Oil spills: Stiffer penalties coming for oil firms — FG

Oil spills: Stiffer penalties coming for oil firms — FG

THE Federal Government yesterday described the devastation done to the Niger Delta environment by oil and gas production activities and accidents as something comparable to the sights of Hiroshima in Japan, after World War II, and announced plans to institute stiffer punishments for companies involved in oil spillage in the country.
Visible Articles 5 10 15
Don’t succumb easily to rape, NGO urges female students

Don’t succumb easily to rape, NGO urges female students

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Executive Director, Family and Youth Support Initiative, FYSI, a Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, Mrs. Bukoladeremi Ladigbolu, has urged young girls and ladies to use everything in their power to fight off a potential rapist and speak up against it. Ladigbolu stated this while speaking with female students of Igando Senior Community High School, Igando, […]

Supplementary budget designed for defence capabilities – Presidency

Supplementary budget designed for defence capabilities – Presidency

Mr Ahmad Zakari, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Infrastructures, says the large chunk of the proposed supplementary budget of N982 billion has been designated for defence capabilities. Zakari said this on Thursday at the 11th National Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institution of Space Engineers (NISE) in Abuja. The […]

Techmarket is living up to its name with cost- effective operational solutions

Techmarket is living up to its name with cost- effective operational solutions

By Kenneth Etiaka Techmarket, a startup IT company in Nigeria derives its strength and corporate goodwill from its unique ability to enable businesses get technological transformation by designing and developing cost effective, reliable, state-of-the-art and user- friendly digital solutions that are quick to implement and simple to learn. The IT company established by Mr. Femi […]

Reps probe utilization of N200bn spent on construction of Lokoja- Benin Road

Reps probe utilization of N200bn spent on construction of Lokoja- Benin Road

By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja House of Representatives, Thursday, mandated its Committees on Works and Finance to investigate the slow pace of works on the Lokoja–Benin federal highway for which over N200 billion was earmarked. The decision of the House came on the heels of a motion titled “Need to Investigate the Utilization of Over 200 Billion […]

Third edition of Cohesion Football Tournament set to kickoff with 12 community teams

Third edition of Cohesion Football Tournament set to kickoff with 12 community teams

Cohesion Football Tournament, an annual football competition which is aimed at engaging at-risk children in the Surulere and Mushin local government area of Lagos has announced the kick off date for the third edition of the tournament. This year’s edition will feature 12 teams for the first time in its history and is scheduled to […]

Why we are launching hair care products made in Nigeria – Joy Adesanya

Why we are launching hair care products made in Nigeria – Joy Adesanya

Joy Adesanya, the founder of the customer centric Braiding Vault Ltd (TBV), a niche salon created to provide protective hair styling, hair and scalp treatments for Afro-Caribbean hair, has opened up on why her brand is launching a proudly Nigerian hair care product. The London South Bank University graduate of Media and Marketing, noted that […]

Police rescue 8 persons kidnapped in Niger

Police rescue 8 persons kidnapped in Niger

Police in Niger State say they have rescued eight persons kidnapped at Sarkin Pawa Forest of Munya Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesman, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said in a statement issued in Minna on Thursday that the rescued victims were kidnapped on Sunday in the local government area on the Kaduna-Abuja Highway. Abiodun said […]

WHO: Only 1 in 4 African health workers fully vaccinated against COVID-19

WHO: Only 1 in 4 African health workers fully vaccinated against COVID-19

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA—THE World Health Organisation, WHO, has said only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, leaving the bulk of the workforce on the frontlines against the pandemic unprotected. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, according a statement, Thursday, said this during a virtual press conference […]

Crowdyvest 3.0: Crowdyvest launches new app with new investment opportunities

Crowdyvest 3.0: Crowdyvest launches new app with new investment opportunities

Crowdyvest Limited, a fast-growing Nigerian fintech company marked as the go-to digital wealth management and savings platform, has today re-launched its mobile app.
The refreshed mobile app offers a modern design, easy navigation, and exciting new features to deliver a top-notch and seamless digital banking experience for its existing and prospective members. 

Delta Govt to empower 2,500 artisans in 2022

Delta Govt to empower 2,500 artisans in 2022

Delta Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday, announced that the state government would give financial assistance to 2,500 artisans in 2022 to stimulate the growth of small and medium enterprises in the state. Okowa announced this while speaking at Artisans Day celebration held at the Cenotaph, Asaba. He said that the financial assistance would be given to […]