Peter Ikenga
21 May 2024
Transcorp Energy grew its profit from N90.3 billion in 2022 to N142 billion in 2023, representing a 57 per cent increase.
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged the Chinese government to increase the two-billion-dollar currency swap between Nigeria and China to enhance trade between the two countries. He also called for an upward review of the 50 billion-dollar aid package for Africa, which China’s President Xi Jinping announced last year. China and Nigeria recently renewed their…
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Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River has signed into law two bills establishing a University of Education and Entrepreneurship in Akamkpa and College of Agriculture in Obubra. The laws titled, “Cross River University of Education and Entrepreneurship Law 2024 and Cross River College of Agriculture Law 2024,” were signed during the State Executive Council meeting…
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Gov. Alex Otti of Abia on Thursday, said the Abia Airport project would be completed on schedule. Speaking to newsmen after a meeting of the State Government with Nsulu Airport Communities Landowners Forum in Umuahia, Otti said the government had taken several steps to ensure the project would not be abandoned. The governor, represented by…
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Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has empowered over 10,000 farmers with inputs, renovated and equipped 150 schools with modern facilities within his one year in office, The Secretary to the Kogi State Government (SSG) Dr Folashade Ayoade, stated this on Thursday at a two-day “Kogi State Leadership and Ministerial Briefing” in Lokoja, tagged: “The Advanced…
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A senior lecturer in the Electronic Engineering Department at the University of Port Harcourt, Dr. Daniel Ekpah, has been honoured with the 2024 Cisco Premier+ Award for Cybersecurity. The award, presented at the Cisco Networking Academy Partner Conference in Dubai, recognises Dr. Ekpah's outstanding contributions to cybersecurity education and digital capacity development in Africa and…
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Finland's government said Thursday it plans to keep its border with Russia closed and extend a controversial law allowing border guards to turn away asylum seekers under certain circumstances. The one-year "Act on Temporary Measures to Combat Instrumentalised Migration" entered into force on July 22, 2024, after a surge in asylum seekers arriving at…
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg urged the US Supreme Court on Thursday to reject President-elect Donald Trump's request to block sentencing in his hush money case. Trump is to be sentenced on Friday after being convicted by a New York jury in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush…
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday congratulated his Aide-de-Camp, Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf, for his promotion, describing him as a reliable officer deserving of elevation in rank. Tinubu said this in a statement by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday. Yusuf was promoted to Colonel by Nigerian Army Promulgation AHQ MS/G1/300/252/2 on 19 December 2024. The rank's…
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the "crucial election" by Lebanese lawmakers of army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacuum at the top, calling his victory an opportunity for reform in the country. Aoun faces the daunting tasks of overseeing a ceasefire in south Lebanon and naming a prime minister able…
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The House of Representatives Committee on Environment has expressed concern over at what it described as an abysmally low release of funds to the Ministry of Environment. The panel said the development has led to several missed opportunities to address environmental challenges facing the country. The lawmakers listed such environmental challenges as deforestation, pollution, erosion,…