The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has unveiled another uniform. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, unveiled the additional uniform for the Corps, Friday in Abuja. Speaking during the unveiling, Aregbesola said the corps has not changed its ...
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MALTINA SCHOOL GAMES: Akwa Ibom State Tops Second In The National Finals
…To Represent Nigeria in France and China Akwa Ibom State flew high in the just concluded National finals of the Maltina School Games competition in Abuja by clinching second position in the competition. The young athletes who had participated in ...
Read More »Ghana Bans Transactions In Foreign Currencies To Protect Cedi
The Ghanaian government has banned spending and transaction of businesses in U.S dollars, Pounds, and other foreign currencies in the country. In a public statement on Thursday, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) warned citizens and companies to stop transacting business, ...
Read More »NNPC Pays Mobil, Chevron, 3 Others Over $3.68bn Debt
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has paid over $3.68 billion in cash call debt to five oil companies as part of its total debt to its joint venture partners put at around $4.689 billion. Recall that in January, the ...
Read More »National Assembly Fights Malami Back, Appeals Electoral Act Judgment
The National Assembly has begun moves to thwart the actions of some members of the federal executive who are bent on removing Section 84(12) from the Electoral Act 2022. The PUNCH on Thursday gathered that the nation’s apex legislature had ...
Read More »US Senate Confirms Ketanji Jackson, First Black Woman As Supreme Court Justice
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to be elevated to the Supreme Court when the Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick. The final vote was 53-47, with all 50 Democratic caucus members supporting Jackson, ...
Read More »A’Ibom Special Duties Commissioner Inspects Attah Int’l Airport
By Nse-Abasi Odiong Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Special Duties and Ibom Deep Seaport, Dr. Bassey Okon on Wednesday embarked on an inspection tour to the Victor Attah International Airport. Dr. Okon was conducted round various ongoing project sites at ...
Read More »Increased Funding for Infrastructure: Energy Chamber Delegation Visits Dakar Refinery
A delegation from the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org), the voice of the African energy sector, visited Société Africaine de Raffinage (SAR)’s crude oil refinery in Dakar to observe developments underway aimed at modernizing the facility and to understand the ...
Read More »FG Approves 12 New Private Varsities
The Federal executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved the establishment of 12 new private universities in Kano, Niger, Gombe, Sokoto, Delta, Abia and Anambra states as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, ...
Read More »2023: Estimated 90m to Vote In 2023 General Elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that an estimated 90 million people would vote in the 2023 general election. The commission also hinted that “the 2023 general election will involve about one million election officials, including regular and ...
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