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The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has visited the president of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, ahead of the unveiling of the company’s refinery in Lagos State. Sule revealed this in a post on his Facebook page on Sunday. The unveiling of the refinery will be performed by the president,...

The Lagos State Government has given Point of Sale Machines for free to 1,500 unemployed youths in the state. In a statement shared on the state’s Facebook page on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Yetunde Arobieke revealed this during the distribution of the digital machines at the...

Polaris, one of the banks in Nigeria, has confiscated the money lodged by a customer, after declaring him dead. The customer, simply identified as Avogroovy on Twitter, alleged that Polaris Bank placed a Post No Debit (PND) on his account. He said Polaris Bank has frustrated his efforts to access...

By Paul Williams  The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamara has called for the total banning of all foreign goods that Nigeria can produce locally to protect local inventions in the country. Briefing State House Correspondents at the Ministerial Media Briefing organized by the Presidential Communications on...

By Nicole Augustine President Muhammadu Buhari administration, barely a few weeks from exiting office, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N605 million as a consultancy fee for the supervision of the concession of the Dandikowa 40 megawatts hydropower project. The memo which came up for deliberations at the extraordinary...

The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is delighted to celebrate the momentous achievement of Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of Dangote Refinery, for investing in the development of the largest refinery in Africa. The Dangote Refinery, located in the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos State, is set...

By Douglas Blessing  Rivers State government through the office of the Attorney General of the state has assumed prosecution of trial against a former Anambra governorship aspirant, Walter Ubaka Okeke over alleged stealing of oil drilling pipes and many heavy duty equipment worth over N800million in the state.  The former...

By Palma Ileye Federal Government through the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, MMSD, has launched the Barite Processing Plant in Ugaga Community of Yala LGA, Cross River State where the natural resource was found in vast quantities while saying that it will ensure the development of downstream Barite Mining...

By Kayode Abdulazeez, Ilorin The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has between January and March, 2023 generated the sum of N3,566,997,587.12. The command also seized some prohibited items, including 451 bags of foreign rice during the period. The new Customs Area Controller for Kwara Command, Comptroller Kehinde...

By Palma Ileye Director General, Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, MCO, Engr. Obadiah Simon Nkom has been recognized as the Most Outstanding Director General in the Mining Sector by the NUJ-FRCN Abuja Operations Chapel. In a press release issued yesterday by Folasade Fatoke, Head Press, MCO, Nkom was awarded, during NUJ...