Banks’ credit to govt surges 17.7% to N16.6trn, MPC expresses concern
•Debt burden to worsen — FSDH By Elizabeth Adegbesan Credit to the government rose by N2.5 trillion or 17.7 per cent to N16.6 trillion as at April 2022 from N14.1 trillion as at January, 2022. This is contained in the latest Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Money and Credit data for April 2022, which showed […]
ISPS Code key component of maritime security architecture — NIMASA DG
By Godwin Oritse DIRECTOR General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has said that the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, ISPS, is a major component of the security architecture being carried out by the agency in the Nigerian maritime space. Jamoh spoke while receiving […]
CSR: Seplat Eye Can See Initiative touches lives in Nigeria
FOR12 years running, Seplat Energy Plc, a leading indigenous Nigerian energy company with a strategic focus on Nigeria, with listing on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, and London Stock Exchange, LSE, and its partner, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, have continued to touch lives with their ‘Eye Can See’ free health care initiative. The initiative has since inception benefited numerous Nigerians with 38,555 glasses dispensed, 86,226 patients screened, while it has successfully performed 3,757 surgeries.
Nutrition: Wandieville Media, PANOG partner on ‘Eggs Make Kids’ campaign
The project is funded by the American people through the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Nigeria COVID-19 Food Security Challenge
Parties congresses and conventions
By Sola Ebiseni THE four-yearly Nigeria’s electoral process is a drama of impossibles, the end of which this edition is gradually winding out. It is a meeting which agenda is rarely followed but the end is predictable from the beginning for the discerning. In spite of the hullabaloo, nothing happening now is unpredictable except for […]
2023: Nnabuife commends Omo-Agege, Nwaoboshi for emerging APC candidates
ASABA—Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, Ojeogbue Nnabuife, has commended Senator Ovie Omo-Agege for emerging the party’s governorship candidate at the 2023 general elections, after he was returned unopposed, at the just concluded primary elections in the state. Also returned unopposed was Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, […]
Edo pressure group tasks APC, PDP on devt of state
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY—AN Edo state socio-economic and political group, Edo Forum of Patriots, EFP, on Monday tasked candidates of the two major political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, and their leadership to put the development of the state as their agenda ahead of the 2023 general […]
2022 UTME: 27,105 results to be screened further — JAMB
By Joseph Erunke, ABUJA THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, said yesterday it would further screen 27,105 results of candidates who sat for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.It would be recalled that a total number of 1,707,626 candidates sat for the examination. Even as results of 1,671,203 candidates have so far been […]
Umueri community hails Soludo for rehabilitating General Hospital
Umueri community in Anambra State has commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo for responding promptly to their call for his intervention for the rehabilitation of the Umueri General Hospital. President-General of Umueri General Assembly, Chief Johnny Chukwudi Metchie, made the commendation in a statement he issued, after receiving the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike and […]
Shedams celebrates Children’s Day with school pupils
Shedams celebrates Children’s Day with school pupils
Insecurity: Edo indigenes create platform to support security personnel
THE Edo State indigenes all over the world, have created a UNUEDO Renaissance, a group of professionals, aimed at enabling the government to find solutions to insecurity in order to achieve lasting peace and sustainable development.
Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency: Akinlade secures APC ticket for 4th term
By Dapo Akinrefon A former three-term House of Representatives and former Federal Commissioner at the Federal Character Commission, Abiodun Isiaq Akinlade, has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Representatives ticket for Yewa South/Ipokia Constituency of Ogun State. Akinlade, a former three-term lawmaker, relinquished his Ogun West Senatorial ambition for […]
How to avoid scammers on the internet
How to avoid scammers on the internet
Otuaro, blessing to Nigeria, body of Christ – Owase
Evangelist Eddy Owase of Christ Embassy, Warri, says Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, “will remain blessing to Delta State, body of Christ and Nigeria” despite losing just-concluded Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primary election. Owase spoke even as Otuaro earlier said during his post-election Thanksgiving Service, on Sunday, at Christ […]
Absence of Judge stalls hearing of application challenging Eko Atlantic City
By Onozure Dania LAGOS—hearing of a motion challenging the jurisdiction of a Lagos High Court, sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, in a suit filed by the Governor of Lagos State, Lagos State government and South Energyx Nigeria Limited, against Ocean City Lagos Limited, over ownership of all parcels of land measuring 1,037.763 hectares, known as […]
2023 election will be a mirage without adequate security – CSO
By Boluwaji Obahopo, LOKOJA A Civil Society Organization, Connected Development (CODE) a Civil Society on Sunday called for adequate security towards the successful conduct of the 2023 general elections. The Executive Director of the organization, Mr. Hamzat Lawal made the call at the sideline of Kogi Central Senatorial primary election of All Progressive Congress (APC) […]
