No fewer than 5,323,905 passengers passed through Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, between January and December 2021. This shows a 37.23 per cent increase from 2020. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Federal Airports Authority Abuja, Rabiu Yadudu, who was represented by Muktar Muye, Director of Operations of the agency, revealed this to journalists at…
Union Bank of Nigeria has partnered with Wacot Rice Limited to aid the financial inclusion drive of farmers in Kebbi State. In a statement by the bank on Tuesday, the bank said it had partnered with Wacot Rice Limited, a rice processing company, to financially include 6,000 local farmers. It stated that this included the…
In partnership with FirstBank – Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider – Verve International, Africa’s leading payment technology and card business, has launched its third National Consumer promo designed to reward users of FirstBank verve card with exciting gifts and cash prizes to appreciate their patronage and use of the card to carry-out…
The Lagos State Government says it is collaborating with the Lagos Urban Development Initiative (LUDI) to observe the first ever ‘Car Free Day’ in Lagos on Sunday. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, said this in a statement through the Deputy Director, Public Affairs Unit of the Ministry, Bolanle Ogunlola, in Lagos on…
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) says the gas leak at its facility in Bayelsa State has been brought under control. This is contained in a statement by a spokesperson of the company, Domenica Spina, on Friday The company stated that the line had been depressurised and was currently being repaired. Agip said it was…
The Federal Government has announced the arrest of 210 suspects in its efforts to combat crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, gave the figure on Friday in Port-Harcourt after undertaking an aerial assessment of some hotspots along the Right of Way of the Trans-Niger Pipeline. The…
Oil prices fell on Friday amid demand fears fuelled by rising interest rates and a stronger dollar. Brent crude, global oil benchmark, fell 3.10 percent to $87.81 a barrel at 12.37 GMT+1 — first time since January 2022 US West Texas Intermediate also fell over 3 percent to $80.64 a barrel. The development came as…
Phase one of the launch will cover certain parts of Lagos and Nigeria The historic launch is set to provide *consumers and enterprises with innovative 5G applications Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and MTN Nigeria have reached a historic milestone with the successful launch of 5G services. This landmark deal is the result of a fruitful collaboration…
Prudential Zenith Life Insurance Limited (“PZL”) has announced its audited financial results for the year ended 31st December 2021, recording a 75% growth in profit after tax (PAT) of ₦1.13b compared to the ₦646m recorded in the corresponding period in 2020. The results, which was approved by the Board of Directors of Prudential Zenith and…
