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The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr. Fidet Okhiria, has confirmed ticket racketeering by members of staff in the corporation. He said that the members of staff involved in the ticket racketeering have been sacked, while some with fewer offenses have been demoted. He disclosed this before...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Wednesday said Nigeria will be a net exporter of petroleum products in 2024. NNPCL Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, as well as 14 other ranking Senators. The...

  Nigeria may lose $460 billion due to climate change by 2050 if urgent actions are not taken to curb its adverse effects, the new Agora Policy report has revealed. The report titled, ‘Climate Change and Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria,’ also showed that Nigeria had lost $100 billion to climate...

Pursuant to the unfortunate road traffic crash that occured at Takalafia village, on the Yawuri expressway, Magama Local Government of Niger State on Tuesday 21 November, 2023, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu has again warned drivers of trailers and other haulage vehicles to desist from...

Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting at Maitama, Abuja, today (Wednesday) admitted former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to bail. Emefiele was arraigned before the court on Friday, November 17, on a six-count charge bordering on conferring corrupt advantage...

President Bola Tinubu has said that he deserves to be listed in the Guinness World Records because his past exploits paved the way for his emergence as president. Tinubu said he transformed Lagos State from Zero to Africa’s fifth-largest economy as governor for eight years. Speaking at the 10th German-Nigerian...

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has directed members of the State Executive Council to be prepared for detailed budget defense at the state assembly and ensure draft executive bills are forwarded to the legislature as quickly as possible. Speaking on Tuesday evening at a review session on the 2024...

Luxembourg based Universal Green Energy Access Programme (UGEAP), and Union Bank of Nigeria have formalised the basis for a strategic partnership to catalyse the development of the renewable energy market in Nigeria. This collaboration, marked initially by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aims to drive sustainable energy access for households...

C & I Leasing Plc says it will continue to leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and business acquisition for enhanced growth and development. The Chairman of the company, Dr Samuel Onyishi, said this while addressing shareholders at the company's 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos for the financial...