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Wednesday, November 11th, 2020
…Over 2.9 Billion Litres of Petrol Available for Yuletide (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday dismissed mounting insinuation of possible scarcity of petroleum products following ongoing disagreement between the Federal Government and members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) on the implementation of the Integrated Payroll […]
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiatives (EITI), a multi-stakeholder coalition that promotes extractives transparency and accountability in over 50 countries, has commended the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, for honouring his commitment to promote and deepen the culture of transparency and accountability in the Corporation. In […]
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Monday, November 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says results of 215,149 candidates are being withheld over alleged various forms of examination malpractices. The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, made this known at a news conference on Monday in Lagos. Areghan also said that results of candidates from the Chibok […]
Posted by Daniel Jones
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Monday, October 26th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)-The Zimbabwe government believes the launch of the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) will attract the much needed foreign direct investment and reposition the country in the global market. Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube launched the bourse on Friday and said VFEX marks the beginning of a journey towards establishment of an offshore financial […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Friday, October 16th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has refuted reports in a section of the media alleging that it paid bribe to the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and provided funds for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to buy votes in the just concluded Ondo State gubernatorial election. In a press release by […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, October 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Enugu Zonal office of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a former Manager of Onitsha Main market branch, of Heritage Bank, Mrs. Fidel Omeje over alleged stealing of United States ($50,000) Dollars. He was arraigned Friday, before Justice D. A. Onyefulu of Anambra State High Court, […]
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria will increase investment in the refining business and facilitate exponential growth in the nation’s refining capacity. This was the submission of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, at the opening […]
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Kennedy Uzoka, has been announced as a winner of the 2019 Zik Award for Professional Leadership. Uzoka clinched the much-coveted award alongside the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer at the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta. The Zik Leadership awards […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – TIME has named Tony Elumelu, one of Africa’s leading investors and philanthropists, in the 2020 TIME100, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list, now in its seventeenth year, recognises the activism, innovation, and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. Mr Elumelu, who is one […]
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, today announced the appointment of Mrs. Oluwande Muoyo as a Non-Executive Director. Mrs. Muoyo joined the board of FirstBank from FBN Holdings Plc., the parent company of First Bank of Nigeria Limited. Speaking on her appointment, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, CEO, FirstBank […]
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, has said that the absence of a stable fiscal environment is inhibiting the growth of the Nigerian petroleum industry, especially the upstream sector. Mallam Kyari, who stated this while playing host to members of the House of Representatives […]
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Monday, September 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of Nigeria’s biggest finance outfits, Citygate Group, has acquired a parcel of land for its global headquarters in Ikeja area of Lagos State. The Group, with its headquarters in Lagos, started from a one room apartment 14 years ago and now has presence in 13 states and Abuja, with over 400 […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Sunday, September 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to collaborate with the private sector to improve the country’s technology and digital economy. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who gave the assurance during a fireside chat with Facebook’s Vice President on Global Affairs and Communications, former UK Deputy Prime Minister, Sir Nick Clegg. […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Thursday, September 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has recorded an increased trading surplus of ₦20.36billion in July 2020 compared to the ₦2.12billion surplus in June 2020 in its operations. Dr. Kennie Obateru, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the corporation, in a release in Abuja, explained that details of the figures […]
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Monday, September 14th, 2020
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has pledged to support ongoing initiatives by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to provide alternate energy source to Nigerians through aggressive activation of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) refill stations for motorists across the country. Speaking on TVC Business Show, Business Nigeria Live, the Group Managing Director of the Corporation, […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Friday, September 11th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, has graduated 12 successful candidates in the third edition of its Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP). The graduation ceremony held virtually, via the Zoom video conferencing platform on Wednesday, 2 September, 2020. The Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP) is FirstBank’s intensive […]
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s leading financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2020, showing commendable growth across key performance indices as well as increased contribution from its African subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the challenging business and economic environment occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), says the price of petrol has again increased to N151.56 per litre. This was announced in a memo released by the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC) and signed by D.O. Abalaka. It reads: “Please be informed that a new product price adjustment has been […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly elected President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has been sworn-in for another term. The ceremony which was held virtually and broadcast online Tuesday was administered by the Chairperson of the bank’s board of Governors and Ghana’s Finance Minister, Kenneth Ofori-Attah. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Heads […]
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Friday, August 28th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has commenced the sales of foreign exchange to the Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the country. The CBN made this known in a circular signed by Dr Ozoemena Nnaji, Director Trade and Exchange Department, and addressed to authorised dealers and BDC operators on […]
