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FG to install surveillance devices on the Abuja-Kaduna railway.

Transport Minister Mu’azu Sambo announced the federal government’s decision to introduce 24/7 online surveillance of the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor. He said this strategy will ensure the safety of passengers, employees and property along the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor and other rail corridors. The minister also said that a command center would be set up on the Abuja-Kaduna railway…
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Brands & People

Bigi unveils ‘Bigi For Every Moment.

The Bigi carbonated soft drink produced by Rite Foods Limited, a world-class and proudly-Nigerian company, that revitalises consumers with its 13 variants, has unveiled a new mantra, Bigi for Every Moment’ as the most refreshing brand that suits all occasions. The new…
Market

Manufacturers target 20% sectoral contribution to GDP by 2030.

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) is working towards raising the contribution of the sector to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 20 percent by 2030, representing a giant leap from its current average contribution of about 9 percent. President of…
Banking

Bank Jaiz announced a profit of N6.67 billion.

Jaiz Bank, the Premier Non-Interest Bank in Nigeria has recorded a N.67 billion Profit Before Tax, at the close of its 2022 operation year. The figure, according to the statement by the bank, yesterday, represented a significant increase in Profit Before Tax (PBT) by 52.63% from the N4.37 billion recorded in December 2021. The bank also declared a 29.35% increase in gross earnings, from…
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Aviation

Nigerian Airlines is flying soon - FG

The Federal Government said yesterday that Nigeria Air will soon start flying, having got the aircraft ready and painted in its colours. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa…
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Market

N195/litre is impossible, said the stubborn marketers tell government.

Oil marketers, on Wednesday, said the supply of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, had not yet stabilise and this was why queues were still prevalent in many parts of Nigeria, aside Abuja where it had reduced. Reacting to the statement of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, that fuel queues would clear in one week, the…
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