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Managing Director of NIPCO Plc, Mr. Suresh Kumar made this assertion at a joint news briefing with MD NIPCO Gas Ltd , a wholly owned subsidiary of the company ,Mr Nagendra Verma, in Lagos at the weekend, and stressed that gas was fast becoming the preferred energy fuel across  the...

  he served with integrity, was committed to Nigeria's unity VP attends prayer session in Abeokuta for former AGF, ex-ICJ Judge The late former Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Bola Ajibola, SAN, was a role model and a man of uncommon integrity who served Nigeria selflessly, according to Vice...

Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as  Davido, has set an African record on the US iTunes Albums Chart with his new album, ‘Timeless’. The album topped the charts, making history as the first African album to do so in the world’s largest music market. Chart data confirmed this via...

The Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped from 35 to 40 in the latest FIFA world ranking released on Thursday. The ranking published on FIFA’s official website saw the Super Eagles also drop in Africa as they are now sixth on the continent. Guinea-Bissau, who shocked the Eagles on match day...

Federal Government of Nigeria has said the Lagos-Ibadan and Abuja-Kano expressways will be completed by April 30. The Minister of Works and Housing Mr Babatunde Fashola said this at the pre-inspection of the completed Loko-Oweto Bridge in Nasarawa State on Wednesday. “I want to appeal to commuters on that road...

A report titled ‘Global Economic Outlook’ by KPMG, the professional services firm, has indicated that Nigeria’s unemployment rate will rise further to 40.6 per cent in 2023. It said the figure is based on its estimates. “Unemployment is expected to continue to be a major challenge in 2023 due to...

  Aleksander Ceferin was re-elected unopposed for a third term as president of UEFA at a meeting of European football’s governing body in Lisbon on Wednesday. The 55-year-old Slovenian lawyer, first elected in 2016 following the downfall of Frenchman Michel Platini, will remain in the role until 2027. Ceferin’s re-election...

As part of its 5-year strategic development plan, Access Bank, the commercial banking unit of Access Holdings Plc, received $300 million as capital investment from the parent company to further its expansion within Africa, Nigeria, it announced on Tuesday. According to Access Holdings in a statement, “The investment takes the...

  The University of Abuja (UniAbuja) will make business name ownership a criterion for students to graduate, according to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). “Owning a registered business name will soon be a requirement for graduation from the University of Abuja,” CAC tweeted on Tuesday quoting the leadership of UniAbuja....

The Nigerian Communications Commission's Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has recommended that users of the popular messaging app, WhatsApp, set up Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) to avoid falling victim to account takeover by hackers. In an advisory issued on Tuesday, NCC-CSIRT noted that WhatsApp, which is a Meta-owned service, is...