In Honour By Broadcasting Peers, ARISE News Channel Wins TV Station of the Year Vanessa Obioha in Lagos and Alex Enumah in Abuja
In a recognition by the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), the
premier association of all broadcasters in Nigeria, ARISE News Channel emerged the Best TV Station of the Year, beating heavyweights, like Channels TV, at the maiden edition
of The Nigeria Broadcasting Awards (TNBA), held last night in Lagos. The television station also clinched the award for Best TV Station (English Language), while
its reporter, Ovieteme George, took home the award for Best Reporter in the TV category. Since its launch, ARISE News has established itself as a game changer
in the broadcast industry, breaking boundaries and bringing news to the people from different parts of the world. The channel is poised to be an
innovative leader in how news should be gathered, processed and consumed in an ever-changing news landscape.
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Blinken: Attack on US Convoy in Anambra May Not Have Been Pre-targeted at Our Mission Buhari saddened by killings of US embassy staff, policemen in Anambra, others in Benue, Plateau Says perpetrators will face the music FG, Soludo, HURIWA condemn attack on United States consulate officials Anambra governor pledges reward for information Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha, Michael Olugbode in Abuja and David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka
United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, yesterday, gave
details of the attack on a US convoy in Anambra State on Tuesday. Blinken disclosed that four
members of the advance party were killed, with the whereabouts of some others still unknown. He
said the motive for the attack was yet unknown, stressing that it may not have been pre-targeted at the
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NESG: Dangote Refinery Will Create $21bn Market for Nigerian Crude Oil To meet 100% of Nigeria’s liquid products' requirement MAN, LCCI, ACCI laud massive project by Africa’s richest man Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), one of Africa’s leading thinktanks, has projected that Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company, set for inauguration on May 22, can create a $21 billion market for Nigeria’s crude oil. In a brief by the organisation, it further noted that the facility could meet all the fuel needs of Nigeria, including petrol, diesel, jet fuel, and polypropylene, as well as provide loading facilities that could accommodate about 2,900 tankers and spur the building of housing units capable of accommodating 33,000 people. By constructing the 650,000 barrels per day crude oil facility, which sits atop 2,635 hectares of land and has 177 tank farms, NESG stated, Dangote refinery and petrochemical company is set to reshape Nigeria's economy and position the country as a global energy player. NESG said in the brief, “The sheer magnitude of the Dangote refinery Continued on page 10
CAMARADERIE AT FEC... L-R: Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen; Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo; Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; Minister of Youth PHOTO: GODWIN OMOIGUI and Sport Development, Sunday Dare, at the Federal Executive Council meeting held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja ... yesterday
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