Congratulations are in order as the General Council has appointed Director-General World Trade Organization (WTO) Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for a second term, effective 1 September 2025. WTO made the announcement on Friday via its X handle.Dr. Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian Economist who became the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization...
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GOOGLE AND META ASK FOR AUSTRALIA FOR MORE TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR CHILDREN
Google and Facebook-owner Meta Platforms urged the Australian government on Tuesday to delay a bill that will ban most forms of social media for children under 16, saying more time is needed to assess its potential impact.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s center-left government wants to pass the bill, which represents some of the toughest controls on children’s social media use imposed...
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STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE – PRESIDENT TINUBU CELEBRATES REVIVAL OF PORT HARCOURT REFINERY AND DIRECTS NNPC LIMITED TO PROMPTLY REACTIVATE WARRI AND KADUNA REFINERIES
President Bola Tinubu extends his heartfelt congratulations to the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on the successful revitalization of the Port Harcourt refinery, marked by the official commencement of petroleum product loading on November 26, 2024. The President acknowledges the pivotal role of former President Muhammadu Buhari in initiating the comprehensive rehabilitation of all...
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PRESS RELEASE – NNPC Ltd Delivers Port Harcourt Refinery…As Plant Begins Truck-out of Products
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. has fulfilled its pledge of re-streaming the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), signaling the commencement of crude oil processing from the plant and delivery of petroleum products into the market. On Tuesday, trucks began loading petroleum products which include Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol, Automotive Gas Oil...
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JUDGE TO DECIDE WHETHER GOOGLE’S ADVERTISING TECH CONSTITUTES A MONOPOLY
Google, already facing a possible breakup of the company over its ubiquitous search engine, is fighting to beat back another attack by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging monopolistic conduct, this time over technology that puts online advertising in front of consumers.The Justice Department and Google made closing arguments Monday in a trial alleging Google’s advertising technology constitutes...
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DHL CARGO PLANE CRASHES INTO A HOUSE, KILLS ONE, RESIDENTIAL HOUSE CATCHES FIRE
Authorities in the Baltic nation on Monday reported that DHL cargo plane crashed into a house in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, killing one person on board and injuring three passengers.“According to preliminary data, a cargo aircraft carrying 4 people crashed near the Vilnius International airport at 5.30 AM local time. 1 person was declared dead, 3 injured,” Lithuania’s national police...
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OGUN STATE SOON TO COMMISSION THE OJODU ABIODUN-DENRO-ISHASI-AKUTE ROAD IN IFO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA.
The governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun in preparation for the soon to be commissioned roads in Ifo Local Government of the state shared video showing transformation of the roads on his X.The governor’s post had read; “As we prepare to commission the Ojodu Abiodun-Denro-Ishasi-Akute Road in Ifo Local Government Area, a road that had...
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VAT generated in states across Nigeria (August 2024)
Total: N444.19bn TheCableIndex … Someone needs to investigate Ogun state. With all the companies in Agbara/Sango/Ifo/Ewekoro/Mowe/Ibafo/Oke’lewo etc. Something is wrong somewhere. So Kaduna, Katsina & Kano with heavy numbers when it comes to elections are not in the top 5 in revenue generation? And the case of Imo and Abia get as e be.