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GTCO PLC

Waste for Gas – GTCO Plc Launches Initiative to Improve Quality of Life for Households and Empower Women

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Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO), a leading financial services institution renowned for its innovative approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and stakeholder engagement, today announced the launch of its “Waste for Gas” project to improve quality of life for households and empower women in underserved communities. This transformative initiative aims to distribute 3,000 3kg […]

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GTBank offers Zero Processing Fee, Removes POS Processing Fees to Support Businesses

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Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd has announced the removal of processing fees on all GTBank POS terminals, reinforcing its commitment to supporting businesses with cost-effective payment solutions. This initiative, which took effect Tuesday, 11 February 2025, communicates that merchants using GTBank POS terminals will no longer incur Merchant Service Charges (MSC) when receiving payments from customers. […]

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Incessant National Grid Collapse: Minister of Power directs ‘immediate overhaul’ the grid

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NIGERIA – The minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, has asked the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and other relevant agencies to immediately implement recommendations to overhaul the grid. Adelabu spoke on Thursday, according to a statement by Bolaji Tunji, special adviser to the minister of power on strategic communications and media. On October 22, the […]

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Maternal Mortality: Nigeria government announces free cesarean sections for pregnant women

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The Nigerian government has announced that Cesarean sections will now be provided free of charge to women in need, as part of its efforts to reduce the country’s maternal mortality rate. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, announced the launch of the “free cesarean section ” at an ongoing three-day Nigeria Health […]

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More Tributes Pour In As Sanwo-Olu Mourns Late Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja

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Lagos State Governor and the Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, describing his death as a colossal loss to Nigeria. The Governor also commiserated with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Tinubu, Security Chiefs, the […]

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President Tinubu swears in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as CJN

Nigeria gets new Chief Justice as Tinubu swears in Kekere-Ekun as substantive CJN

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The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the substantive chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Monday. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the council chambers of the presidential villa, Aso Rock villa on Monday following the confirmation of her nomination by the senate last week. Justice Kekere-Ekun, becomes Nigeria’s […]

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NNPC Ltd

NNPCL denies being sole distributor for Dangote refinery, says refineries can sell to marketers

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has denied reports that it intends to become Dangote refinery’s sole distributor. NNPC stated that refineries could sell directly to marketers. Reacting to an allegations by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), accusing it of undermining the Dangote refinery and monopolising its products, NNPC issued a statement on Saturday […]

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Human Rights Abuse: Nigerian government attacking journalists, citizens with DSS, Police – Atiku cries out

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Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has lambasted President Bola Tinubu’s administration for the rise in human rights abuses in the country. Atiku stated this in a release signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, lamenting that citizens were being arrested in […]

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Pipeline Vandalism in Nigeria

Why fuel smuggling, pipeline vandalism cannot stop – Petroleum Minister

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Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri has said the twin problem of petrol smuggling and vandalism is caused by the products subsidy and corroded pipelines. Lokpobiri made this known at the just-concluded Energy and Labour Summit 2024 organised by Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria in Abuja. According to […]

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