Redeployments at NPDC aimed at optimizing production – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has clarified the redeployment of 12 management staff of its flagship upstream subsidiary, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), saying it was aimed at repositioning the company to meet it production and reserve targets. Addressing newsmen at the NNPC Towers on Tuesday, the NNPC …

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Kashifu Abdullahi: An IT Czar and his holistic vision for NITDA

By Felix Onajite President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of Mr. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi as the fifth director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has attracted applause from IT stakeholders from far and near. Interestingly, before his appointment, Abdullahi was serving as technical assistant to the immediate-past director-general of the …

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Minister Approves International Status For Asaba Airport

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, Sunday confirmed an international status for the Asaba, Delta State Airport, saying the state government is living up to standards on the required facilities. Sirika, who spoke with journalists after inspecting facilities at the facility said: “We are responsible for civil and aviation transportation and …

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Minimum Wage: FG, Labour Hold Make-or-mar Meeting Wednesday

  After over two months of inaction following July 27, deadlock in negotiation between the Federal Government and Organised Labour over the consequential adjustment arising from the N30, 000 new National Minimum Wage, NMW, the two parties will Wednesday resume what is considered a make-or-mar meeting. Already, there are worried …

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If there is a bank on ground to help the country address geographical gaps in terms of financial inclusion, it is FirstBank’

Adesola Adeduntan is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank of Nigeria Ltd. In this interview with BusinessDay’s Patrick Atuanya & Endurance Okafor, he shares insight on how the commercial bank is driving financial inclusion in Nigeria, especially in the Northern region where exclusion rate is high. With over 31,000 …

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Keystone Bank empowers youths and business start-ups

Fastest growing financial services provider, Keystone Bank Limited, has again demonstrated its commitment towards the empowerment of MSMEs & youths in entrepreneurship by launching a capacity building Masterclass to empower entrepreneurs with the requisite skills for business growth. The maiden edition of the Masterclass tagged ‘Spark Up Your Brand’ held …

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ZENITH BANK OFFERS ZECA EDUCATION LOAN FOR CHILDREN

  Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Zenith Bank Plc, has introduced the Zenith Children’s Account (ZECA) Education Loan to assist parents pay their children/ wards school fees as the new school session begins. The loan offering, which is disbursed directly to the account of the beneficiary’s school, comes at a very …

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