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As entries closed for this year’s Maltina Teacher of the Year, organizers of the initiative, Nigerian Breweries Plc, has said the edition attracted entries from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Corporate Affairs Adviser, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr. Kufre Ekanem, who disclosed this last week as...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday urged commercial banks to lower their interest rates to enable farmers access loans for improved agricultural production. Obasanjo made the call at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Niger State Investment Summit held at the Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi Conference Centre, Minna. According to...

The 2017 Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show produced the first set of semi-finalists last weekend. Anita Alabi of Gloryland Secondary School, Igarra, Edo State and Henry Famuyiwa of Model Secondary School, Alagbaka, Akure, Ondo State triumphed over their counterparts to proceed to the semi-finals in the Junior category...

Two sets of alternative financing agreements on Joint Venture (JV) projects to boost reserves and production in line with government's aspiration were executed in London on Monday," said a statement by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Abuja. "The two projects are expected to generate incremental revenues of about...

The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, on Friday charged telecom operators and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to stop call masking and investigate its origin. According to a statement issued in Abuja by the Deputy Director, Press in the Ministry, Mr Henshaw Ogbuke Shittu gave the advice at a...

Miss. Katherine Eta who was sponsored by Zenith Bank Plc emerged the third place winner in the keenly contested 2017 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC) held in Disneyland, California, USA. The 16-year old SS3 student, of Childville School, Ogudu, Lagos, represented Nigeria in the annual competition which is a...

From $78million loss the preceding year, the African operations of Indian telecommunications giant, Bharti Airtel, has fetched it about $52 million profit in first quarter of the current operation year. The rise in profit has been helped by the growth in data customers and consumption. According to Economic Times Telecoms...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased by 1.2 basis points to 54.1 index points in July from 52.9 index points recorded in June. According to CBN, the increase in Manufacturing PMI, indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector for the fourth consecutive month....

The Federal Government has said it relies heavily on the Dangote refinery to fulfil its promise to Nigerians to end fuel importation by December 2019. To this end, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, who visited the Dangote oil Refinery site at Lekki Free Trade Zone,...

Oil price hit a two-month high on Monday lifted by a tightening US crude market and the threat of sanctions against OPEC-member Venezuela. Brent crude futures were 52.90 dollars per barrel earlier in the day, their highest since May 25. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures were up 16 cents...