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By Bliss Okperan A lawmaker representing Kaura-Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Mr Aminu Sani Jaji, has raised alarm over the safety of children in schools in some parts of Northern Nigeria. The part of the country has witnessed kidnappings by terrorists and bandits, including in schools, leading to a low appetite for education over safety issues. While addressing newsmen in Abuja, he said, “These concerns intensify as incidents like the kidnapping of Federal University Gusau students follow purported dialogues, prompting public figures to call for a holistic approach to address the insecurity crisis decisively.” “Addressing the issue

By Adedapo Adesanya Mr Obari Gomba, a playwright, has been announced as the winner of the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature for the 2023 cycle on Drama for his work titled Grit. The prize, sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), was announced on Friday by Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, the Chairperson of the Advisory Board, at the Grand Award Night ceremony in Lagos, themed Redefinition. She also announced Eyoh Asuquo Etim’s entry Herstory versus ‘History’: A Motherist Rememory in Akachi Ezeigbo’s The Last of the Strong Ones and Chimamanda Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun as the 2023 winner of The

By Modupe Gbadeyanka On Sunday, October 29, 2023, the race for the sharing of N12.5 million by the top 3 contestants of the fifth edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition commenced. A total of 81 secondary school students are competing for the crown of the best Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) students in Nigeria. The first prize winner will receive a whooping sum of N7.5 million worth of scholarships for five years, a laptop, and monthly stipends. The second-place winner will receive N4 million in scholarships for three years, a laptop, and monthly stipends, while the third-place winner

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A deal to boost power supply in Nigeria has been signed between GE and the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). The collaboration, Business Post gathered, is aimed at developing an End-To-End to Power Intervention (EEIP) in the country. This week, both parties signed a Letter of Intention (LOI) during the France-Nigeria Business Forum held in Lagos, one of several events hosted during the visit of President of France, Emmanuel Macron, to Nigeria. GE’s EEIP is aimed at delivering incremental power from the NIPP’s underutilized or stranded capacity to several industrial and commercial hubs through multiple solutions

By Dipo Olowookere The Ogun State Area of the Nigeria Customs Service says it made about 298 seizures with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of over N1.5 billion from January to July, 2018. The Area Controller, Michael Agbara, disclosed this to newsmen at the Idiroko border town of Ogun state. He also revealed that the command has seized over 20,000 thousand illegally smuggled foreign rice during the period under review. Giving further breakdown, the controller said the command seized 618 of frozen poultry products, 1,643 of 25 litres each of vegetable oil, 254 units of vehicles, 30 motorcycles, 49 sacks and

By Adedapo Adesanya The Brent crude futures continued to trade around the $57 mark on Tuesday, giving Nigeria a hope of being able to get something from oil revenue to fund its 2020 budget as envisaged.  The price of the commodity had been facing south lately, no thanks to the deadly coronavirus, nicknamed CONVID-19 by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which originated from China, causing low demand for oil. The bearish performance of the Brent Crude this year had seen it drop by more than $10. However, since last week, the commodity started a recovery that has brought it up

By Adedapo Adesanya The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange continued its stay in the flat territory on Tuesday, December 14 as the key performance parameters remained unchanged. At the previous session, the market capitalisation of unlisted equities closed at N604.88 billion, while the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) settled at 732.15 points and at yesterday’s session, these main indicators were unchanged when trading activities were brought to an end. Following this development, the prices of stocks on the platform remained flat as there were no single price gainers or price losers. However, the activity level witnessed movements with the volume

By Dipo Olowookere The Shepherd in Charge of Champions Royal Assembly, Abuja, Prophet Joshua Iginla, has predicted that the next Nigerian President will record sustainable economic growth that will “shock us.” The cleric said this in his prophecies for the New Year, made available to Business Post on Tuesday by his media representatives. In his yearly forecasts, Prophet Iginla said he sees “the most criticised and hated candidate emerging winner under the permissive will of God,” warning observers not to “underestimate [candidate of] the Labour Party.” According to observers of this year’s presidential election, the three forerunners are Mr Bola

By Adedapo Adesanya Passengers, airlines, and the government are counting their losses as flights have been affected in the country as employees from seven trade unions are demanding better working conditions. They have blocked access to the country’s largest airports in Lagos and Abuja, on the first day of the strike on Monday, with local and international air passengers stranded. Their action has been projected to cost heavily on the aviation sector as the country grapples with rising costs and fuel shortages. Speaking on Channels TV on Tuesday, the General Secretary of one of the unions, the National Union of

By Dipo Olowookere Though challenging, the year 2017 has really been positive for Nigeria and this was extended to its foreign reserves. Last year, the Africa’s largest economy slumped into recession, but in the second quarter of 2017, it exited the economic downturn. The foreign reserves, despite being dipped into to rescue the local currency, Naira, at the foreign exchange market (forex) this year, increased broadly in 2017. Checks by Business Post on Sunday evening showed that the country’s external reserves stood at $38.7 billion as at Thursday, December 28, 2017, when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last updated

Micron Waste Technologies has taken steps to advance its proprietary technology to treat the organic waste from medical cannabis cultivation on-site and in an environmentally friendly and cost-efficient manner. Micron is a developer of proprietary digester solutions for the treatment of food and organic waste. Speaking in a statement, the firm said it will develop an organic waste bioprocessing system targeted specifically towards handling medical cannabis organic waste materials, including leaves, twigs and stalk. Already, it is testing a new type of nanocrystal that would be used in its proprietary 4 cycle filtration process. The nanocrystals are expected to further