Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, said his team had a meeting on Thursday with the management of China National Building Materials Corporation (CNBM), Beijing, China. He said, in statement on Friday, that discussion at the meeting focused on areas of mutual interest with respect to the …
Read More »NNPC Set to Recruit More Workers
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is set to hire more workers. The NNPC spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, confirmed this in a statement on Friday. Soneye said the recruitment would be for various positions across various departments within the energy company. He directed interested applicants to visit the NNPC careers page …
Read More »Canada Football Coach Sent Home From Paris Olympics Over Spy Drone Claims
CANADA has sent home their women’s Olympic football coach, Bev Priestman, following allegations of drones being used to spy on their opponents. Canada are the women’s Olympic champions from Tokyo 2020 and had already sent home two members of staff on Wednesday. That was after drones were used to spy …
Read More »EFCC Arrests 13 Suspected illegal Miners in Abuja
IN a significant operation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 13 individuals suspected of illegal mining activities in the Asokoro area of Abuja. The arrests took place on Wednesday following a tip-off that led to the interception of the suspects. According to the EFCC, the suspects were …
Read More »Crude Supply: National Assembly Probes $10bn oil Theft, Summons NNPC, Dangote
Between January and July 2024, Nigeria lost an average of 437,000 barrels of crude oil daily, worth about $10bn due to theft, vandalism, and other criminal activities, the House of Representatives declared on Thursday. As a result, the House of Representatives Special Committee on Oil Theft and Losses commenced investigations …
Read More »Iraq Suspends Banking Transactions in Chinese Yuan
MEMBER of the parliamentary finance committee, Moeen Al-Kadhimi, revealed that Iraq has chosen to discontinue using the Chinese yuan in financial transactions. Al-Kadhimi told Al-Forat News that the decision was made due to worries about potential manipulation and other difficulties with certain transfers. Iraq has been ordered by the US …
Read More »Tinubu may sign N70,000 minimum wage bill next week
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu may sign the Minimum Wage Bill into law next week, following the passage of the bill by the National Assembly. Multiple sources within the National Assembly revealed that the bill was finalized on Wednesday and transmitted to the President on Thursday (yesterday) after its expeditious passage by …
Read More »Moniepoint Strengthens Efforts To Broaden Financial Access Through Collaborative Initiatives
Africa’s fastest growing financial institution according to the Financial Times, Moniepoint Inc has underscored the importance of a collaborative and holistic stakeholder approach in advancing the future of financial and economic inclusion in Nigeria. In a recent high-level policy dialogue between the Nigerian government and private sector stakeholders held in Washington …
Read More »Protest: Ogun Workers Dissociate self, Call For Dialogue, Peaceful Resolution
OGUN State workers, under the auspices of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint Negotiation Committee (JNC) have dissociated themselves from the planned protest over alleged unremitted pension funds in the State. The unions, which were represented by Comrade (Amb) Hameed Benco Ademola, the Chairman …
Read More »Paris 2024: Brazil Defeat Nigeria’s Super Falcons 1-0
Nigeria’s Super Falcons opened their campaign at the 2024 Olympic Games with a 1-0 defeat against Brazil. The Super Falcons carved out three good chances in the first 25 minutes. Chiwendu Ihezuo close range effort was saved by Brazil goalkeeper Lorena. Lorena also produced a superb save to deny midfielder …
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