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Month: January 2018

NMA Kogi urges Health Workers to preserve Safety Precautions

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kogi has advised healthcare practitioners in the state to always observe safety precautions whenever attending to patients. Dr Godwin Tijani, the state Chairman of NMA, gave the advice in an interview with newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday. Tijani also advised the general public to store food items, especially grains, […]

Airport concession: ICRC initiates FAAN, Bi-Courtney settlement

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission has initiated a process to resolve the concession problem between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, Lagos. The Acting Director-General of the ICRC, Chidi Izuwah, during a monitoring visit to the MMA2 and the hotel and conference […]

FIRS generated N4.03tn in 2017 – Fowler

The Federal Inland Revenue Service announced on Monday that it collected a total of N4.03tn in the 2017 fiscal period. The collection, according to a statement issued by the agency, represents 82.38 per cent of the government’s target of N4.89tn for the year. The revenue of N4.03tn is, however, N720bn more than the 2016 total […]

Naira depreciates to 365/dollar, CBN sells $210m

The Central Bank of Nigeria has boosted the inter-bank foreign exchange market with the sum of $210m, to meet customers’ requests in various segments of the market. This came after the naira weakened marginally to 365/dollar at the parallel market on Monday, from 364/dollar on Friday. The local currency had traded at 364/dollar in the […]

FG, NASS political deadlock threatens economic rebound — Report

The Central Bank of Nigeria has fallen victim to a battle between President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly. The Monetary Policy Committee did not meet on Monday and Tuesday, as scheduled, because it lacks a quorum after the Senate refused to approve Buhari’s nominees for the committee. This means the MPC cannot meet, and […]

Lagos Partners NYSC On Entrepreneurship Development

In its bid to reduce unemployment and promote entrepreneurship development, the Lagos State Government is partnering with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to encourage Corps members posted to the State to sharpen their entrepreneurial skills in order to be self-reliant. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who stated this at the opening of the orientation course for […]

Media Firm Slams N200m Suit Against Access Bank over Unlawful Account Freeze

An Abuja based media firm, Image Merchants Promotion Limited and its promoter, Mallam Yushau Shuaib have slammed a N200mn suit against Access Bank Plc over an alleged unlawful freezing of their four different accounts with the bank in the past two years. The bank was dragged before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory […]

JUTH Resident Doctors Demand Removal Of CMD

The controversies and unease between the Association of Resident Doctors (ARDs) of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) and its management came up again when the former staged a protest at the premises of the institution demanding the immediate removal of the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Edmund Banwat, as his four-year tenure has elapsed. The association […]

STERLING BANK LAUDS QUALITY OF NDIC BANK EXAMINATION REPORTS

  Sterling Bank Plc have praised the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) for the quality of their bank examination reports which have contributed to the safety and soundness of the Nigerian banking system. The Management of the bank expressed the opinion during a courtesy call and formal introduction of its new MD/CEO Mr. Abubakar Suleiman […]

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