Education

Federal Polytechnic Offa matriculates 11,450 Students

The Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara state on Friday matriculated 11,450 Students for the 2022/2023 academic session. The matriculating students, according to the Rector of the institution, Dr. Kadiri Kamoru were admitted for National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) full-time and part-time courses in the Polytechnic. Speaking at the event, the Rector admonished the newly…
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Brands & People

WAACSP Unveils Customer Service Index

THE West Africa Association of Customer Service Professionals the umbrella body for customer service practitioners in the ECOWAS region, has recently unveiled the Nigeria Customer Service Index. According to the association, the initiative involves the launch of a customer…
Brands & People

Royal Foam unveils Aproko Doctor as brand ambassador

Royal Foam Products Nigeria Limited has named health influencer, Chinonso Egemba (Aproko Doctor) as its brand ambassador. A statement by the firm said the partnership with Aproko Doctor was pertinent because his personal philosophy aligned with that of the company. “Aproko…
Economy

Nigeria's debt exceeds revenue by N13 trillion in seven years

Nigeria’s total debt in seven years outweighed the revenue generated by the Federal Government by N13.26tn, The findings were based on data from the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Debt Management Office. The Federal Government recorded revenue of N43.06tn between 2016 and 2022 as the country borrowed N56.32tn within the same period. The debt included borrowing by the Federal Government and…
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Banking

FG records N930bn two-month deficit - CBN

The Federal Government recorded N930.8bn fiscal deficit in January and February 2023 according to the Central Bank of Nigeria. The CBN stated in its monthly economic report for February 2023 that, “The estimated overall fiscal deficit of the FGN expanded in February, due…
Travel & Tourism

Maritime Workers Begin Nationwide Strike On Monday

Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has directed workers to shut down all operations of shipping companies and begin an indefinite nationwide strike from Monday over a lingering dispute with shipping companies concerning the poor pay package and welfare of employees. At a briefing, Thursday, the President-General of MWUN, Prince Adewale Adeyanju, lamented that since 2018 Organised Labour had…
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Transportation

Dano advises Nigerians to consume milk

Arla Foods, maker of Dano Milk has advised Nigerians to ensure a measured consumption of milk on a consistent basis as recommended by health experts. The clarion call was made by the Dano Category Manager — Powder, Dominic Orimogunje, on the occasion of this year’s World…
Economy

Subsidy: NNPC says the price of petrol will come down

The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Thursday, allayed the fear of Nigerians on the rising prices of Premium Motor Spirit, known better as petrol across the country. The NNPC boss said competition among major players in the oil sector would force down the price of petrol as against the upward trends that have caused panic in the…
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