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At least 60 people have died after the Arbat Dam in Sudan’s Red Sea state burst, unleashing a torrent of water that has devastated the region. The dam, which holds 25 million cubic meters of water, collapsed under the pressure of heavy rainfall, compounding the already dire situation in the war-torn country. Search operations are […]
The bureau in its Transport Fare Watch Report for July said domestic air fare rose by 25 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to ₦98,561.74 in July 2024 from ₦78.775.74 in July 2023. NBS said: “In air travel, the average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey was N98,561.74 in July 2024, showing an […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has successfully shipped Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cargoes to Japan and China on a Delivered Ex-Ship (DES) basis. According to a statement issued by the Chief Corporate Communications officer NNPC LTD Femi Soneye, the historic shipment marks an expansion of NNPC Ltd’s global market footprint and reinforces […]
The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), in collaboration with Upticomm Marketing Company, has officially opened a call for volunteers to join the planning team for the highly anticipated 9th Lagos Digital Public Relations Summit, themed “Nurturing Authentic Connections in Digital Ecosystems”. The Summit, which will take place on Wednesday […]
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ekiti State Government as part of measures to ensure a takeoff of the newly established Ekiti State Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport in Ado-Ekiti. The MOU which was signed at the agency’s headquarters annex, Murtala Mohammed airport, Lagos, over the weekend […]
Nigeria’s federal government at the weekend moved to reduce the scourge of malaria in Nigeria, with the choice of Africa’s richest person, Aliko Dangote, astute businessman, Femi Otedola and renowned banker, Tony Elumelu to lead the fresh efforts to eliminate the menace. Speaking at the inauguration of the team in Abuja, the Minister of State […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecom operators have urged the 36 state governments of the federation to review their current policies to facilitate the fast rollout of broadband infrastructure across the country. The regulator and the operators under the aegis of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) made the call during a […]
– As NDLEA intercepts N2.2billion codeine bottles at Lagos port; smashes 5-member ladies drug trafficking gang, arrests 2 others for online sales of drug laced cookies, cakes in Edo. An Onitsha, Anambra state based-businessman, Ibeanusi Solomon Nosike, has excreted 68 wraps of cocaine after 12 days of excretion observation following his arrest at the local […]
Education Minister Tahir Mamman says underage candidates will no longer be allowed to sit for secondary school leaving examinations. The minister stated this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. He said the Federal Government has instructed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) which administers the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National […]
The Corporate Affairs Managers Committee of the Nigerian Insurers Association (CAMCONIA), the elite body of Brand, Marketing and Corporate Communications professionals in the Nigerian insurance industry has concluded its highly successful annual retreat held at Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The retreat brought together over thirty Marketing Communications, Digital Marketing and Public Relations experts in […]