The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is currently diversifying its portfolio beyond oil assets due to the impact of the global energy transition. Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, NNPC made this known on Wednesday while speaking at the Gulf Intelligence “Global” UAE Energy Forum
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday, reiterated his administration’s continuous support for the development of the state’s rural areas, in keeping with the solemn promise in his inaugural address, in 2015. Stressing that “the major interest of government should be in the rural areas,”
Black Market Exchange Rate, January 12, 2021 Currencies Buying rate Selling rate % change U.S DOLLAR [USD} ₦468 ₦475 0.00% EURO {EUR} ₦575 ₦582 0.00% BRITISH POUND {GBP} ₦625 ₦635 0.00% CANADAN DOLLAR {CAD} ₦375 ₦385 0.79% SOUTH AFRICAN RAND {ZAR} ₦24 ₦31 0.00% GHANAIAN CEDI {GHS} ₦72 ₦82 0.00% CHINESE YUAN {RMB} ₦60 ₦70 0.00% AUSTRALLIA DOLLAR {AUD} ₦245 ₦293 0.00% WEST AFRICAN CFA FRANC {XOF} ₦0.84 ₦0.87 0.00% CENTRAL AFRICAN CFA FRANC {XAF} ₦0.77 ₦0.78 0.00% UNITED ARAB EMIRATE DIRHAM{AED} ₦140 ₦150 0.00% COVID-19: Schools resume Jan 18 until further directive –PTF Father
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to strengthen his country’s nuclear arsenal as he delivered his closing address to a top ruling party meeting, state television showed Wednesday, days before Joe Biden takes office as US president. Kim is looking to grab the attention of
The National Examinations Council has released the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination results. This was disclosed by the Registrar, Professor Godswill Obioma while speaking at the NECO headquarters in Minna, Niger State. The registrar said four schools in Adamawa State, two in Kaduna State, two in Kastina
The former military governor of Imo and Lagos States, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (Rtd), is reportedly dead A family source who spoke said Kanu died on Wednesday morning. The former military governor is also one of the founders of the pro-democracy organisation, the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). Kanu
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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control says 1270 fresh cases were recorded in Nigeria on Tuesday, January 12. According to the statistics released by the health agency, Lagos recorded 435 cases while the FCT recorded 234 cases. Other states with fresh cases include Oyo-103, Plateau-86, Rivers-71, Enugu-51, Nasarawa-41,
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed another suit challenging the validity of the emergence of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the July 20 primary election. Delivering a ruling, Justice Inyang Ekwo, dismissed the suit filed by
Non-academic unions in universities and the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Tuesday differed on the Federal Government’s N40bn earned allowance for the institutions’ workers. While ASUU President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, in an interview, justified the amount promised lecturers out of the N40bn, non-academic unions described
