Ecommerce platforms are meeting disruptive and dynamic needs of customers with distribution networks that ensure products are delivered at different locations and doorsteps with ease and speed. A crucial link in the chain is the services of delivery associates/agents who beat huddles to ensure customer expectations are duly met. The …
Read More »Heavy gridlock over multiple accident on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
A multiple accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has resulted in a gridlock. According to available information, the accident, involving about six vehicles, occurred in the early hours of Wednesday. However, no life was lost. The accident, according to eyewitnesses, occurred at about 6:30am. It happened around The PUNCH Newspaper axis, …
Read More »No plan to hike fuel pump price in February – NNPC
There is no plan to hike pump price, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Tuesday. Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr Kennie Obateru, dismissed rumours about an imminent upward review of petrol price. In a chat with The Nation, Dr. Obateru: “NNPC has not increased its ex-depot price. …
Read More »Nigerian govt spends over N50bn monthly on subsidising electricity – Minister
Saleh Mamman, minister of power, says the federal government spends over N50 billion monthly on subsidising electricity so as not to take energy away from the reach of the common man. Receiving members of the Hausa Guild of Actors and Film Producers, otherwise known as Kannywood, on Tuesday, the minister …
Read More »BREAKING: Bandits attack government college in Niger, abduct students
A large number of students, whose exact figure, is yet unknown, have been abducted by armed bandits at Government Science College (GSC) Kagara, in Niger State. The bandits in military uniforms, PRNigeria learnt, stormed the school premises which has close to 1000 students on Tuesday night, overpowered the security guard, …
Read More »ZAMFARA: WE ’RE SATISFIED WITH N12.98bn ALLOCATED TO HEALTH SECTOR FOR 2021 FISCAL YEAR – NMA
The Zamfara State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has said that it is perfectly satisfied with the N12.98 billion allocated to the health sector in the state for 2021 fiscal year by Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle. Addressing newsmen in Gusau, the state capital, the state Vice Chairman of …
Read More »Jumia Nigeria Partners Unilever on New Closeup variant
Jumia Nigeria Partners Unilever on New Closeup variant …. offers Customers free delivery on products Global fast-moving consumer goods manufacturer, Unilever has entered a strategic partnership with Jumia Nigeria to make its latest toothpaste variant, Closeup Triple Fresh Formula, accessible and available to consumers across Nigeria at the best market …
Read More »NEW EFCC BOSS ABDULRASHEED BAWA: A FAIR AND THOROUGH PROFESSIONAL
BY: SUNDAY ADEBAYO It is no longer news that Abdulrasheed Bawa is on his way to becoming the new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFFC as nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari, pending the Senate’s approval. This relatively unknown young man appears to be the perfect match for …
Read More »109m Nigerians to receive COVID vaccine in two years – FG
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says it plans to vaccinate 109 million Nigerians against the coronavirus within the next two years. Faisal Shuaib, NPHCDA executive director, disclosed this at the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing, held on Monday, in Abuja. “We remain in anticipation of …
Read More »I’ll take WTO to greater heights – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
President Muhammadu Buhari, the United States, China and governors on Monday welcomed the announcement of former Finance Minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the new director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). They said in their congratulatory messages to Okonjo-Iweala on Monday that they had no iota of doubt that …
Read More »