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NIWA, NIS strengthen collaboration to curb illegal migration

National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA)

The National Inland Waterways Authority has concluded plans to strengthen collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service to curb illegal migration through the Lagos waterways. The agencies disclosed this on Thursday when the new Comptroller of Immigration Service in charge of…

BRMC organises data journalism training

journalism

Some radio broadcasters in Nigeria have benefitted from data journalism training to improve their productivity on the job. The training organised by the Broadcast Radio Master Class with support from the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development was aimed at…

Neveah raises workers’ salaries by 44%

Indigenous commodities export company, Neveah Limited, has announced a 44 per cent increase in the salaries of its employees to ease the burden of economic hardship in the country. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Ibidapo Lawal, in a statement recently…

FG inaugurates council to attract $575bn gas investments

Gas expansion projects

The Federal Government, on Friday, inaugurated the Governing Council of the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund, which has the target of attracting $575bn investments in the Nigerian gas sector. Late last year, President Bola Tinubu appointed a governing council…

CBN cautions Nigeria, others against debt distress 

Yemi Cardoso

The Central Bank of Nigeria has warned Nigeria and other West African nations regarding trends in borrowing practices. Traditionally, nations often relied on loans from the Paris Club, a group of creditor countries. However, the CBN said it has observed…

Breach of governance codes won’t go unpunished

Dr Rabiu Olowo

The Financial Reporting Council has warned that henceforth, it will hold any accounting professional or company responsible for any breach of its governance codes. This was as it said any professional who goes against the core conduct that is expected…

FG spends N177bn on wage awards in four months

President Bola Tinubu

The Federal Government has spent N177.4bn to offset payment of the wage award promised to civil servants in four months, according to Saturday PUNCH findings. The payment of wage awards to Nigerian workers was one of the deals agreed upon…

Dangote refinery to export two fuel cargoes – Report

Dangote refinery

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has issued tenders to sell two fuel cargoes for export, the first from the newly commissioned refinery, trading sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Nigerians have been eagerly looking forward to the release of…