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NiMet, unions resolve welfare dispute, avert strike

12.03.2025

The management of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency and its affiliated unions have resolved their welfare-related issues, preventing a planned strike. The Forum Secretary of the Joint Aviation Trade Unions Forum, Nnadi Hector, said that the management of NiMet and its affiliated unions are actively working to resolve existing challenges. Speaking further on the matter, Hector...

Customs train 150 personnel in aviation operations

12.03.2025

The Nigeria Customs Service has begun specialised training for its officers to enhance aviation operations oversight, with a total of 150 personnel expected to undergo the programme. The CEO of Top Brass Aviation Limited, Captain Roland Iyayi, confirmed the development, stating that the first batch of officers had already completed their training, while the second...

Suzuki woos Nigerians with price slash

12.03.2025

Suzuki by CFAO has slashed prices of three cars and bus models in a move to give Nigerians an opportunity to own durable, fuel-efficient Suzuki vehicles at affordable rates. The fast-growing automobile dealership in Nigeria made this known in a statement that the limited-time offer also comes with added benefits designed to maximise customer value...

Start-ups raised $119m in February — Report

12.03.2025

A total of 38 start-ups raised about $119m in funding in February, a new report has indicated. According to the Africa: The Big Deal report published on Tuesday, the number of $100k+ deals announced (38) is lower than the average of the previous 12 months and previous Februarys since 2021. African start-ups had raised $2.2bn...

Group empowers women in leadership, communication

12.03.2025

The Queens Palm Support Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, has hosted a one-day leadership and communication masterclass to equip women with personal and professional growth skills. According to a statement, the event held in Lagos featured top facilitators who provided insights into leadership, corporate survival, and public speaking. The initiative reinforced its commitment to education and...

emPLE offers female-owned businesses free insurance

12.03.2025

To commemorate this year’s International Women’s Day, insurance firm emPLE has offered free one-year coverage to female entrepreneurs. This was revealed on its social media pages, where the company said the move is aimed at providing financial security for businesswomen who play a vital role in sustaining local markets. The 2025 IWD is celebrated under...

Moniepoint shows strength of Nigeria’s fintech space – Minister

12.03.2025

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has hailed Moniepoint as representing the strength and value proposition of the Nigerian tech space. According to Moniepoint on Monday, Tuggar said this when he visited its UK offices during his high-level working visit to the United Kingdom. Formerly known as TeamApt Inc., Moniepoint was founded in Lagos...

‘OPay’s NightGuard saved me from losing my life savings’

12.03.2025

Some customers of financial institution OPay have hailed ‘NightGuard,’ the innovative security feature that the company recently introduced. Describing how it has become an integral part of their everyday life and a trusted security feature for online transactions during the most vulnerable hours of the night, the customers said that they believed that their funds...

Oando emerges preferred bidder for lease of Guaracara refinery

12.03.2025

Oando Plc has stated that its subsidiary, Oando Trading, has been selected as the preferred bidder to lease the refinery assets of Guaracara Refining Company Limited, according to the Minister for Energy of Trinidad and Tobago. Located in Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago, the century-old refinery is central to the country’s oil industry and is being...

Marketers project N800/litre as imported petrol’s cost drops

12.03.2025

The price war in the downstream oil sector intensified on Tuesday as major oil marketers moved to offer a lower price against the gantry loading cost of N825 per litre set by Dangote Petroleum Refinery. This development followed a revelation by marketers that the landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) imported into Nigeria has...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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