By Nana Musa The Managing Director of BUA Cement, Alhaji Yusuf Binji gave four winners MG-5 saloon cars and one million naira each to eight winners in the raffle draw, urged them to keep the vehicle branded for one month. Four participants wins an MG-5 saloon car, with eight others winning N1million each in a ”#Win With The King Promo Raffle Draw” conducted by BUA Cement on Friday in Abuja. The Managing Director of BUA Cement, Alhaji Yusuf Binji, while presenting the cash and documents of the cars, urged them to ensure to keep them branded for one month. Binji,…
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Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, (NDIC), Bello Hassan, has said that the desire to strengthen Nigeria’s banks through prudential thresholds and other regulatory instruments, calls for collaboration with all relevant stakeholders in the Nigerian financial system. The NDIC Managing Director/Chief Executive said this recently when he addressed the the 20th edition of the NDIC Workshop for Business Editors and members of the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN). The Managing Director said it was gratifying that for two decades, the collaboration between the Corporation and the media through this platform had not only been sustained, but…
….As Kano Emir, Sambajo Extols Dangote’s Virtues Director General of the Kano Chamber of Commerce Industries Mines and Agriculture (KACCIMA), Tijani Aliyu Abdu Danzabuwa, has harped on the necessity to rally round Africa’s top philanthropist, Aliko Dangote, to expedite economic growth and development of the Continent. Mr. Danzabuwa, who was speaking at the Kano Trade Fair said with a staggering endowment fund for philanthropy and business portfolios across Africa, Mr. Dangote was central to the rapid industrialization of the Continent. He was also optimistic that the Dangote Refinery would be a major game changer, especially in earning for Nigeria Foreign…
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Amb.Gabriel Tanimu Aduda It was an eventful 36th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting (ONOMM) convened on November 30, 2023, where significant strides were made towards maintaining a stable and balanced oil market. This was contained in a statement signed by Oluwakemi Ogunmakinwa (Mrs.), Deputy-Director, Press and Public Relations on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Ambassador Gabriel Aduda.. Nigeria’s Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, became OPEC Governor of Nigeria, who assumed the role of Alternate Chairman for the OPEC Board of Governors for the year 2024. Am. Gabriel Aduda is the current…
By Nana Musa The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) said its numerous skills acquisition programmes developed over the years had significantly contributed to the reduction of unemployment, poverty and youth restiveness in the country. Its Director-General/Chief Executive, Dr Afiz Ogun, said this at the graduation ceremony of 165 participants of the fun in collaboration with the Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc skills empowerment programme in Abuja on Thursday. Ogun, who was represented by the Director of Technical, Vocational Skills Training and Development Department, Mr James Abimbola, said that the programmes were also facilitating the diversification of the Nigeria economy. He said that…
By Miriam Humbe Contempt proceedings to commit the Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, Dr. Halilu Ahmad Shaba to jail have begun following the Agency’s disobedience to Court order made against it. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the President, FCT Gbagyi Youth Association, Nuhu Dodondawa Auta. It would be recall that a certain peasant farmer in the community of Piwoyi village, along Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Road, Abuja Mr. Yohanna Nyibiro Bawa through his lawyer Mr. James Egah Ndeye, issued a Writ of Summons against the National Space Research and Development Agency,…
The National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) on Tuesday, held a sensitization workshop for its Directorate Staff on SERVICOM, aligning with the Federal Government’s Service Charter. Director General of NEMA, Mustapha Habib Ahmed emphasized the significance of the workshop. Ahmed described the NEMA SERVICOM Service Charter as a crucial document outlining the organization’s commitment to delivering efficient emergency management services. The DG highlighted the workshop’s role in enhancing the Directorate cadre’s awareness and understanding of the Charter, ultimately strengthening their ability to provide dedicated and professional services during emergencies. The National Coordinator of SERVICOM, Nnenna Akajemeli further enlightened participants on the…
The Kano Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture, KACCIMA, has said it is making plans to name a proposed Trade and Convention centre after the President/CE, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote He said: “The new Council of KACCIMA plans to name the centre, Aliko Dangote Trade and Convention Centre after its completion in three years’ time”. The President of KACCIMA, Garba Imam, made the pronouncement in Kano on the sideline of the ongoing 44th Kano International Trade Fair edition themed, ‘Economic Diversification, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development’. Dangote Industries, DIL, is a major sponsor of the 2023 fair. Imam told…
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo (centre), in a group photograph with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Nigeria H.E. Moha Ou Ali Tagma and other members of the delegation during the visit The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project, which is constructed to link the European market, is expected to be operational in 2024. Minister of State Petroleum Resources, RT. Honourable Ekperikpe Ekpo revealed this on Monday when he received in his office, a delegation of Moroccan envoys led by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Nigeria, H.E Moha Ou Ali Tagma.…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, through it’s Central Forecast Office (CFO), on Monday explained the recent rainfall witnessed in the northern part of the country especially in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th November, 2023. The Agency observed from it’s social media handles, that this took the public by surprise as it is expected that at this time of the year the north should be transiting or have transited into harmattan season, which is characterized by dust, cold and winds. The NiMet CFO disclosed that observation indicated an opening that linked mid-latitude Trough…
*Solicits UNICEF’s Support By Miriam Humbe Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), Mustapha Habib Ahmed on Monday, led other stakeholders to launch the National Contingency Plan for Nigeria commencing 2023- 2025. In his keynote address, the Director General said that the occasion marked a significant milestone in our collective efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of our nation and its people in the face of potential natural and human induced emergencies and disasters. Ahmed said the importance of a National Contingency Plan cannot be overstated as Nigeria has experienced quite a number of human and natural…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has alerted that it received credible intelligence that the customary seasonal sales at deep discount on a specific Friday, otherwise known as “Black Friday”, may witness an increase of fake online stores by 135%, including scams, misrepresentation and other exploitative conduct. FCCPC’s Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer, Barr. Babatunde Irukera said this in a statement signed on Thursday. The FCCPC said this information was corroborated by publicly available reports such as Netcraft. The Commission therefore advised consumers to be vigilant and discerning in this period and to demand and insist on…