Business

Fidelity Bank empowers 400 students

As part of deliberate efforts to reduce youth unemployment levels in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc in partnership with Gazelle Academy and the Federal Polytechnic, Oko Venture has just concluded an entrepreneurship training programme for 400 students in Anambra State. Organised under the Fidelity Youth Empowerment Academy stream three, the week-long training programme was aimed at […]

Business

Senate approves unbundling NNPC

The Senate on Thursday passed first tranche of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), titled the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) 2017. The bill, which is expected to take care of the governance aspect of the industry, scaled third reading following presentation of report of Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream, Downstream, Oil and Gas). If […]

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FG approves committee to fix new minimum wage

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council chaired by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has approved a 29-member National Minimum Wage Committee to negotiate with labour unions and work out a new minimum wage. Labour Minister, Dr. Chris Ngige announced this at the end of the meeting in Abuja, and said members will be drawn from the Nigerian Governors’ […]

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Hard work makes nations great: Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo: addresses civil servants on the need for hard work Text of a speech delivered by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at a meeting with middle level civil servants in Abuja on Wednesday 24 May on the implementation of Executive Orders So, this morning I want to urge that the future lies in […]

Business

34 firms bid for NNPC digitization project

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday received no fewer than 34 bids submitted by different companies for the digitization of legacy documents in the corporate headquarters. The bid opening exercise was conducted in the full glare of representatives of the bidding companies and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) at the NNPC Towers, Abuja. In […]