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31/05/2023

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has named the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) as the best aviation training institution in the world for having the highest number of trained instructors. The college bagged the award on Wednesday, at the on-going 2023 ICAO Global Implementation Support Symposium (GISS) holding in Seoul, South Korea, according to a statement by the Head of Public and Public Affairs,Mr....

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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has named the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) as the best aviation training institution in

31/05/2023

The Civil Society Organisation (CSO)'s focal point for FP2030 in Nigeria and Chair, Management Committee Association for the Advancement of Family Planning, Dr. Ejike Ojih has lamented the low family planning uptake in the last 10years in Nigeria. Dr. Ojih disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the National Family Planning Technical Review Meeting (NFPTRM) on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 in Abuja....

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The Civil Society Organisation (CSO)'s focal point for FP2030 in Nigeria and Chair, Management Committee Association for the Advancement of Family Planning,

31/05/2023

Nigeria’s Tax-to-GDP ratio which, in the last 12 years, hovered between 5% to 6% rose to 10.86% by the end of 2021. The new ratio was communicated to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), via a letter signed by the Statistician-General of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, on the 25th of May 2023, following a joint review by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Finance and the FIRS, using data from 2010 to 2021....

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Nigeria’s Tax-to-GDP ratio which, in the last 12 years, hovered between 5% to 6% rose to 10.86% by the end of 2021.

31/05/2023

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has adjusted pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, across its retail outlets. NNPC Ltd.'s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Garba Deen Muhammad announced this in a statement on Wednesday. He noted that the adjustment was in line with the current market realities. The statement reads in part: "NNPC Limited wishes to inform our esteemed customers that we have adjusted our pump price of PMS across our retail outlets, in line with the current market realities....

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has adjusted pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, across its retail

31/05/2023

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has appointed Professor Samson Fatokun as its new General Secretary. The Christian body disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement by it’s President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh. Professor Fatokun’s appointment follows the retirement of Barr. Joseph Daramola, who has served the organization with distinction in the past 11 years. The new General Secretary is a professor of Christian Religious Studies at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria....

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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has appointed Professor Samson Fatokun as its new General Secretary.

31/05/2023

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has applauded the political will, courage and sincerity of purpose demonstrated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to remove fuel subsidy right from his inaugural speech. NEITI's Deputy Director/Head Communications & Stakeholders Management, Obiageli Onuorah in a statement on Tuesday, described the move as a positive statement by the administration to decisively implement the findings and recommendations contained in the NEITI reports....

https://thefact.ng/subsidy-removal-neiti-applauds-fg-offers-eight-strategic-considerations/

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has applauded the political will, courage and sincerity of purpose demonstrated by President

30/05/2023

Shots have reportedly been fired within the barricaded premises of No. 15 Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, taken over from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), by the Department of State Services, (DSS). Police officers attached to the EFCC and other members of staff expressed shock at the development on Tuesday. The shots which appeared to have been fired in the air as a warning came just as journalists approached the locked gate of the premises to get close-up video shots....

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Shots have reportedly been fired within the barricaded premises of No. 15 Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, taken over from the Economic and Financial Crimes

30/05/2023

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested two members of a syndicate that specialises in the illicit importation and trafficking of lethal synthetic opioid, Fentanyl. The anti-narcotics Agency's Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. TheFact Daily learns that the members of the syndicate, identified as Odoh Collins Oguejiofor and Oliver Chigozie Uzoma, were arrested at Ogbogwu market, Onitsha Head Bridge, in Onitsha South local government area of Anambra State, in well coordinated and clinical operations....

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested two members of a syndicate that specialises in the illicit importation and

30/05/2023

The nation's fuel supply and distribution matrix is currently being challenged by the incidence of artificial induced scarcity due to the apprehension generated by the removal of subsidy as announced by the newly installed President Bola Tinubu. President Tinubu, shortly after his Inauguration as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Monday, announced that "subsidy is gone"....

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The nation's fuel supply and distribution matrix is currently being challenged by the incidence of artificial induced scarcity due to the apprehension

29/05/2023

The founder of African Independent Television (AIT) and Ray power Fm, subsidiaries of Daar Communication, Chief Raymond Dokpesi is dead. Although information about his death is still sketchy, sources said, he died in Abuja. Details shortly...

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The founder of African Independent Television (AIT) and Ray power Fm, subsidiaries of Daar Communication, Chief Raymond Dokpesi is dead.

29/05/2023

Former Lagos State Governor, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has been sworn-in as a democratically elected President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Former President, Muhammadu Buhari performed the Presidential Inauguration before heading to his Daura Home in Katsina State. Kashim Sh*ttima was also sworn-in as the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria. In his inaugural speech, Tinubu said, the transition has put an end to the doubting thomases who were anticipating the breakup of the country....

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Former Lagos State Governor, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has been sworn-in as a democratically elected President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the

29/05/2023

TotalEnergies, operator of OML130 in Nigeria, announces the renewal of the production license on this block for 20 years. Located 150 kilometers off the Nigerian coast, the OML130 block contains the prolific Akpo and Egina fields which came into production in 2009 and 2018 respectively. In 2022, production amounted to 282,000 boe/d: nearly 30% was gas sent to the Nigeria LNG plant, notably contributing to Europe’s energy security....

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TotalEnergies, operator of OML130 in Nigeria, announces the renewal of the production license on this block for 20 years.

27/05/2023

President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to make a farewell broadcast as President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, tomorrow, May 28, at 7 am. This was disclosed by his Special Assistant on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad on his Twitter handle on Saturday. He urged television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets to hook up to the network services of the NTA and Radio Nigeria for the broadcast....

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President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to make a farewell broadcast as President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,

26/05/2023

President Buhari has assented to the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation ("NDIC") Bill, the Arbitration and Mediation Bill, and three other Bills, passed by the National Assembly, in furtherance of the provisions of Section 58 of the Constitution and pursuant to the Acts Authentication Act Cap. A2, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004. This was disclosed by the Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare in a statement on Friday....

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President Buhari has assented to the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation ("NDIC") Bill, the Arbitration and Mediation Bill, and three other Bills, passed by

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