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Fuel transporters lament multiple depot charges

The Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products has condemned the imposition of arbitrary charges on its members by various unions, especially at the depots. The association spoke on Friday during a walk in Lagos, saying the imposition of multiple charges on its members impacts the prices of petroleum products. It said it would...
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CBN threatens sanction over cash scarcity at ATMs

The Central Bank of Nigeria has threatened to impose fines on erring players in the financial sector over cash scarcity at Automated Teller Machines. This announcement was made by the CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, on Friday at the annual Bankers’ Dinner organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria in Lagos. There have been...
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Electricity subsidy to hit N2.4tn by year-end

The Federal Government, through its Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, has declared that it would spend about N2.4tn on power subsidies before the end of this year. NERC’s Commissioner of Planning, Research, and Strategy, Dr Yusuf Ali, disclosed this at the PwC’s Annual Power and Utilities Roundtable, themed ‘Reigniting Hope in Nigeria’s Electric Power Sector,’ in...
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FG approves licence for 27,000 barrels refinery

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, has announced the approval of a licence for the construction of a new refinery. The approval given to a company named Process Design and Development Limited is to establish and construct a new 27,000 barrels per day refinery. It said the facility will...
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Cement production key to Nigeria’s emission crisis – GBCN

The President of the Green Building Council of Nigeria, Danjuma Waniko, has highlighted cement production and the building sector as major contributors to Nigeria’s greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking at the GBCN workshop in Abuja on Thursday, Waniko emphasized the need for targeted actions to address these issues, which he described as central to the country’s...
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Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation unveils public leaders programme

The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has launched the fourth cohort of the AIG Public Leaders Programme. This initiative done in partnership with the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford has empowered 169 public sector leaders since 2021 advancing the Foundation’s mission to train 3,000 public sector leaders by 2030, equipping them with the essential skills to...
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FG unveils unmanned aerial vehicles lab

The Federal Government has launched the Advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Laboratory, a facility designed to drive innovations in drone technology aimed at enhancing national security and agricultural productivity. The ceremony, held in Abuja on Thursday, was attended by top officials in the space and technology sectors, including the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief...
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MoneyMaster provides data bundles to customers

MoneyMaster Payment Service Bank has offered data bundles to its customers on every transaction. The PSB in a statement on Thursday said the launch of the 100MB data offer for new customers is an initiative designed to incentivise the unbanked and underbanked population to ease the creation of their mobile wallet via its USSD banking...
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