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COVID-19: Nigeria’s airlines lament low patronage
Some Airlines in the country operating at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, have expressed dissatisfaction over low passengers’ patronage since reopening after the COVID-19-induced lockdown. Airlines in interviews said…
Obiano @ 65th : Rules out celebration, urges donation to cater for mental health patients
The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has said that he will merely mark his birthday anniversary and not celebrate it as he clocks 65 years on Saturday, August…
UBA Provides $200 Million for Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry – Timely Financing For Post COVID Economic Growth
By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), the leading pan-African financial services group, has acted as Facility Agent Bank for the Nigerian Commercial Banks in a consortium…
PFAs invest N7.2tn in government securities-Report
The Pension Funds Administrators invested of the total assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme in the Federal Government’s securities as of the end of May. This is contained in its…
SEC Capital Market Institute Expands Operations
Yuguda Ngozi Onyeakusi-- The Nigerian Capital Market Institute, NCMI is poised to enhance the market development role of the Securities and Exchange Commission by providing excellent capital market education to…
Protests in Abia over release of Church of Satan founder
Youths in Ohafia, Ohafia Local Government of Abia on Friday protested the release of Ifegwu Udo Lucifer, founder of the Church of Satan, Ebem Ohafia, from detention, describing him as…
15 Persons Confirmed Dead in Another Lagos Boat Mishap
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has confirmed 15 Persons dead in another Lagos boat mishap in Badagry area of the state on Wednesday with 4 persons rescued from the…
COVID-19: Nigeria records 404 new cases, total now 42,208
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 404 new COVID-19 cases in the country, as total infections from the virus rise to 42,208. The NCDC made this known on…
Abuja markets now free to operate daily -Minister
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has approved the extension of market operational days from three each week to seven. The minister gave the approval…
NNPC officials stole 48 million barrels of oil – Firm
An oil trading firm, Samano Sa De CV, has written a letter to the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, demanding five per cent reward…
