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Fidelity Bank distributes food packs to FCT communities

Fidelity Bank Plc has donated food packs to residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, as part of its corporate social responsibility initiative. The Fidelity Food Bank outreach saw the bank’s officials distribute the food items to seven communities in the Mabushi district of the FCT. The Fidelity Food Bank is one of the key...
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FG, Chinese firm sign $328.8m electricity transmission agreement

The Federal Government on Wednesday signed a $328.8m contract with Chinese firm China Machinery Engineering Corporation to rehabilitate and expand Nigeria’s electricity transmission network under Phase 1 of the Presidential Power Initiative. The pact was for engineering, procurement, construction, and financing for the development of 330 kV and 132 kV transmission lines across the country,...
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Telcos dismiss talks on regional tariff

The President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, Tony Emoekpere, on Thursday dismissed reports suggesting telecom operators are set to implement region-based pricing, insisting that tariff determination in the sector remains strictly regulated. This clarification comes amid growing speculation that telcos were preparing to abandon the nationwide uniform tariff regime in favour of...
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NDIC to Pay Heritage Bank depositors liquidation dividends

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has announced plans to pay the first tranche of liquidation dividends to depositors of Heritage Bank, whose operating license was revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria on June 3, 2024. According to NDIC Managing Director/Chief Executive Bello Hassan, the corporation has made significant progress in disposing of the...
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NASU tackles FG over IPPIS glitches

The Non-Academic Staff Union has issued a stern warning to the Federal Government over selective implementation of agreements and payment delays in the tertiary education sector, warning that any bias in disbursing the promised N50bn Earned Allowance could trigger a new wave of industrial unrest. NASU’s General Secretary, Prince Peter Adeyemi, said this at the...
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Travel agents condemns cross-border ticket sale

The National President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies, Yinka Folami, has declared criminal and sinful the act of cross-border ticket sales. Folami also announced that five travel agencies scattered around African countries have also been placed under investigation by the government for engaging in such acts. NANTA, at its 49th Annual General...
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Stakeholder lauds Ojulari’s appointment as NNPC GCEO

A member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Engr Abdullahi Hashim, has lauded President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Bayo Ojulari as the new Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Hashim also commended the appointment of Ahmadu Kida as the Non-Executive Chairman of the company’s Board, Engr Ahmadu Kida. In a statement...
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Shippers Council’s ports regulation bill gets NASS approval

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council has announced that the Nigerian Port Economic Regulatory Agency Bill has been passed by the National Assembly and is currently awaiting presidential assent from President Bola Tinubu. The Executive Secretary of the NSC, Dr Pius Akutah, stated this on Wednesday while declaring open the 2025 Operational Retreat for middle management staff...
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