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Mele Kyari, GMD, NNPC Mele Kyari, the group managing director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),  has allayed fears of fuel scarcity, saying there are 1.7 billion litres of fuel stored and 2.3bn litres coming soon. Kyari’s statement followed recent media reports of a resurgence of queues at petrol stations …

Rescue operations at the site of the 21-storey building collapse. PHOTO: Sylvester Okoruwa Emergency workers have recovered two more bodies from the rubble of the collapsed building in Ikoyi, Lagos. The recovery of more bodies, three days after the building collapsed, takes the death toll to 22, with search and …

ABUJA, NIGERIA – November 1, 2021 – Transcorp Hotels Plc. (the “Company” or the “Group”), (Bloomberg: TRANSCOH:NL; Reuters: TRANSCOHOT.LG), owner of Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Transcorp Hotels Calabar and Aura by Transcorp Hotels, has announced its unaudited Q3 results showing 115 percent growth in revenue year-on-year (YoY) to N14.6 billion and a …

Heritage Bank Plc has launched a robust innovative and advanced digital banking experience, “Octiplus”. Octiplus as a bank-agnostic, all-in-one digital banking application, which grants users access to a bouquet of financial, lifestyle and social networking features with the added convenience of converging card based payments within one application irrespective of …

First Bank of Nigeria Limited created FirstSME Account to add to its SME product family in support of small and medium scale business owners by sustaining and expanding their business. AMAKA IFEAKANDU looks at what the facility offers and how SMEs owners can key in to boost their businesses. There …

Faruk Yahaya, Chief of Army Staff Troops conducting Exercise GOLDEN DAWN Sector 3 have foiled an attempted kidnap and robbery of Most Reverend Augustine Ukwuoma at the Orlu Diocesan Catholic Secretariat, BSC Road, Orlu, Imo State. The army said on Sunday that the troops in response to a distress call …

Tottenham have sacked Nuno Espirito Santo following the dismal 3-0 defeat to a Manchester United team — their fifth league defeat in 10 matches. Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford eased the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer amid speculation over his job, but it has inadvertently condemned …

P+ Measurement Services, Nigeria’s foremost Independent Public Relations measurement and evaluation agency, celebrates its sixth year of effective operation with qualitative offerings for its numerous clients, as it rebrands with a new business logo, website, and office to deepen penetration. The leading company has in the past six years engendered the needed …

Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the nine months ended 30 September 2021, with Gross Earnings rising by 2% from NGN509 billion recorded in the same period in 2020 to NGN519 billion, amidst the persistent challenging macroeconomic environment which was exacerbated by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According …

Scores of people have been trapped under the rubble as a 21-storey building collapsed in Lagos on Monday. The building, under construction, is located on Gerard Road in upscale Ikoyi on Lagos Island. More to come.