Overloaded trucks now to pay fine

Overloaded trucks to be fined up to N10 million, Fashola saysMr Fashola said trucks carrying cargoes exceeding 12 tonnes on federal highways constitute a menace to road users.Works and Housing minister Babatunde Fashola says articulated vehicles carrying beyond specified weights would henceforth pay fines up to N10 million.Mr Fashola said trucks carrying cargoes exceeding 12 … Continue reading Overloaded trucks now to pay fine

Zenith bank reports N106 billion profit for half the year

Zenith Bank reports N106 billion half-year profit, declares interim dividendThe bank says it will pay shareholders an interim dividend of N0.30 per share totaling N9.4 billion for the period.Zenith Bank posted N106.1 billion in after-tax profit for the six months to June, 2.2 per cent higher than what it reported in the same period of … Continue reading Zenith bank reports N106 billion profit for half the year

Nigerian Aviation college not for the poor – Reps panel

Nigerian Aviation College not for the poor – Reps panelThe House of Representatives Committee on Finance asked the management of the Nigerian Aviation College to jack up its fees from N7.5 million to at least N14 million per student.The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has called for an upward review of the school fees … Continue reading Nigerian Aviation college not for the poor – Reps panel

Meet the lady that sent out 1,000 job applications since 2020 and is still jobless

Nigerian Lady Who Couldn’t Get a Job After Sending Out Over 1,000 Applications Takes Her Frustration Online A young Nigerian lady has said that despite the fact that she has sent over 1000 applications out, she will not give up Favour revealed that the only few offers she got at some interviews provided very miserly … Continue reading Meet the lady that sent out 1,000 job applications since 2020 and is still jobless

Nigerians in Diaspora remit $65.34bn in three years

Nigerians in Diaspora remit $65.34bn in three yearsThe Nigerian Diaspora population remitted $65.34bn in three years to boost economic activities in the country, data obtained from the World Bank have shown.According to the World Bank data, in 2018, the Nigerian Diaspora remittance was $24.31bn; in 2019, it dropped to $23.81bn; and in 2020, it fell … Continue reading Nigerians in Diaspora remit $65.34bn in three years

N-power inaugurates graduates

N-Power: FG inaugurates 510,000 graduate, non-graduate volunteersThe official said the N-Power Batch C was divided into two streams; Stream C1 of 510,000 beneficiaries and stream C2 for 490,000 others.The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja inaugurated the 510,000 N-Power Batch C stream 1 across the country.In her keynote address at the inauguration, Sadiya Umar Farouq, … Continue reading N-power inaugurates graduates

Oyo evacuates 85 indigenes and residents from UNIJOS

Jos crisis: Oyo Evacuates 85 Oyo Indigenes, Residents From UniJosAbout eighty five students from the University of Jos, Plateau state who are indigenes and residents of Oyo state have been evacuated from the state following recent crisis in the state.The students who were evacuated with two luxury buses and security escorts stopped by at the … Continue reading Oyo evacuates 85 indigenes and residents from UNIJOS

We will continue to make businesses thrive in Oyo: Makinde

We Will Continue To Make Businesses Thrive In Oyo - Makinde Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, said that his administration has been operating an open-door policy and is determined to continue to make businesses thrive in all the nooks and crannies of the state. The governor, while receiving the management and governing board … Continue reading We will continue to make businesses thrive in Oyo: Makinde

Makinde mourns Former Oyo MILAD, Gen. Olurin

Makinde Mourns Former Oyo MILAD, Gen. Olurin Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, mourned the death of a former Military Administrator of the state, General Adetunji Idowu Olurin. Makinde, who described the death of the late former MILAD as painful, condoled with the people of Oyo State over the demise of “one of the … Continue reading Makinde mourns Former Oyo MILAD, Gen. Olurin

Powell Jackson makes speech three years ahead of time

Powell's Jackson Hole Speech Came Three Years Too EarlyThe Fed chair’s comments in 2018 didn’t make history, but his argument for taking things slowly resonate today amid the global delta outbreak.At times, history has been made at Jackson Hole, as the world’s central bankers gaze at the snow-dusted Tetons, coffee cups in hand, to discuss … Continue reading Powell Jackson makes speech three years ahead of time