NNPCL records N3.3tr profit in 2023

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has stated that the oil firm's 2023 profit soared to N3.3trillion while its revenue totaled N24 trillion. The Chairman of the NNPC Ltd Board, Chief Pius Akinyelure, disclosed this during a media briefing on Monday on the Audited Financial Statements. Akinyelure said the N3.3rn represents an increase of…

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Four Southwest governments of Oyo, Osun, Ogun, and Lagos states have declared public holidays to commemorate Isese Day on August 20. The announcements were made in separate press releases on Monday, with each state government expressing its commitment to preserving cultural heritage and promoting inter-religious understanding. The Osun State government, through its Hon. Commissioner for…

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  The Kano Field office of UNICEF has begun a two-day capacity building programme on result-based budget management and implementation for Katsina lawmakers. READ ALSO:Low breastfeeding rates in five Northern states worry UNICEF Speaking at the opening of the training on Monday, Alhaji Bello Kagara, the Commissioner of Budget and Economic Planning, said that legislative…

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The Nigerian Army said it has deployed officers in several of the northern states, to protect farmers, this is expected to boost harvest and improve the safety of farmers. According to a statement by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, the deployment was made particularly in the North West and the…

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Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede has said Africa needs to put up a collective front to tackle corruption which has undermined the development of the region. The EFCC boss who made this observation at the opening of the 6th Annual General Assembly of at the 6th Annual General Assembly…

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Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer announced his retirement from international football on Monday after a 12-year career in which he made 94 appearances for the national side. The 35-year-old played all five of Switzerland's matches at Euro 2024. His last international game was the quarter-final defeat by England on penalties. "My time with the national team…

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will leave no stone unturned to prod

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Jigawa, Kaduna, Taraba and Bauchi States during the morning hours. According to NiMet, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Kebbi, Adamawa, Taraba,…

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A British diplomat based in Ireland resigned over arms sales to Israel with his email circulated online, saying the UK's foreign office "may be complicit in war crimes", it emerged Monday. Images of his resignation email sent to colleagues were posted online, with Mark Smith, who was based in the British embassy in Dublin, writing…

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Divers searched off the Italian island of Sicily Monday for six people missing after a superyacht sank during a sudden storm, killing at least one person, officials said. The 56-metre-long luxury yacht had been moored off Porticello, east of Palermo, when violent winds and rains swept suddenly up the coast before dawn, tearing through beach…