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OGTAN to Honor NCDMB, TotalEnergies at Awards Ceremony

05.09.2025

The Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria says it has concluded plans to confer recognitions and honours on the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, TotalEnergies, and other outstanding energy titans in the country. In a statement, the association declared that the event would be held in Lagos on September 12. In the list...

Business

FirstBank Digital Banking Channels Down: Services Disrupted

05.09.2025

FirstBank has suffered a temporary disruption to its major digital banking channels, which will prevent some customers from completing transactions. In a notice issued on Thursday, the bank said the downtime is affecting services on FirstMobile, FirstOnline, and its *894# USSD platforms. “Please be informed that we are currently experiencing some downtime affecting transactions to...

Minister Unveils Vitapur’s Eco-Friendly Innovation Hub in La

05.09.2025

The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas, on Tuesday inaugurated an optimised system house for the production of ozone-friendly polyurethane at Vitapur Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Vitafoam Nigeria Plc, in Lagos. In a statement on Wednesday, Abbas highlighted that the project was executed under Stage I of the Hydrochlorofluorocarbon Phase-Out Management Plan in collaboration with...

Leadership Not About Imposing Burdens

04.09.2025

Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticized the five percent petrol tax recently imposed by the Bola Tinubu administration, describing it as an additional burden on Nigerians who are still grappling with the removal of fuel subsidies. In a post on X, Obi expressed regret that instead of alleviating hardship, the government is...

NCS Celebrates Officer Completing Motorbike Journey From Nigeria To Belgium

04.09.2025

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commended the remarkable achievement of Assistant Comptroller of Customs, Akpevwe Ogboru, popularly known as Tracta 2, who completed a 35-day motorbike journey from Nigeria to Belgium, arriving at the Nigerian Embassy in Brussels at 12:47 p.m. on Thursday, September 4, 2025. The Service described her extraordinary expedition as a...

2.8m Registered Voters To Decide Anambra Governorship

04.09.2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that a total of 2,802,790 voters are now registered in Anambra State, following the addition of 146,353 new registrants during a continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise conducted from July 8 to 20, 2025. INEC National Commissioner in charge of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun,...

Gombe Gov Woos Chinese Investors; Secures Interest In Agriculture, Energy, Industrial Devt

04.09.2025

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has received a delegation of Chinese investors under the auspices of the China Overseas Engineering Group Company (COVEC), who have expressed a strong interest in investing in key sectors of the state’s economy, including agriculture, energy, and industrial development. The meeting, held at the Gombe Governor’s Lodge in Abuja,...

Even PDP Govs Are Happy With Tinubu

04.09.2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) North Central Chairmen have praised the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, claiming that even governors from opposition parties are satisfied with the government’s performance. The chairmen made the remarks on Thursday during a courtesy visit to the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, at the party’s National Secretariat in...

NSITF MD Bags Leadership Award, Pledges Continued Support For Workplace Safety

04.09.2025

The Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Olúwaṣeun Faleye, has been honoured with the Corporate Health and Safety Environment (HSE) Leadership Award. The award, presented by the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria (ISPON) during the Abuja Safety Summit, recognizes Faleye’s unwavering support for health, safety, and...

Nigeria Urgently Needs True People’s Constitution – Nwachukwu

04.09.2025

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Major-General Ike Nwachukwu (Retd), has reiterated the call for a new constitution that reflects the true aspirations of Nigerians. Speaking at the 24th edition of the Mike Okonkwo Annual Lecture in Lagos, Nwachukwu said the 1999 Constitution, despite numerous amendments, remains inadequate and hinders national growth and development. “The nation...