Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to renew the Nigerian economy and restore hope to the people. Shettima said this during the 6th Annual Lecture of the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) in Abuja on Thursday. The vice-president was represented by Dr Tope Fasua, Special Adviser to …
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Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), has called on global investors to seize emerging opportunities in Nigeria’s rapidly transforming oil sector. Lokpobiri said this in his keynote remark at the United States–Nigeria Council’s session on oil sector collaboration, held on the sidelines of the ongoing United …
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has called for sustainable financing and stronger partnerships to drive Nigeria’s growing blue economy agenda. Oyetola said interventions in marine infrastructure boosted non-oil exports by 18.6 per cent in the first half of 2025, underscoring the sector’s transformative potential. He …
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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has sacked all its Nigerian workers less than 24 hours after most of them joined the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN. The decision was communicated in a memo dated September 25, 2025, signed by the Chief General Manager of Human Asset Management, …
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The Police on Thursday arraigned four defendants before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a motorcycle. The defendants are Famisa Gbenga, 34, Sunday Tosin, 38, Olarewaju Damotola,29 and Ayegbasi Adewole, 42, are facing a two-count charge of stealing and breach of peace. The Prosecutor, Insp. Yomi Osuolale, told the …
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THE Headquarters, 14 Brigade Nigerian Army, Ohafia, has commenced the sensitisation of youths in Abia to the forthcoming recruitment exercise for the 90 Regular Recruit Intake (90 RRI). A statement by Lt. Anna Tsaku, the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations,14 Brigade, said that the online application portal officially opened …
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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), has called for urgent support to countries battling cholera, mpox and Ebola. It said climate change-driven flooding is worsening outbreaks and limiting humanitarian access. Prof. Yap Boum, Deputy Incident Manager, Incident Management Support Team, Africa CDC, said this during a …
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The police on Thursday arraigned a woman, Rukayat Alapafuja, 36, before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding land buyer of N11million. The defendant, whose address was undisclosed, is facing two -count charge of fraud and stealing to which she pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor , ASP A. O. …
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The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Thursday, donated 100 mattresses, food, and clothing materials to inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Service Medium Security Custodial Centre, Badagry. RCCG, Hosanna Tower, Lagos Province 122, held the outreach in partnership with My Father’s House Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom. Leading the delegation, …
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Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has advocated the need for a national data ecosystem to drive development in Nigeria. He made this call at the second annual international conference of the Chartered Institute of Statisticians of Nigeria (CISON) on Thursday in Asaba. Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, …
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