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Afghan women support Taliban as America mourns 9/11 terror victims
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports Educated women in Afghanistan on Saturday marched in support of radical Islamic regime in the country, pledging commitment to the Taliban’s hard-line policies on gender segregation. The march for Taliban support came as thousands of…
FG lays frameworks for innovation in petroleum industry
Sopuruchi Onwuka With the global movement for energy transition driving massive divestment of brownfield and medium value assets by multinational oil firms in Nigeria, government have started laying strong foundation for local technical capacity development to position indigenous companies to…
NNPC alters 44 record with N287 bn profit
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has posted a N287 billion profit after tax for 2020, shattering its business performance record in the past 44 year. The figure is contained in the corporation’s Audited Financial Statements (AFS) published…
CNB goes after forex scammers
Sopuruchi Onwuka Central Bank of Nigeria is rising against abuse of its direct sale of foreign currencies to personal and business travelers, directing all banks enlisted in highly guarded release of scarce foreign exchange in the country to expose customers…
NCDMB sells Bayelsa State electricity
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has become the first government institution in the country to generate and commercialize electricity from its office power plant. The local capacity development agency which has been leading innovative commercial…
Solve problems with enterprise, Wabote charges youths
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has canvassed development and empowerment policies to harness the nation’s large population of youths in solving the nation’s social and economic challenges. Executive Secretary, Engr. Simbi Wabote, stated at a virtual…
The Okonkwos pay last respect to Ezinne Josephine
By Oliver Udeogu It was a celebration of life well spent in Akwu-Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, as late Ezinne Josephine Chinwe Okonkwo, Matriarch of the Okonkwo’s, was laid to rest at the age of 80…
Fuel smuggling: NNPC points at strong lucre pull
Sopuruchi Onwuka The strong pull to make huge and easy profit by selling subsidized Nigerian petrol across neighbouring African countries has made it very difficult to dissuade smugglers from the illegal trade. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) declared to…
Anambra govt pledges credible guber polls
Sopuruchi Onwuka Government of Anambra State has assured citizens and residents of peaceful and credible processes in the upcoming gubernatorial elections scheduled for November this year. Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C. Don Adinuba, declared in a statement…
NNPC, Chevron donate medical equipment to Delta community hospitals
The NNPC/ Chevron Nigeria Limited Joint Venture has donated modern medical equipment worth millions of Naira to the Oporoza and Tsekelewu Cottage hospitals in Egbema-Gbaramatu kingdoms as well as the Government hospital in Ogidigben. The Egbema Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation…
