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Mobile industry eyes zero carbon emission by 2050
The United Nations (UN) has credited the mobile sector for achieving a critical breakthrough towards its mission of combating climate change, as operators representing more than a third of the
Bandits Deserve Death Not Ransom, Says el-Rufai
•Irabor urges media to tone down reports on insecurity Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, yesterday restated his opposition to negotiation with, and payment of ransom to bandits, saying the
CBN Guarantees Exporters Unfettered Access to Sales Proceeds
•Zenith Bank disburses N33bn to exporters By Obinna Chima and Dike Onwuamaeze The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured exporters that they will continue to have unfettered access to
NPC Awaits Buhari’s Approval to Conduct Census in 2022
•Demarcates 629 LGAs for headcount By Onyebuchi Ezigbo The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that it is awaiting President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval to conduct a national census by the
Buhari Mourns as Chadian President, Deby, Dies Fighting Rebels
By Deji Elumoye President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned President Idriss Deby of Chad, describing him as a gallant leader. Deby, who was newly re-elected for the sixth term, died yesterday
Fuel Queues Persist in Abuja despite NNPC’s Intervention
•Queues will fizzle out soon, says Kyari By Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha and Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Despite the intervention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to halt the
Unity Bank shows financial resilience
Unity Bank Plc, a leading agric-lender, raised its asset value to N492.02 billion, which represents an increase of 67.9 per cent, from the N293.05 billion posted in 2019. This comes
Senate Seeks Policies to Encourage Local Investors in Cement Production
By Deji Elumoye and Udora Orizu The Senate has called on the federal government to provide more industrial incentives and protections such as concessionary loans and larger tax incentives for
Shun consumption of animal skin to stave off cancer — Don advises
Stop consuming cow skin and stave off cancer, Vice-Chancellor, Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan, Prof. Kola Oloke, advised in Ibadan on Tuesday. “Animal skin known as “ponmo’’ is harmful to the
Revisiting sugar masterplan in the interest of average Nigerians
Within the first ten years, Nigeria’s National Sugar Master Plan (NSMP) was planned to attract local and foreign direct investments and generate an estimated 107,000 jobs. Within the last decade
