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The shareholders of Seplat Energy Plc approved the payment of US15 cents dividends at the 10th annual general meeting of the company on Wednesday. The Seplat Energy Board had recommended a special dividend of US 5 cents per share to be paid to shareholders, in addition to the final quarterly dividend of US 2.5 cents

The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, on Wednesday in Benin City said the World Bank has granted a one-year extension for the Nigeria Cares programme. The programme was meant to support micro, small and medium-scale enterprises to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. He stated this at the

PCM has said it will bring together tech industry leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers to discuss the challenges facing the African tech industry and explore new ways to build sustainable business models. The firm said this in a statement on the firm’s 5th anniversary celebration. It said the maiden edition of Africa TechEnt conference themed,

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited needs to roll out massive investments in terms of oil and gas to meet the demand for these commodities, Africa’s richest man and Chairman, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said. He said the national oil firm should invest more because there were many off-takers waiting to off-take the products

The Group Managing Director of Beaconhill Smile, Dr Oluwaseun Akinbobola, has said the survival rate from oral cancer is around 90 per cent if detected early. Akinbobola said there was a need to increase awareness for people to take proactive measures against the disease. The GMD said this when the dental clinic, under the umbrella

The Senate, on Wednesday, indicted the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency  of financial misappropriation and ordered the agency to recover the sum of  $10m it paid as legal and  technical charges without recourse to the Consolidated Revenue Fund. The indictment was a sequel to the reports of 2017 and 2018 of the Auditor General

A Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nurudeen Gafar, has narrated to a Lagos High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square how four men allegedly killed their cousin for a money ritual. The four defendants are Daniel Luka, Isaiah Audu, Wavi David and Ayuba Musa. They were accused of unlawfully killing one Isaiah James, by stabbing him

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has said that the informal trading of unprocessed gold is driving capital flight and job losses in the country. This was according to a statement signed by the ministry’s Head of the Press Department, Mrs Funmi Imuetinyan. The statement revealed that the minister commissioned the Gold

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday trained more than 60 workers from 13 companies in the iron and steel sector as part of efforts to curb building collapse in the state. According to the Director General, Lagos Safety Commission, Lanre Mojol, the training was important to avert future occurrence of building collapse in the state.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says it will provide the necessary support to ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan are integrated into the nation’s universities. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with the Head of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa.

The Dangote Refinery’s operations will not only reduce costs for Nigeria, but it will also ensure petroleum products are readily available and affordable to a considerable extent, writes OKECHUKWU NNODIM Excitement is building among a variety of parties for the upcoming unveiling of the Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals on May 22, 2023. From oil

A sudden outbreak of Tuta Absoluta, a pest that has destroyed tomato farms in five major producing states in the country has led to an astronomic increase in the price of the staple food across the federation. DAMILOLA AINA writes on the impending scarcity, lethargy by the government and solutions proffered by experts Tomato farming

The Lagos State Government has called on concerned parties involved in environmental matters in the state to actively contribute towards the realisation of a peaceful and secure environment that aligns with its vision of a smart city. The call was made by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello, while speaking

As part of efforts to transform the tourism sector, the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has expressed readiness to partner with the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry. While receiving a team from the LCCI, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Mrs Oyinade Nathan-Marsh, said the partnership would further assist the ministry in the

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has struck out a suit filed by the Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, Dr Monday Ubani, challenging the Federal Government on compulsory COVID vaccination for civil servants in 2020. Justice Nicholas Oweibo struck out the matter after Ubani withdrew the case as

Some ad hoc staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos for the 2023 general elections have accused the commission of failing to remunerate them for their services. Some of the staff members, who expressed their displeasures in a phone call with The PUNCH, lamented that had yet to receive their pay weeks

The Federal Economic Council on Wednesday, in Abuja, approved the sum of N129.8bn for various projects in the Ministry of Niger Delta, particularly the mandate of the United Nations Environment Programme on Ogoni cleanup. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this to journalists after the Council’s over seven-hour

International airfares on Nigeria routes to various global destinations have skyrocketed again as the International Air Transport Association’s exchange rate for ticket sales has risen by 37.5 per cent above the official rate. The PUNCH findings confirmed on Wednesday that IATA, the global trade association for world airlines, had approved the sale of flight tickets

The World Bank has disclosed that Nigeria and other metals and mineral resource-rich countries in Sub-Saharan Africa can double revenues from natural resources such as minerals, oil, and gas. In a statement announcing the new Africa’s Resource Future report, the World Bank noted that these countries could achieve double revenue by adopting a better set

Nigeria’s U-17 coach, Nduka Ugbade, is confident that the Golden Eaglets will seal qualification for the U-17 World Cup when they take on Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals of the U-17 African Cup of Nations in Algeria on Thursday (today), The PUNCH reports. The Eaglets are aiming to qualify for the World Cup for a

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has written to the National Assembly seeking approval for a fresh $800m loan from the World Bank. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, read out Buhari’s request to lawmakers on the floor of the Senate.  The President partly wrote, “Please note that the Federal Executive Council approved

EVIDENCE of hunger across the land is mounting in daily lived experiences, and increasingly confirmed by expert reports. The latest indication of the worsening food insecurity and pervasive privation in the country comes from the United Nations World Food Programme that issued an alarming report that 24.8 million Nigerians currently face acute hunger. In response,

Sometime ago, I found myself sleeping in a dark, enclosed space, where I struggled to open my eyes and couldn’t make out anything around me. It must have been why I slept for what felt like an eternity. When I eventually opened my eyes, I found myself in a small hut in a village in

A former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has been arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in connection with an alleged N22bn fraud. EFCC sources familiar with the matter said Mamman, who was a minister under the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), from 2019 to 2021, was arrested and detained at

Fulani pastoralists in the North-East have charged the new board of the North-East Development Commission to upscale assistance to them to expedite the revival of the region’s pre-Boko Haram glory in transhumance, massive cattle production and transborder cattle trade. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had ealier this month, announced the appointment of a