The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has gone into partnership with the United States Agency International Development (USAID) to promote gender equality as well as women empowerment for career development. It stated this as the 2022 DISCO for Women Conference ...
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FEMA, NIMASA Donate Medical Equipment To Asokoro District Hospital
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in collaboration with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency,(NIMASA), has donated medical equipment to the Asokoro District Hospital in the territory. The equipment donated to the hospital includes five drip stands, ...
Read More »That Curious Proposal By State Governors – EDITORIAL
In an unprecedented policy recommendation, governors of the 36 states of the federation, reportedly, advised the federal government to offer federal civil servants who are above 50 years a one-off service exit package. In their opinion, this will form part ...
Read More »CBN Releases $265m To Airlines Over Repatriation Challenges
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday, released $265m to airlines operating in the country, to settle outstanding ticket sales to check a brewing crisis in the country’s aviation sector. A breakdown of the figure indicated that $230m was released ...
Read More »Collation Of 2023 Elections Will Be Transparent – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday said it would punish political parties found to be violating electoral timelines as well as provisions of the new Electoral Act 2022 (as amended) especially during the 2023 elections The commission also maintained ...
Read More »Peter Obi Now National Project, Says Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has said the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is no longer an ‘Igbo project’. The National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Chief Alex Ogbonnia, said the Igbo had ...
Read More »MTN Kicks Off 5G Pilot In Nigeria, Targets Commercial Launch In Seven Cities
Yesterday, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc kicked off an open Fifth-Generation (5G) pilot in the lead-up to its highly anticipated commercial launch. The company, which intends to launch 5G services in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri and Maiduguri, is ...
Read More »Idle Refineries Workers Earn N136b Amid $3b Upgrade Cost
…Community leaders lament local content violation, N2m bribe per job slot …NNPC silent as stakeholders raise concerns over profitability, refinery project Despite being shut down, there are indications that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) may have left over ...
Read More »Licence Revocation: Niger, Cross River Stations Shut Down
Following the expiration of the deadline issued by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to revoke and shut down the operations of 53 broadcast stations in the country for failing to renew their licences, LEADERSHIP Friday has gathered that Niger and ...
Read More »Atiku seeks Wike’s Support, Obasanjo Pushes Obi’s Agenda
The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in London as part of efforts to resolve the crisis with the governor. The PUNCH gathered that Atiku pleaded with ...
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