Patrol Team Intercepts 415 Bags Of Smuggled Rice on Badagry waterways

Patrol Team Intercepts 415 Bags Of Smuggled Rice on Badagry waterways

The Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT), Sector 2 South-West, Lagos, has intercepted 415 bags of 50kg rice loaded inside two boats smuggled into the country on Badagry waterways. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that JBPT comprises officers of Nigeria...
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FRSC Confirms 15 Dead On Lanlante-Eruwa Road

FRSC Confirms 15 Dead On Lanlante-Eruwa Road

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo State Command, has confirmed the death of 15 persons in Friday’s accident on Eruwa-Lanlate road in the Ibarapa East Local Government area of the state.  It was earlier reported that no fewer than...
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Navy Hands Over 627 Bags Of Smuggled Rice, Indian Hemp To Customs, NDLEA

Navy Hands Over 627 Bags Of Smuggled Rice, Indian Hemp To Customs, NDLEA

The Nigerian Navy on Friday handed over 627 bags of smuggled parboiled rice, 57 parcels of Indian hemp and one suspect to the Nigerian Customs Service and the NDLEA. Commanding Officer, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry of the navy, Capt....
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Air Peace Embraer 195-E2 Aircraft To Debut At Aviation Africa Summit

Air Peace Embraer 195-E2 Aircraft To Debut At Aviation Africa Summit

Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace Limited, is set to showcase its Embraer E192-E2 aircraft at the Aviation Africa Summit 2022, in Kigali, Rwanda, on September 12, 2022.   A statement issued by the spokesperson of Air Peace, Mr Stanley Olisa, explained.....
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Council Inducts 54 Nursing Graduates Of Edo Varsity

Council Inducts 54 Nursing Graduates Of Edo Varsity

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria on Friday inducted 54 nurses who graduated from the Department of Nursing Science of Edo State University, Uzairue, Edo.  The Vice Chancellor of the Institution, Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor stated this at the 2nd...
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SON To Return To Nigeria’s Borders Soon, Says DG

SON To Return To Nigeria’s Borders Soon, Says DG

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is working on plans to return to the nation’s land borders to check the influx of fake and substandard products into the country.Malam Farouk Salim, Director General, SON, said this at the one-day Stakeholders’...
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NPA Photo News

NPA Photo News

L-R: General Manager, Legal Services, Innocent Gamboross, MD NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, High Commissioner of Namibia to Nigeria, His Excellency, Humphrey Geiseb, GM Corporate and Strategic Communications, Ibrahim Nasiru during a courtesy visit to the Management...
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Q2: Nigeria’s Total Trade Stands At N12.841b 

Q2: Nigeria’s Total Trade Stands At N12.841b 

Nigeria’s total merchandise trade stands at N12,841.54 billion, in the second quarter of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS), has said.  This is according to the NBS Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics Report for Q2 2022 released in Abuja on...
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UBA Records Double-Digit Growth, Declares N0.20k Interim Dividend 

UBA Records Double-Digit Growth, Declares N0.20k Interim Dividend 

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2022, recording double-digit growth across key income lines as well as significant progress in the contribution from its subsidiaries.   At...
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Equity Market Recovers N29b

Equity Market Recovers N29b

Bullish sentiment returned to the Nigerian stock market on Thursday following investors’ interest in Union Bank and United Bank for Africa (UBA) as the first gain of the week. Specifically, the market capitalisation rose by N29 billion or 0.11 per...
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NIS Seeks Partnership With NIMASA On Issuance Of Travel Documents To Seafarers

NIS Seeks Partnership With NIMASA On Issuance Of Travel Documents To Seafarers

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has appealed to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to partner with it on the issuance of travel documents to seafarers.  The Comptroller General of Immigration, Mr Isah Jere, made the app...
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NIWA Lays Foundation For Modern Boat Station In Yauri 

NIWA Lays Foundation For Modern Boat Station In Yauri 

The National Inland Water Ways (NIWA) has laid the foundation of a modern boat station, tagged “Passenger Lounge”, at Yauri, Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi State.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ceremony also featured the...
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Shipping Firm Seals LNG Carriers Deal With China’s ENN

Shipping Firm Seals LNG Carriers Deal With China’s ENN

Japanese shipping heavyweight, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has signed a long-term charter contract for three new building LNG carriers with ENN LNG (Singapore) Pte., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese ENN Natural Gas. The vessels will be constructed at Hudong-Zhongh...
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Tribunal slams N25m Fine Against MultiChoice

Tribunal slams N25m Fine Against MultiChoice

The Competition and Consumer Protection (CCPC) Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, awarded a N25 million fine against MultiChoice Nigeria Ltd, the operator of the satellite televisions, DStv and Gotv, for violating its restraining order.&nbs...
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