NNPC Plans Initial Public Offer After Declaring First Profit in 44 Years
After declaring first profit in years, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is considering the first Initial Public Offer (IPO) of its shares. The Street Reporters Newspaper recalls that the NNPC after 44 years of operation declared profits in the…
What Awaits COVID-19 Protocols’ Violators at NYSC Camps Revealed
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has pledged the commitment of the Scheme towards the sustenance of strict enforcement of COVID-19 preventive and safety Protocols in order to guarantee seamless and smooth…
Securing Africa’s Recovery from COVID-19: G20 Compact Push For Private Sector Development and Vaccine Manufacturing
Participants of a G20 Compact with Africa meeting have assessed Africa’s progress in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are meeting at a pivotal time in the relationship between Africa and the rest of the world,” said Italian prime minister Mario…
Victor Uwaifo: Legendary Nigerian musician, Professor Is Dead
Legendary Nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, and musical instrument inventor, University lecturer, Prof. Sir Victor Uwaifo is dead. The source said he died after a brief illness.The Sir Victor Uwaifo also fondly called ‘Guitar boy’ had in March 2021 celebrated his…
AMISOM Military Commanders Meet to Plan on Speeding up Operations
Military commanders of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have agreed to accelerate the implementation of joint operations with the Somalia National Army (SNA), enhance electoral security and prepare for AMISOM post 2021. At a two-day meeting in Mogadishu this…
Delta at 30: Okonjo-Iweala, Ovia, Elumelu, Clark Others Receive Awards
Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday said the state had in its three decades of existence been a potpourri of diversity and inclusion, trials and triumphs and growth and stability. He stated this at the Gala and Award…
Multilateral Leaders Taskforce on COVID-19 (MLT) Releases Joint Statement on Scaling COVID-19 Tools
The Multilateral Leaders Taskforce on COVID-19 (MLT) – comprising the heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization – has met with the leaders of the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), Africa…
Gains of NYSC Scheme Supercedes its Pains, Says Varsity Don
A University Don, Dr. Okpe J. Okpe has said the recent calls for the scrapping of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC scheme is unwarranted as the gains of the scheme supercedes the pains. OKpe, a seasoned Researcher who spoke…
NNPC ₦287bn Profit: Kyari Explains Facts behind the Figures
…As Sylva, Board Members Hail Corporation Following the Presidential applause for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on its posting of ₦287bn profit after tax in the 2020 financial year, the Group Managing Director, Mallam Mele Kyari, has given an…
TWG Presents Draft Tripartite Agreement For Voluntary Repatriation Of Nigerian Refugees In Niger, Chad
The Technical Working Group on the repatriation of Nigerian Refugees in Cameroon has presented a Draft Tripartite Agreement for the voluntary repatriation of Nigerian refugees in Niger Republic and Chad to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social…
India Reacts to Terrorist Attack in Mali
India has reacted to terrorist attack on a convoy of the Malian Armed Forces on 19 August 2021 in the Mopti region in Mali that resulted in the killing of fifteen Malian soldiers. The country strongly condemned the attack in…
