By Mufutau Ojo The General Manager of the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, Prof. Sunday Ododo, shed more light on the ongoing restoration project at the theatre, describing the master plan of the edifice as ” massive and futuristic.” Ododo spoke in Abuja on Wednesday, when he paid a courtesy visit on the Managing Director of […]
Month: March 2021
NAF commences airlift of COVID-19 relief materials to West African countries
By Yahaya Isah The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday in Abuja commenced the airlift of COVID-19 medical relief materials donated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to its 14-member nations. The donation is with the support of donor partners like Team Europe, the German Government, UNDP and Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale […]
FG begins installation of 100kWp power plant in Cross River community
By Benson Ezugwu The Federal Government has begun the installation of a 100 Kilowatts Peak (KWP) Isolated Mini Grid at Bolton Hill Community, Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River. The Minister of State for Power, Mr Jeddy Agba, while performing the ground breaking on Wednesday in Obanliku, said the power project was deployed to […]
Over 600,000 COVID-19 vaccine jabs administered in Nigeria – NPHCDA
A total of 638,291 eligible people have taken their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said on Tuesday. In its latest update, the NPHCDA said more people have continued to receive the vaccine jabs across all states of the country and the Federal Capital […]
DPR assures Nigerians of petroleum products availability during Easter
By Solomon Asowata The Department for Petroleum Resources (DPR), has assured Nigerians of adequate supply of petroleum products before, during and after the Easter. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government had declared […]
Buhari puts revenue generation from NLNG at $114bn
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, said the Nigeria Liquefied Petroleum Natural Gas company has generated $114bn revenues for the country. He disclosed this at the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit 2021 Pre-Summit Conference and official inauguration of the Decade of Gas conference in Abuja, adding that the NLNG was contributing one per […]
Nigerians’ appetite for bitcoins grows despite ban
When Nigerian office worker Chigoziri Okeke bought cryptocurrency for the first time in 2016, he was only looking to make an online payment. But the 10 percent gain on his wallet’s balance after a few days fired up the 27-year-old’s interest. Now, the Lagos resident has more than $50,000 worth of different cryptocurrencies. “After my […]
HP launches new laptops made from recycled aluminium
By Stellamaris Ashinze HP Inc. on Monday in Lagos announced new ‘ENVY’ laptops made from recycled aluminium, designed to give people freedom to create and stay connected anywhere. Ifeyinwa Afe, Managing Director, HP Nigeria, said in a statement that the HP ENVYx360 15 and HP ENVY 17 were designed to give people the freedom to create and stay connected […]
FG, states’ debt profile rises to N32.92trn
By Folasade Akpan Nigeria’s total public debt portfolio as at Dec. 31, 2020, stood at N32.92 trillion, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals. It made the revelation in its Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt report for Quarter Four, 2020, obtained from its website on Monday in Abuja. It added that the debt profile was […]
Gas Revolution: Nigeria to fully utilize Gas Resources to uplift economy – Buhari
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will fully utilize the enormous gas resources in the country to uplift the economy and drive industrialization. The president stated this at the virtual Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS) 2021 Pre-Summit Conference and official launch of the Decade of Gas in Abuja on Monday. While setting […]
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