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Nodal Officer of SERVICOM in the NASC, Mr Kingsley Chioke decorating NASC Boss, Engr Ahmed Kadi Amshi (c) with SERVICOM badge while Secretary to the Commission, Mr L.U. Ikharo ( l) watches. The Executive Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission, NASC, Engr. Ahmed Kadi Amshi, has charged the Service Compact for all Nigerians (SERVICOM, NASC Unit) to brace up …

Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week —from the capital market to the mainstream business activities, while not forgetting the tech/economy build up. Here are the Headlines: Lawmakers summon CBN, DISCOs, over alleged misappropriation of $321m, N18bn electricity projects loans NAFDAC warns against consumption of G Fuel …

Minister of Tourism Lola Ade-John has said that the federal government is set to create, promote Nigeria’s tourism products in the diaspora and at home. A statement by Head Press and Public Relations Mrs EmemMARIA Offiong disclosed that the minister stated this at the Abuja 2023 World Tourism day with the theme; ‘Tourism and Green Investment.” “Products are vast, plentiful …

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Tulsi Chanrai Foundation (TCF) have restored the sight of over 2,000 visually impaired people in Kebbi State, Nigeria. The beneficiaries received free eye testing, optical services, surgeries, glasses, and other preventive/corrective treatments for various eye defects. The initiative is part of FCMB’s Priceless Gift of Sight programme, which has been running for 14 years …

In order to improve China/Nigeria relations, an agreement has been reached by the Centre for China Studies in Nigeria and some government institutions in China to produce literatures. The Director of the Centre, Dr Charles Onunaiju, made the disclosure after receiving in audience some delegation from China. Speaking about the understanding his organisation had with the Chinese institutions after the …

Israeli soldiers, on Saturday, killed Hamas militants, discovered subterranean shafts “used for terrorist purposes,” and discovered Hamas-made weapons, according to a statement. The IDF made this disclosure on Saturday, saying “Over the past day, there were numerous attempted attacks on IDF troops from tunnel shafts and military compounds in the northern Gaza Strip.” Israel’s army also said its troops have …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to probe the grim allegations that over US$15 billion oil revenues, and N200 billion budgeted to repair the refineries in Nigeria are missing and unaccounted for between 2020 and 2021.” The allegations are contained in the 2021 report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has unveiled 10 fresh requirements for the admission of foreign students to Nigerian universities, according to a report by Sunday PUNCH. According to the examination board, the new requirements supersede the earlier requirements released by the board in November 2019. The new requirements were contained in a memo obtained by our correspondent on Saturday …

The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has decried the never-ending insecurity in Nigeria, noting that the country was becoming ungovernable. The Afenifere stated this after its meeting at Isanya Ogbo, Ogun State, on Tuesday. It lamented the growing harsh economic realities Nigerians were facing owing to the removal of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as fuel. The …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over what it said is the failure to probe allegations that over US$15 billion oil revenues, and N200 billion budgeted to repair the refineries in Nigeria were missing and unaccounted for between 2020 and 2021. The allegations are contained in the 2021 report by the Nigeria …