Economy
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Tinubu lauds renewable energy expert, AbdulRazaq, on Global Sustainability Award
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated a renewable energy expert, Mr Ridwan AbdulRazaq, on winning the 2024 Prince’s Trust Global Sustainability Award. Abdulrazaq won the award at the Prince’s Trust and TK Maxx and Home sense Awards in London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane which was sponsored by Octopus Energy. The President’s…
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EXCLUSIVE: Senate probe in limbo as documents show ways and means was N7.5trn — NOT N30trn — under Buhari
Ways and means advances by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari amounted to N7.5 trillion as at December 2022, according to official documents seen by TheCable. This is significantly lower than the N30 trillion reported by the Senate Joint Committee on Banking, finance,…
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Cholera outbreak As FG Warns Nigerians Against Locally Prepared Zobo and Fura
The Federal Government has called on Nigerians to avoid locally made drinks such as kunu, zobo and fura to prevent cholera disease. It also urged the public to be more vigilant and to imbibe good sanitation and hygiene practices at home and in their workplace. The Minister of State for…
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General Lagbaja promises timely resolution of insecurity issues
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, assured Nigerians that the Nigerian Army Headquarters is committed to resolving all security issues in the country promptly. This, Lagbaja said, would be done in a way that would be favourable to the country and citizens. Nigeria is faced with many…
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NANS to Federal Government;protect Dangote Refinery from saboteurs
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the federal government to protect Dangote Refinery from saboteurs. The student association in a statement by its Senate president, Akinteye Babatunde Afeez noted that it is imperative to shield the firm from economic saboteurs because the refinery’s successful operation is crucial to energy…
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Minister meets Dispersed doctors, vows better environment
The Federal Government said it is focusing on creating a conducive environment where healthcare professionals can thrive, innovate, and make a lasting impact. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa, said this at a meeting with the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas in California.…
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Nigerian govt gives 42,000 metric tonnes of food items to Kano
The Federal Government on Monday, presented 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted food commodities to the Kano Government for distribution to vulnerable persons in the state. The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Hajiya Zubaida Umar, presented the items to Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf in Kano. Umar, represented by Dr…
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[ICYMI] Domestic prices plummeted due to a prohibition on cooking gas exports
The Federal Government’s ban on the export of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly called cooking gas, has led to a crash in the cost of the commodity from about N1,500 per kilogram to around N900/kg, LPG dealers stated on Wednesday. Cooking gas dealers under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of…
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Femi Otedola tackles Jim Ovia, exposes ‘fraudulent transactions’ in Zenith Bank account
The face-off between Femi Otedola, billionaire businessman, and Jim Ovia, chairman of Zenith Bank, over an alleged multibillion naira fraud has taken a turn for the worse, TheCable understands. Otedola had accused Zenith Bank of unlawfully using the account of his company, Seaforce Shipping Limited, to trade in 2011 without…
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Nasarawa NLC, TUC join nationwide strike
Organized Labour in Nasarawa State has complied with the ongoing nation wide strike as directed by the national headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress. Speaking with newsmen in Lafia on Monday, the NLC chairman in the state, Ismaila Okoh, said all the affiliates of the union…