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Radda flags-off household survey to support policy implementation. Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State has flagged-off the 2024/2025 General Household Survey (GHS) in the state, and also inaugurated the state consultative committee on statistics.
Air Peace refutes plane crash report — NEWSVERGE
1 day ago · Air Peace has described as false and malicious, a report circulating social media of a purported plane crash involving one of its aircraft in the Western Sahara region. This is contained in a statement signed by the airline’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr Ejike Ndiulo, on Friday in Lagos. According to the statement, the allegation […]
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Yuletide: LASTMA mobilises 2,500 officers for night traffic monitoring. Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to enhance nocturnal traffic monitoring and oversight in strategic areas.
Honda, Nissan in Merger Talks to Form World’s Third-Largest …
1 day ago · Honda and Nissan have officially entered discussions to merge their operations, with Mitsubishi possibly joining the alliance. If the plan, detailed in a memorandum of understanding signed today, materializes, it could position the group as the world’s third-largest automaker by sales volume. The proposed merger follows financial challenges at …
Reps minority caucus commiserates with stampede victims
1 day ago · The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has urged the government, at all levels, to take targeted actions to address poverty and hunger in the country. Minority Leader, Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers), in a statement on Thursday, expressed the caucus’ commiseration with the victims of the stampede that occurred in Abuja, Ibadan, and Okija […]
Climate Change: Nigeria making progress in energy …
Nov 12, 2024 · Climate change activist, and former federal lawmaker, Chief Sam Onuigbo says Nigeria is making progress in meeting its energy transition efforts. Onuigbo, who is participating in the ongoing 29th session of the UN Climate Change Conference, CoP29, said this during a telephone interview with Newsverge on Tuesday. The …
Shettima advocates strong government, media collaboration
Oct 29, 2024 · Vice-President Kashim Shettima has called for a stronger collaboration between government and the media in discharging their shared responsibility for national development. Shettima said this on Tuesday when the leadership of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), paid him a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja He …
NGX market cap sheds N193bn to selloffs — NEWSVERGE
Sep 4, 2024 · The Nigerian stock market, on Wednesday, reversed gains from previous sessions with a loss of N193 billion. Selloffs in Tier-one banking stocks namely, Zenith Bank, Access Corporation, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), among other declined equities were the primary drivers of the market’s relapse. The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation which opened at N55.647 […]
$550m Ubeta upstream gas project kicks off – Presidency
Sep 17, 2024 · The Presidency has announced the take-off of the 550 million US Dollar upstream gas project between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (NNPCL) and TotalEnergies on development of Ubeta field. Special Adviser (SA) to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen disclosed this at an inaugural US-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue, hosted by the US State […]
Diri calls for concrete flood measures — NEWSVERGE
Sep 13, 2024 · Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has urged the Federal Government to take action against the flooding menace in the country by building dams and dredging rivers. He made this call during a meeting with first-class traditional rulers in Bayelsa, held in Yenagoa, the state capital, on Friday. Diri stated that the major river channels had […]