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Make Oxygen Available To Newborns, UNICEF Tells Hospitals

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has emphasised the importance of ensuring that hospitals, particularly Primary Healthcare Centers, have oxygen readily available for newborns who may need it. The UNICEF Health Manager for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (MNCAH) and HIV, Martin Dohlsten, made the call in an interview with the newsmen on Monday...
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NEITI Plans Review Of $6.03bn Divestments By IOCs

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has announced a review of divestments involving 26 oil blocks worth $6.03 billion by five International Oil Companies (IOCs). The Executive Director, NEITI, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, made this known during its first quarter media briefing in Abuja. The transactions include notable sales such as Shell to Renaissance...
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Carviva’s platform hits $1m in transaction value

Auto-Tech company Carviva has announced the achievement of $1m in fuel token transaction value over a two-year trial period on its Fuel Wallet platform. According to a statement from the firm on Monday, this reflected the increasing trust and adoption of the innovative solution by fleet organisations, corporates, small businesses and individuals. Fuel Wallet is...
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Afreximbank’s subsidiary onboards Oando as strategic partner

AfrexInsure, the speciality insurance subsidiary of the African Export-Import Bank, has announced its onboarding of Oando Plc as one of its strategic clients to protect the bank’s investment in Oando’s operations in Nigeria through tailored speciality insurance solutions. This was indicated in a statement released on Monday by the APO Group on behalf of Afreximbank....
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Five banks rake in N3.3tn profit despite harsh economy

Some of Nigeria’s largest banks, including Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Holding Company, United Bank for Africa, Stanbic IBTC, and Fidelity Bank, reported record-breaking profits in their 2024 full-year financial results despite an economy struggling with inflation, naira depreciation, and declining consumer purchasing power. The five lenders collectively posted a post-tax profit of N3.317tn. However, economists...
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Petrol price to rise more as naira-for-crude talks wobble

There is anxiety in the downstream arm of the oil and gas sector as operators await the decision of the Federal Government on the naira-for-crude deal between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The six-month deal, which started in October 2024, officially ends today, Monday, March 31, 2024. The deal’s...
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