Petrol yesterday sold for N650 per litre in Borno, Oyo and Delta States against the current official price of N617. Marketers had recently said the product would sell for between N680/litre and N720/litre in the coming weeks should the naira continue to fall at the parallel market. Reports had also said the landing cost of petrol had risen month-on-month, by 37.4 percent to N632.17 per litre in July 2023, from N460 per litre in June 2023. In Maiduguri, Borno State Capital, the product yesterday sold between N625 and N655 at some private stations; and N635 at the NNPC Mega station.…
Author: Lilian Azuh
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed six Special Advisers (non-Cabinet) to serve in various capacities across ministries. Barrister Mrs. ‘Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, Secretary to the State Government, made this known in a statement on Monday. The newly appointed Special Advisers are: Mr. Olalekan Hafeez Balogun – Special Adviser, Economic Planning & Budget Hon. Akinyemi Ajigbotafę – Special Adviser, Community Development Dr. (Mrs) Iyabo Oyeyemi Ayoola – Special Adviser, Central Internal Audit Dr. Abdullahi Jębę – Special Adviser, Muslim Religion Hon. Ismail Odesanya – Special Adviser, DAWN Commission & S/W Integration. Very Rev. Bukola Adebiyi – Special Adviser, Christian Religion. The…
President Bola Tinubu extends his warmest birthday greetings to a former Executive Governor of Rivers State, H.E. Sir (Dr.) Peter Odili, CON, as he marks his 75th birthday on Tuesday, August 15th, 2023. The President joins the celebrant’s family, friends, and well-wishers in celebrating a life defined by remarkable accomplishments and an unwavering focus on human capacity development and political mentorship. Recognizing Governor Odili’s longstanding commitment to public service through his mentorship of future leaders across Nigeria as well as his uncanny ability to galvanize diverse groups of people together to achieve common objectives, the President affirms that these qualities…
Engr. Olusesan Adebiyi, the newly appointed Permanent Secretary, State House, officially assumed duty on Monday in Abuja, pledging his unwavering commitment to the success of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. At a handover ceremony held at the State House Administrative block, Adebiyi, who previously held the position of Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Health, expressed gratitude to his predecessor, Tijjani Umar. He acknowledged Umar’s dedicated service to the nation and congratulated him on his successful retirement on August 10, 2023. ”I sincerely pledge my commitment to my fatherland. I will put forth my best effort for the success…
Sir Goodluck Etom Obi is the CEO of Gate gold Nigeria Limited. A native of Nnewi in Anambra State, he told SOLIDNEWSNG.COM Online Magazine’s AZUH LILIAN why exercise is very, very important as well as the secret of his success as a business man. Excerpts… Tell us about yourself.My name is Sir Good luck Etom Obi, CEO, Gatefold Nigeria Limited. Gategold Nigeria Limited is into sales of gym equipment and installations. What got you interested in business?I am a typical Nnewi man. One way or the other, every Nnewi man has a blood of business in them. The good thing…
Pretty Gospel artiste, Helen Meju. Despite being a mother of two lovely kids, is still very hot. With an album that is making waves to her credit, she chatted with SOLIDNEWSNG.COM Online Magazine’s AZUH LILIAN, at her Festac Town Lagos Office, Excerpts… Anything you would want us to know about you?My name is Helen Meju, a Nigerian-American gospel artiste, I’m based in USA and I am happily married with two kids. What makes Helen Meju different from the other gospel artistes?I’m not judging anybody and I’m not competing with anybody. I’m doing this from my heart, and for what God…
L-R: Divisional Head, Payment Business, Wema Bank, Damola Bolodeoku, CEO of enza, Hany Fekry and Wema Bank’s Executive Director of Retail and Digital Business, Tunde Mabawonku at the unveiling of the partnership on Thursday in Lagos enza’s innovative Payment Orchestration will enable Wema Bank to provide secure and reliable payment options at a reduced cost. enza, the acclaimed new disruptor in the African payments market today announced its strategic partnership with Nigeria’s most innovative bank, Wema Bank. Through this partnership, enza will engineer its innovative payment orchestration solution to expand Wema’s ecommerce payment capabilities, thereby improving the quality of service…
Motorists and other road users are currently going through a harrowing experience plying the bad portions of the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway. The road connects motorists from the old Niger Bridge to other parts of the South-East states. Our correspondent, who visited the Upper Iweka end of the road near the Old Niger Bridge, on Saturday, reported that from the spot through the Mgbaemene, Enamel, Amanator and Metallurgical sections had become an eyesore with stagnant water and waste littered in the numerous heavy potholes noticed on the road. Some motorists, who shared their plights while navigating through the bad portions, urged the…
By AZUH AMATUS On Thursday, August 10, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), signed a new private sector partnership with Emzor Food and Beverages Limited, a woman-owned Nigerian company. Together, USAID and Emzor will build a medical-grade groundnut paste processing facility. Groundnut paste is an essential ingredient in life-saving Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), a treatment for malnourished children. In Nigeria, 3.6 million children suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), concentrated mainly in northern states. Approximately 50 percent of deaths in Nigerian children under the age of five result from malnutrition. RUTF, an energy-packed paste…
When Harry Kane finally left Tottenham, 4369 days had passed since his debut, every one of them without a trophy. The expectation was that he would break that cycle on day one at Bayern Munich. Instead, schadenfreude visited the €100m signing. Dani Olmo’s hat-trick stunned the expectant Bayern supporters inside the Allianz Arena as RB Leipzig won the Supercup – and there was nothing that Kane could do to prevent it. Two down when he came on. Three down before he had touched the ball. When Bayern had talked of making him feel at home, this is not what Kane…