B-NOAS Scheme Has High Mass Employment Potential – NDE Says
Determined to bring succour to the teeming unemployed youths in the country, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has commenced an intensive three months Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (B-NOAS), training for Twenty (20) unemployed persons in Oyo State. Speaking…
Mining Exploration: Alake Solicit Senate Support For More Funding
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has Solicited the support of the Senate for more funding to enhance the ministry’s capacity to conduct a detailed exploration of Nigeria’s vast mineral deposits. Alake made this disclosure at the…
Gas Explosion: Lagos Lawmakers Demand Better Enforcement Of Safety Law
Following a recent gas explosion in the Ajeromi/Ifelodun area of Lagos that resulted in fatalities, the state House of Assembly has called on concerned ministries, departments and agencies of government to step up enforcement of safety laws to protect lives…
Abbey Mortgage Holds Charity Walk to Promote Autism Awareness in Nigeria
Abbey Mortgage Bank, a leading institution in the African Mortgage industry on Saturday, May 4th, 2024 staged a walk to promote autism awareness and emphasize the importance of understanding and supporting individuals with such disorder. This year’s programme themed “Abbey…
Why You Shouldn’t Bid For Jobs Beyond Your Capacity, Delta Government To Contractors
Delta State Government has charged contractors in the state not to bid for any state government’s project that they do not have the capacity to deliver. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Kingsley Emu who handed down the…
Gombe Transmission Line Vandalism: TCN Faults Claims By Jos Disco Over Partial Power Restoration, Allocation
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has described as false claims in media reports on Saturday by the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (Jos DisCo) that it has restored partial power supply to some parts of Gombe and that only 5MW…
FG Launches Gender Strategy, Prioritises Equity In Mining and Steel Sectors
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has unveiled the gender strategy for the Nigerian Mining and Steel sectors, as a pioneering initiative to foster diversity, empowering women and enhancing the overall sustainability of the…
N200bn: Oil Marketers Blame NMDPRA, NNPC Limited For Fuel Scarcity, Reveal Next Line of Action
Amid current scarcity of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, across the country, petroleum marketers have placed the blamed on the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NMDPRA) and Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited). The…
Unity Bank Marks Global Money Week, Engages Students on Financial Literacy
Unity Bank Plc has engaged students from all the geopolitical zones of the federation as it facilitated financial literacy training in 15 schools as part of activities to mark the 2024 Global Money Week. The Financial Literacy Training was held…
Naira to Dollar Rate: BDCs Proffer Solutions To Depreciation
Bureaux De Change Operators (BDCs) under the umbrella of the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), has revealed plans for a unified retail end of the foreign currency market to tackle the recent Naira depreciation. The president…
Customs Area 1 PH Hits N43 Billion Revenue Generation in First Quarter of 2024
By Bon Peters The Nigeria Customs Service Area 1 Command Port Harcourt, Rivers state says the Command has generated and collected the sum of ₦43,625,986,168.40 in the First Quarter of 2024. The figure represented a 23.68 per cent of the…
