PORT.* MANAGING Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO), National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Chief Dr George Moghalu, on Sunday said that with functioning of Onitsha Port- economic gateway of Anambra and the South East …
Read More »Father Of Two Slams Chacha Eke Over Crashed Marriage & Domestic Violence
A father of two, Maduakor Israel Chukwuebuka has slammed Nollywood actress, Chacha Eke for ending her 7 year old marriage over a yet-to-be disclosed reason, Newsextra24 Reports. Recall that the mother of three took to Instagram to announce that her marriage to movie director, Austin Fanni Ikechukeu is over and …
Read More »EDC, Mastercard To Equip 40,000 Nigerians With Entrepreneurial Skills
Enterprise Development Centre in partnership with MasterCard Foundation has announced the launch of Transforming Nigerian Youth Program, an entrepreneurial development program aimed at supporting 40,000 Nigerians, in a bid to help reduce the rate of unemployment. The program seeks to promote network of entrepreneurial and managerial change maker’s particularly young …
Read More »EMAY: OCP Africa partners ATBU to empower young Nigerians
OCP Africa, one of the leading companies in the global production and exportation of phosphate-based fertilizers, in its quest to empower African youths by facilitating their participation in the business of Agriculture partnered with the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) to commence the pilot phase of its Empowering African Youths …
Read More »Oil Palm Growers Commend FG, CBN For Empowering Small Holder Farmers
Oil palm growers commend Buhari, CBN for empowering small holder farmers The Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for empowering smallholder farmers under the Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP). The newly-elected President of the association, Mr Joe Onyiuke …
Read More »Timipre Sylva: Petrol Price Should Be N181 Per Litre
The Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol should be sold for N181 per litre, if all costs implications are considered and factored in rather than the present pump price of N161; the Federal Government disclosed on Tuesday. The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Silver, made this known even …
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