Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, declared that his faith in a better Nigeria remains unshakable. He insisted that the country would not be destroyed by the myriads of challenges confronting it. He disclosed this during the opening of Abeokuta Window on America held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital. […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, declared support for the 2023 presidential bid of the National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, when he inaugurated the SouthWest Agenda 2023 in Lagos. Tinubu, who celebrated his 69th birthday in March 2021 and command an arguably large following of political loyalists, has been reported to […]
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Flight passengers while waiting for flight. Credit: Ina Fassbender / AFP The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported that air travelers are increasingly frustrated with the COVID-19 travel restrictions. A new survey commissioned by IATA, involving 4,700 respondents across 11 markets in September, demonstrated confidence that the risks of COVID-19 could be effectively managed […]
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The management of Mysp Pharmaceutical Nigeria Ltd (Mysp Pharma) is strongly devoted to catapulting the company into a prime player in the pharmaceutical sector in terms of quality and distribution. In order to achieve this, the company has activated a restructuring process to ensure that its products reach all parts of the country. As part […]
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Globacom Globacom has signed a multi-year, multi-Gbps wholesale capacity contract with Eutelsat Communications, which will enable the firm to extend its coverage beyond the reach of its terrestrial infrastructure, leveraging the Eutelsat Konnect satellite. Signed in the presence of the French President, Emmanuel Macron, in Paris, France, the service will be used to deliver high-speed […]
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The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) says it has increased its domestic postage rate from N50 to N250 for effective service delivery in the country. Mr Friday Aba, the Zonal Manager, NIPOST, Enugu, disclosed this on Friday at a customer forum in the state to commemorate the “World Post Day” celebrated annually on Oct. 9. Aba […]
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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio is seen at the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government 54th Ordinary Session in Abuja, Nigeria December 22, 2018. Reuters /Afolabi Sotunde Sierra Leone’s president on Friday signed a bill abolishing the death penalty, declaring the West African country had “exorcised horrors of a cruel past” after […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received the certificate of incorporation of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, saying Nigeria expects nothing less from the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, and the Chief Finance Officer than a global national corporation that the nation deserves. Under the recently signed Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), the Nigerian […]
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National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, says the proponents of the legalisation of Cannabis Sativa cannot have what they desire. He spoke at the 2021 Ulefunta annual public lecture organised by the Deji Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, in Akure. In a statement by the agency’s Director Media and Advocacy, […]
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The Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, has approved the appointment of three new port managers. Bello-Koko, in a statement on Friday in Lagos, said that the appointments were made in a bid to rejig port operational efficiency and in the quest to become the maritime hub in Africa, […]
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