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The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has announced plans to validate its National Occupational Standards for the conversion and maintenance of electric vehicles and Compressed Natural Gas vehicles. The Director-General of NADDC, Joseph Osanipin disclosed this during the validation workshop exercise for the draft of the national standards for auto gas vehicles in […]
China’s export and import growth in the January-February period beat forecasts, suggesting global trade is turning a corner in an encouraging signal for policy makers as they try to shore up a stuttering economic recovery. China’s improved export data joins those of South Korea, Germany and Taiwan, who all saw their shipments top expectations over […]
The price of garri, a popular staple food in Nigeria has surged by 108 percent in three months, hitting a record high as cassava production shrinks. Survey across major markets shows that the average price of a 50kg bag of yellow garri surged by 108 percent from an average of N18,000 in December 2023 to N37,500 in March 2024. A 4-litre […]
The Federal Government has declared that it would withdraw the operating licences of power distribution companies that were intentionally not supplying electricity to consumers across the country, leading to widespread blackouts in Nigeria. It stated that despite efforts by the Federal Ministry of Power and electricity generating companies, some Discos were not distributing the power […]
Lagos State Government has signed a strategic agreement with Niger State, a sub national entity with the largest agricultural farmland in the country towards enhancing food production and security. Governors of the two States signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Lagos on Wednesday for a cooperation geared towards exploring their comparative advantages in order […]
The Police Command in Jigawa says suspected robbers killed three persons in Birninkudu Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations (PPRO), DSP Lawan Shiisu, on Wednesday in Dutse. He said: “Yestarday (Tuesday), at about 8:00 p.m., information received from Iggi village that three gunmen were sighted on […]
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, stated on Wednesday that the insecurity level in the country has reduced drastically since President Bola Tinubu took office on May 29, 2023. Akpabio made this statement while contributing to a debate on a motion regarding the recent killings in Benue State. He noted that while the latest attack was […]
The daughter of Dr Herbert Wigwe, the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Tochi Wigwe, gave an emotional tribute to her father on Wednesday night. Tochi, along with several other friends and relatives, shared their condolences for the 57-year-old during the Night of Tributes at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The funeral rites for […]
It listed the timeline for the closure, asking users to take needed action. “Users are encouraged to withdraw NGN, trade their NGN assets, or convert NGN into crypto prior to the discontinuation of these NGN services,” Binance said in a statement. “From 2024-03-08 08:00 (UTC), any remaining NGN balances in users’ Binance accounts will be […]
African Development Bank (AfDB) chief Akinwumi Adesina says the future of the Nigerian youths does not lie in Europe, North America or anywhere else but in the West African country, here in the continent of Africa. The former Nigerian Minister of Agriculture stated this when he bagged the prestigious 2023 Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership […]
