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Group to train over 7,000 livestock breeders

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An agro-allied group, Economic Empowerment of Women and Youth in Livestock Agriculture, is set to train 7,200 livestock breeders by 2027. The coordinator of EEWYLA and founder of Oriyon International Ltd., Amina Momoh-Orimoloye, revealed this in a statement. Momoh-Orimoloye said…

Lagos trains revenue officers in AI-powered tax system

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The Lagos State Government has taken a significant step towards achieving its 2025 revenue goals by training 450 revenue officers on the Lagos Revenue Portal and its Artificial Intelligence Chatbot, Madam Shikini. In a statement obtained by The PUNCH, the…

NIPR dissolves PRCAN executive, orders new elections

Nkechi Ali-Balogun

The Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, on Monday, announced the dissolution of the executive committee of the Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria, previously led by Israel Opayemi. This was disclosed in a statement issued in…

NDPHC vows to recover debts from bilateral customers

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The Niger Delta Power Holding Company has stated that it is making concerted efforts to recover outstanding debts from its bilateral customers. The NDPHC Managing Director, Jennifer Adighije, said this at the company’s 2024 End-of-Year and Award Ceremony held on…

Ardogreen eyes petroleum mining lease by 2025

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Ardogreen Energy Limited has announced plans to secure a Petroleum Mining Lease for the Olua Field under Petroleum Prospecting Licence 203 by the end of the second quarter of 2025. The company, along with its parent firms, Ardova Plc. and…

Harvard alumnus lauds Indimi over inauguration of FPSO

MOHAMMED INDIMI

An Harvard University alumnus and a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Abdullahi Hashim, has lauded the Executive Chairman of Oriental Energy Resources, Dr Muhammadu Indimi, over the successful inauguration of first funded Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel…

FG lifts five-year ban on mining in Zamfara

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The Federal Government has lifted the ban on mining exploration in Zamfara State after more than five years of security restrictions. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, who disclosed this in Abuja, said the decision was informed…

Net forex inflow fell to $14bn in Q3 – CBN

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The net foreign exchange inflow to the Nigerian economy in the third quarter of the year decreased by 2.97 per cent to $14.46bn from $14.89bn in the preceding quarter. This was released by the Central Bank of Nigeria in its…

10 ministries get over N1tn each in 2025 budget

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No fewer than 10 federal ministries and agencies under their purview got over N1tn each as appropriation in the 2025 budget, The PUNCH analysis has shown. A breakdown of the proposed allocation, contained in the 2025 Appropriation Bill presented to…

How Nigerian banks exploit contract staff

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In this piece, HENRY FALAIYE highlights the exploitative conditions faced by contract staff in Nigerian banks who endure low wages, job insecurity, and exclusion from essential benefits such as health insurance and pensions. Behind Nigeria’s thriving banking sector lies a…