archiveNovember 2024

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, November 26, urged the Senate to consider and confirm his nomination of the Acting Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, for appointment as substantive COAS. Tinubu’s letter of request was read at plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The president...

  Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has suspended his Senior Special Assistant on Print Media, Mr. Wale Ajetunmobi. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile. According to the statement, Ajetunmobi’s suspension was based on the...

  The Lagos Chamber for Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has said that the reduction of the ex-depot price of petrol by the Dangote refinery reflects the firm’s readiness to meet local demand. On November 24, the Dangote refinery announced a reduction in its ex-depot price of petrol to N970 per...

    The 150,000 barrels per day new Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) complex is set to come on stream by mid-2025. This is according to the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Mele Kyari who spoke to a select group of journalists at...

  The Federal Government has vowed to eliminate malaria following a loss of $1.1bn annually to the health crisis. Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister for Health & Social Welfare made this declaration at the inaugural meeting of the Advisory on Malaria Elimination in Nigeria ( AMEN) held in...

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Tuesday said Port Harcourt refinery has commenced production after a long period of rehabilitation. The NNPC Ltd said the refinery began truck loading of petroleum products on Tuesday 26 November. Olufemi Soneye, the Chief Communications Cfficer of the company disclosed...

  In a move to fast-track Nigeria’s industrialization, the National Economic Council (NEC), has urged state governments to patronize technological innovations developed by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). The Vice President Kashim Shettima stated this during the 146th NEC meeting which he chaired at the Presidential Villa,...

  The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has absolved Ecobank of any liability toward the 167 members of staff of the bank laid off in 2023. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Mike Etaba (APC-Cross River), who ruled on a petition by the claimants on Thursday in Abuja, said that...

Press Secretary to Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, Mr. Christian Aburime has emerged as media man of the year 2024. The award was presented to the Press Secretary in Awka by Anambra Media Excellence Awards, AMEA, at its sixth award ceremony. Presenting the award, the Vice President, Nigeria Union of Journalists,...

Kayode Falowo, Chairman of Greenwich Merchant Bank Limited, has been bestowed with the Sir Henry Fajemirokun Prize for Outstanding Leadership in recognition for actively promoting Nigerian-British bilateral trade. The Award which seeks to celebrate and acknowledge business magnates and industry leaders who are instrumental in driving bilateral trade forward was...