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Budget defence: Senate warns MDAs against sabotaging 2024 Budget cycle Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio

Budget defence: Senate warns MDAs against sabotaging 2024 Budget cycle

Bode December 5, 2023
  Senate has said it will not tolerate lackadaisical attitudes from government functionaries in Ministries, Departments And Agencies (MDAs) in relation to their defence submissions. The parliament said it was committed to maintain the January to December cycle of implementation of the budget President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio gave...
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NNPC to work with partners to reduce methane emissions – EVP Upstream, Eyesan IMG 20231205 WA0008 1

NNPC to work with partners to reduce methane emissions – EVP Upstream, Eyesan

Bode December 5, 2023
NNPC Ltd. has expressed its commitment to work with global partners in the march towards reducing methane emissions in oil and gas operations. On the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, taking place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, the Oil and...
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Commonwealth unveils framework to help African countries implement Living Lands Charter

Bode December 5, 2023
A new implementation framework was launched yesterday to facilitate coordinated action among the 56 Commonwealth countries, including African member states, on land, biodiversity and climate challenges, directly impacting a quarter of the world’s land area. The Commonwealth Secretariat unveiled the Living Lands Charter Implementation Framework at a high-level event...
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WHO urges countries to increase taxes on alcohol, sugary sweetened beverages WHO

WHO urges countries to increase taxes on alcohol, sugary sweetened beverages

Bode December 5, 2023
By GRACE AUDU – News data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), show a low global rate of taxes being applied to unhealthy products such as alcohol and sugary sweetened beverages (SSBs). The findings, according to the data released today in Geneva, highlight that the majority of countries...
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Ubulu-Uku monarch returns to his throne as community holds reception December 27 Obi Noah Akaeze

Ubulu-Uku monarch returns to his throne as community holds reception December 27

Bode December 5, 2023
Seven years after his installation as an 18-year-old Obi following the demise of his father, His Royal Majesty, Noah Chukwuka Akaeze, Agbogidi Obi of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom, a first class traditional ruler in Delta State, returns to occupy the throne of his fathers this December. He had briefly returned from Britain...
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500 lawyers to defend Kano APC governorship candidate, Gawuna in Supreme Court Kano APC Governorship candidate, Nasiru Yusuf-Gawuna and his running mate, Murtala Garo

500 lawyers to defend Kano APC governorship candidate, Gawuna in Supreme Court

Bode December 5, 2023
  No fewer than 500 private legal practitioners have volunteered to defend Alhaji Nasir Gawuna, the Kano governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Supreme Court. Mr Joseph Onwudiwe, a spokesperson for the lawyers, under the aegis of the Guardians of Democracy and Rule of Law,...
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FirstBank UK adopts Bloomberg TOMS to optimize fixed income workflow    FirstBank Master Logos Landscape United Kingdom

FirstBank UK adopts Bloomberg TOMS to optimize fixed income workflow   

Bode December 5, 2023
London, 28 November 2023 — Bloomberg announced today that FirstBank UK Limited (FirstBank UK), the UK subsidiary of First Bank Nigeria Limited, the premier West African bank, has adopted Bloomberg’s Trade Order Management System (TOMS). By integrating TOMS into its workflow, FirstBank UK will have access to a comprehensive suite...
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New contributions from expatriates to mitigate debt burden, bolster infrastructure development President Bola Tinubu

New contributions from expatriates to mitigate debt burden, bolster infrastructure development

Bode December 5, 2023
  The increased involvement of expatriates in the drive to grow the nation’s revenue is projected to mitigate the debt crisis that the nation is presently entangled in, according to feelers from reliable sources in the Presidency. Nigeria’s Debt Management Office (DMO) presently puts the nation’s debt burden at...
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