NDDC marks Int’l Women’s Day
As part of activities marking the 2016 annual International Women’s Day, IWD, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is set to inspire and celebrate the achievements of women in the Niger Delta region.
Word Book Day: Lagos pupils get 1000 books
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to celebrate the World Book Day, the Orderly Society Trust (OST), on Thursday, donated no fewer than 1000 books to primary school pupils in Lagos.
NOGIG 2016: Quest for medals intensifies
AS events of the 2016 Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Games enter the home stretch today, teams have intensified their efforts at aiming for the top of the medals table.
River Basins should be resuscitated if Agriculture must thrive – Oduah, Others
Senator Stella Oduah (Anambra North, PDP) has called for the revival of the non functional river basins by the River Basin Development Authority to ensure a forward leap in agricultural production.
She disclosed this on Thursday, while contributing to the motion titled: Need to Revive & Resuscitate River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) which she co- sponsored with 16 other lawmakers.
NRC receives 5 coaches as Abuja-Kaduna shuttle begins in May
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Thursday took delivery of five coaches in its effort to modernise railway operations in the country.
Pistorius faces return to jail after appeal bid fails
Oscar Pistorius on Thursday faced a return to jail after losing a final bid to appeal his murder conviction for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Interswitch Obtains CBN Approval in Principle, Kick starts Aggressive Agency Banking Network
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted an Approval-in-Principle to Interswitch Financial Inclusion Services (IFIS), a subsidiary of Interswitch Group that has a mandate to grow an active Agent Network of 150,000 by 2020. Trading as Quickteller Paypoint, IFIS aims to increase the availability of digital financial services in financially-excluded locations in Nigeria from 44% to over 70% in five years.
P-Square remain our ambassadors – Glo
Next generation network, Globacom, has dispelled the rumour making the rounds that the company is on the verge of dropping Peter and Paul Okoye, the music duo popularly called P-Square, as its ambassadors.
Fuel scarcity to end weekend — PPMC
The Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, PPMC, Thursday, assured Nigerians that the fuel scarcity currently witnessed across the country would end by weekend.
Photos: Scenes at Mile 12 market riot in Lagos
No fewer than four persons were feared dead and on Thursday after violence erupted at Agiliti area, near popular Mile 12 market in Lagos.Photo credit: @rrslagos767
FG to announce NNPC unbundling into 5 operational zones next week
The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Thursday said that a major overhaul of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) system would be announced in the next one week.
