Global oil outlook darkens more quickly – IEA
THE global oil market will show a surplus into next year, as an abrupt deterioration in demand growth meets rising supply, pushing world inventories to yet another record high while confounding the previous expectations of leading energy agencies.
Presco Plc: Investors reward good performance
Wading through the bearish market sentiment for most trading days in 2016, investors have amply rewarded good performance in Presco Plc.
The company had turned in impressive first half 2016, H1’16, results on July 29, 2016 with stellar performance in both topline and bottomline. Consequently, the market rewarded the stock with almost 5.0 per cent gains in the first post-result trading day.
No plan to scrap Niger Delta Power Holding — New MD
The new Management of Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) has stated its determination to complete all on-going projects being undertaken by the Company.
Over 10,000 private schools operating illegally in Lagos — Adebule
Lagos—Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Oluranti Adebule has revealed that out of over 15,000 private schools operating in the state only 4,556 were approved and duly registered.
Lagos screens residents for hypertension, diabetes
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to curtail deaths resulting from cardiovascular diseases including hypertension and diabetes among others.
Boko Haram: 2 years after, Borno re-opens secondary schools
Borno State government said, on Monday, it would re-open public secondary schools next week, two years after they were closed due to Boko Haram insurgency.
The state’s Commissio-ner for Education, Inuwa Kubo, said in Maiduguri that Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, occupying the schools had been relocated to allow for resumption of academic activities.
Jigawa earmarks N280m to fight malnutrition
Worried by statistics, which revealed that it had the highest number of malnourished children, Jigawa State government has approved N280 million to fight the menace.
3 die in Cross River communities land tussle
CALABAR—Three persons have been reported killed over a land dispute between Alessi, a community in Ikom Local Government Area, and Isabang in Obubra Local Government Area, both of Cross River State.
Why Lagos is immune to recession — Ambode
Lagos—Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has attributed the state’s immunity to the current economic recession to the virile revenue base and fiscal discipline within the state.
LAUTECH doctors decry 50% salary cut
By Chioma Obinna Lagos—MEDICAL Doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, weekend, raised alarm over what they described as “isolated percentage salary debacle” in Oyo State’s health sector, saying “it would worsen health indices in the state.” The doctors, under the auspices of the Association of Resident Doctors, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso […]
Flyover project: Ekiti pays compensation, demolishes structures
Ado-Ekiti—Ekiti State Government has paid compensation to people whose buildings and structures were demolished to pave way for the construction of an overhead bridge in the state capital, Ado-Ekiti.
