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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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lauded the Federal Government’s approval of stipends for students of education in public tertiary institutions. Government had on Tuesday announced the payment of N75, 000 and N50, 000 stipends per semester for students pursuing a degree in education and a Nigeria Certificate in Education, respectively. “Undergraduate B.Ed […]
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Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has congratulated veteran journalist, Mr. Martins Oloja, on his appointment as the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian. This was contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists in Akure, yesterday, by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Richard Olatunde, saying that the appointment was earned by […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has begun its second-quarter Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) within Enugu State. The commission called on stakeholders to intensify mobilisation for the success of the registration. Dr Emeka Ononamadu, INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Enugu State, announced this on Thursday at a news conference in Enugu. Ononamadu […]
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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, yesterday, reiterated that his administration had never tampered with the monthly allocations from the Federal Government to the 20 local councils in the state. He said that rather than shortchanging the councils, the state government had been assisting them by augmenting their allocations to enable them to perform their constitutional […]
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Traffic on Oshodi Apapa Expressway. Credit: Jesutomi Akomolafe The intractable and hydra-headed Apapa traffic gridlock, which has defied all solutions so far applied, is undoubtedly a depiction of gross inadequacy of the ports in the city, in comparison to the huge volumes of businesses that rely on them across the country. There are of course […]
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