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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on Tuesday, announced that it had put in place a build, operate and transfer scheme for the rehabilitation of pipelines and depots across the country. It said contracts for the BOT would be awarded to successful investors this year, adding that the move would effectively diversify the mode of

The recent spate of arrests of military personnel, particularly a naval rating, Femi Oyewole, raises fears about the increasing insecurity in the country as more law-enforcement agents are being nabbed for various crimes, SODIQ OJUROUNGBE writes There is great concern among Nigerians and security experts over the repeated iinvolvement of personnel of the Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency on Tuesday disclosed that the beginning of rainfall is expected to be earlier than normal in most parts of the country. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika disclosed this while outlining some of the rainfall predictions at the 2023 Seasonal Climate Prediction event held in Abuja. According to Sirika, the rainfall

The Federal Government has disclosed that it was in talks with investors on how to power Nigeria’s trains with electricity or gas following the astronomical hike in diesel cost. The Managing Director of Nigerian Railway Corporation, Fidet Ohkiria, in an interview with The PUNCH in Abuja, disclosed that NRC was calling on partners who generate

The Federal Government has earmarked the sum of N21.09bn for railway modernisation, rehabilitation and maintenance of ongoing railway projects nationwide. An analysis of the 2023 Appropriation Act by The PUNCH showed that the railway modernisation project under the line item with code ERGP13195543 was allocated the sum of N10bn. Also, rehabilitation of the narrow-gauge track

Ogun State has said no fewer than 2,931 residents selected across the 20 Local Government Areas of Ogun State will have access to the Federal Government’s cash grant under its Government Enterprise Empowerment Programme. A statement said the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajya Sadiya Farouq, disclosed this during the flag-off

Africa’s economic growth will outpace the rest of the world’s economy over the next two years, the African Development Bank Group said in a report. In a report titled, ‘Africa’s macroeconomic performance and outlook’, the continent’s real Gross Domestic Product was projected to average four per cent in 2023 and 2024, higher than projected global

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The Ghana Stock Exchange has approved an extension for financial reports filings to Access Bank Ghana, Ecobank Ghana, and others. The extension was granted following a request by the Ghana Association of Banks on behalf of the listed banks for the filing of 2022 audited financial statements, which was now expected to be extended by

Sterling One Foundation has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme to host financial institutions for a discourse session on the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme to empower youths. In a statement, it disclosed that the event which had over 15 different organisations in attendance focused on ways each of the participating organisations could be a

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday, decried the number of deaths caused by road crashes across the country, stressing that this was becoming alarming. Fashola, who spoke at the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the National Association of Road Transport Owners in Abuja, said a recent report made available to him

Eroton Exploration & Production Company has reported a fire incident at its Oil Mining Licence 18 asset. In a statement by the firm, it said the fire caught the wellhead of the asset located at the Akaso field of the Cawthrone Channel operational area of its OML 18 asset on the evening of Friday. The

The Federal Government is meeting with operators in the midstream and downstream oil sector as part of measures towards developing strategic stock for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, in key locations across the country. It said the national strategic stocks would help in addressing the recurring fuel scarcity in Nigeria, as it also announced

The Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency has outsourced the monitoring of health facilities in Lagos State to eight private organisations. A statement signed by the agency explained that the objective of the outsourcing was to increase the monitoring coverage of health facilities to ensure improved quality of healthcare delivery to the residents of the

The World Health Organisation has expressed worry over the rising number of coronavirus deaths in many countries. According to the WHO, more than 170,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the past eight weeks. Speaking during a media briefing on global health issues monitored by our correspondent on Tuesday, the Director General of the WHO,

Justin Roiland does the voices of both “Rick” and “Morty,” but sources tell Deadline that his exit will not affect the show.

The Telecommunication and Technology Sustainability Working Group has urged the government to harmonise policies governing the telecom sector to enable sustainability. The President, CSR-in-Action, and Lead Consultant for TTSWG, Bekeme Olowola, stated this during the group’s annual end-of-year meeting tagged ‘Sip and Tech’, held recently in Victoria Island, Lagos. He said, “We need to be

The current global economic slowdown would force more workers to accept lower quality and poorly paid jobs, which lack job security and social protection, so accentuating inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, International Labour Organisation has stated in its latest report. The ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 report projected that global employment

Dangote Cement Plc has announced the appointment of Arvind Pathak as the company’s new Chief Executive and Managing Director. The company disclosed in a statement that the new CEO’s tenure begins on March 1, 2023. It stated that Pathak will replace Frenchman Michel Puchercos, who will exit from the firm at the end of February

Arizona’s first Democratic governor in over a decade spent no time proving she was every bit a Democrat by putting the state’s executions on hold — sparing more than 100 murderers on the state’s death row, including a man who kidnapped and brutally killed his girlfriend’s ex-husband. Gov. Katie Hobbs, the victor in a contentious…

Sometimes you are enchanted to meet someone—but you have a blank space when it comes to their name. That's what happened for Zach Gilford, who starred as Taylor Swift's love interest in the "Ours"...

Albion Online , the fantasy sandbox MMORPG developed by Sandbox Interactive, announced the launch of a new server, Albion East, for the Asia-Pacific region today. Along with offering a new beginning in the world of Albion, the new server promises much ...

Jacinda Ardern was officially replaced on Wednesday as New Zealand prime minister, after stunning the country by announcing her abrupt departure from the role last week.

Four migrants busted for shoplifting on Long Island won't be deported after getting busted -- unless they end up getting convicted, sources and experts said.

I’ve just been trying to read an article about what happens if I tamp expresso too hard. I quickly lost interest and gave up. On the occasion that I might have a cup of coffee, presently once a day, it is from a jar of instant Nescafe Gold. It will do for me. Visitors to my house can have the same, or choose between regular Nescafe or decaf. At the moment, there are still a few sachets of instant latte lurking ...