NiDCOM, NIPC Synergise on Diaspora Investment Incentives

BusinessInvestingNiDCOM, NIPC Synergise on Diaspora Investment Incentives

PilotnewsMarch 23, 2021

ABUJA — Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has emphasised the need for collaboration with the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) on diaspora investment incentives. This is contained in a statement signed by Gabriel Odu, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NiDCOM on Tuesday in Abuja. Dabiri-Erewa noted that such collaboration “a necessary step toward for national development. She was quoted as speaking at a strategic meeting with the Executive Secretary...

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JobsLabourNewsNon-Teaching Staff Members of Anambra Schools and Colleges Protest over Retirement Age, Salary, As Anambra Lawyers Also Protest Against Insecurity in the State.

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)March 23, 20211

The non-teaching staff members of Anambra state schools and colleges have taken to the street to demand that government extends their age of retirement from 60 years to 65 years and from 35 years in service to 40 years in service, just as it was done for the teaching staff members of schools and colleges. The group also demanded the full implementation of the minimum wage, as well as payment of outstanding allowances and arias....

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Senate Commence Public Hearing On B.Sc and HND Certificates Disparity

EducationJobsNewsSenate Commence Public Hearing On B.Sc and HND Certificates Disparity

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 23, 2021

Senate Committee on tertiary institutions and TETFUND on Monday commenced a two-day public hearing on bills to establish universities in Nigeria. The Committee will also interact with stakeholders on the proposed bill to get rid of discrimination against B.Sc and HND certificates as well. Senator Ahmad Babba Kaita, Chairman of the Committee, in his opening address, said, Senate was committed to the establishment of Universities in Nigeria for the purpose of even and equitable opportunities....

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Fire Guts Katsina Central Market, Goods Worth Millions of Naira Lost

Accidents and SafetyMarketsNewsFire Guts Katsina Central Market, Goods Worth Millions of Naira Lost

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 22, 2021

Governor Bello Masari of Katsina state Monday visited the scene of the fire at Katsina Central Market where some sections of the market were razed with hundreds of shops burnt to ashes and goods worth millions of naira lost. It was learned that the inferno started around 8:30 am at a shop and quickly spread to other parts of the market. Masari of Katsina state, who went round the affected sections to see the extent...

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Ekiti Government Gives Farmers, Herders Extra Weeks for Registration

AgricultureBusinessNewsEkiti Government Gives Farmers, Herders Extra Weeks for Registration

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 21, 2021

Another two weeks of space have been given to farmers and herders in Ekiti state to register under the state government. All farmers and herders in the state have been instructed or risk getting expelled from the state according to a statement issued by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Olabode Adetoyi. The state had conducted a two-week registration of farmers and herders in February but not citizens under the stated categories seized the...

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OverOne Hundred Physically Challenged Persons In Adamawa To Receive Training In Various Skills

JobsNewsWellnessOverOne Hundred Physically Challenged Persons In Adamawa To Receive Training In Various Skills

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 20, 2021

In order to carry physically challenged persons in the scheme of things, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has flagged off the training of one hundred and five physically challenged persons in various skills across the twenty-one local governments in the state. The training programme was organized by the Adamawa State Poverty Alleviation and Wealth Creation Agency, PAWECA in collaboration with the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Development. Declaring open the training programme at the...

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Power Supply: CHRSJ to Lead Community Campaign Against IKEDC

BusinessNewsPowerPower Supply: CHRSJ to Lead Community Campaign Against IKEDC

PilotnewsMarch 18, 2021

A human rights organization, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has concluded arrangement to lead the Lagos and Ogun State Communities on the campaign against the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) over non-restore of electricity back to some communities in the two States for a period of time now. They have also reiterated in the campaign that some offices of the IKEDC would be picketed after the expiration of 21- day ultimatum...

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FG Approves $1.5bn For the Renovation of Port Harcourt Refinery

EconomyNewsNigeriaOil & GasFG Approves $1.5bn For the Renovation of Port Harcourt Refinery

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 18, 2021

On Wednesday, the Federal Executive Council approved the plan by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to rehabilitate the country’s 210,000-barrel-a day Port Harcourt refinery with $1.5bn. The decision was taken at the weekly meeting of the council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, to the state House correspondents at the end of the meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The minister...

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Nigeria Accrued N32.915tn Public Debt in 2020

EconomyNewsNigeriaNigeria Accrued N32.915tn Public Debt in 2020

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 17, 2021

Nigeria’s Total Public Debt rose significantly in 2020 after declining steadily for three years since 2017 according to the national Debt Management Office (DMO). As at last December, the total debt which is a combination of both the federal and state government stock stood at N32.915 trillion. This information was disclosed in a press release published on its website on Tuesday. Nigeria’s Total Public Debt as at December 31, 2020 was N32.915 Trillion. The figures...

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Amid Economic Hardship, CBN Introduces N7 Fee For USSD Transaction

BusinessEconomyNewsAmid Economic Hardship, CBN Introduces N7 Fee For USSD Transaction

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 16, 2021

Despite the country’s growing inflation and unemployment rate, the Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced a flat fee of N6.98 per transaction for every Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) service. This implies that for every time a consumer uses a USSD service, a flat fee of N6.98 will be deducted. In a statement, jointly signed by the apex bank’s acting director of corporate communications Osita Nwanisobi and director of public affairs at the Nigerian Communications...

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