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Shipping: Amaechi Charges Committee To Eliminate Delays, Corrupt Practices

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Tuesday In Abuja charged the Committee of Experts, Union of African Shippers Council (UASC) to ensure all elements of cost relating to delays, corrupt practices are eliminated from the system. Amaechi, who was represented...

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Osinbajo Clarifies View On Exchange Rate

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, has made clarifications on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s view on the naira exchange rate. Akande, in a statement on Tuesday, explained that the...

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Speech By Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina At The Mid-Term Ministerial Performance Review Retreat, Abuja, Nigeria

Thank you, Mr. President, for inviting me as the Guest Speaker on the theme ‘Nigeria’s economic resurgence: Learning from the African experience,’ at this year’s Mid-Term Ministerial Performance Review Retreat. As we meet today, the world continu...

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Adesina Flays Extortions At Nigerian Seaports

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The President of Africa Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has advised the Federal Government to clean up what he described as administrative bottlenecks at the nation’s seaports. Speaking on Monday...

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NGX Group Seeks Global Competitiveness

The Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) says it will leverage organic and inorganic growth opportunities for business expansion across relevant business categories to increase global competitiveness. The Group Chief Executive Officer, NGX Group, Mr O...

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FRSC Impounds 432 Vehicles In Lagos

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it had arrested 432 drivers without driver’s licences within the past two weeks in Lagos State. The Sector Commander of FRSC in Lagos, Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide, disclosed this to the News Agency...

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Adesina: Why Nigerian Seaports Lag Behind In Africa

By Mosess Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Today, the leading ports for West Africa are in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin Republic, President of Africa Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has said. According to Adesina, ...

October 11, 2021 No Responses

Poultry Farmers Decry High Cost Of Inputs

Poultry Farmers under the aegis of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) in Alimosho, Lagos State have lamented the rising cost of poultry inputs. The farmers in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) highlighted some challenges fac...

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Shell Reiterates Commitment To Nigeria’s Quest For Gas Hub In Energy Transition

As part of the global quest for cleaner energy, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) is working to transform Nigeria into a gas hub within the Gulf of Guinea. Speaking on Monday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State at the 7th Annual Public...

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SIFAX Group Photo News

L-R: Wunmi Eniola-Jegede, Executive Director, Business Development, SIFAX Group; Hon. Ganiu Ismail, Vice Chairman, Apapa Local Government; Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Group Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group; Hon. Idowu Sebanjo, Chairman, Apapa Local Government and B...

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Danbatta: NCC’s Regulatory Instruments Set To Facilitate 5G Deployment, Tackle Insecurity

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has declared that three of the Commission’s regulatory instruments are set to offer enabling provisions that will help the country in tackling securi...

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FRSC Seeks Partnership with Refining Firm

The Rivers State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) to support the ‘Safe-to-Load’ initiative of the corps.The Sector Commander, Salisu Galadunci, made the call on Monday when he paid a...

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Nigeria Approves Cultivation Of Genetically Modified TELA Maize

The Nigerian Government has granted environmental approval for evaluation and open cultivation of TELA Maize in the country. A statement issued on Sunday by Communication Officer, African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), W...

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Obiano Seeks NCAA Approval To Open Anambra Airport

Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano is seeking approval of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to open the state’s cargo and passengers Airport for operations on October 21, 2021.. Obiano disclosed this at a news conference after a tour of...