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July 16, 2021 No Responses

Maritime Stakeholders Task Seafarers On Capacity Building

Maritime stakeholders have said that capacity building is key to a prosperous future for seafarers in the country. They made the assertion on Thursday at a webinar organised by the Female Seafarers Association of Nigeria (FESAN) to commemorate the Day...

July 16, 2021 No Responses

NCC, NASS To Determine Electronic Voting Process

The Senate on Thursday passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021. The passing of the bill followed clause by- clause consideration and adoption of recommendations of report of the Joint Committee on INEC at plenary on Thursday. It amended clause...

July 16, 2021 No Responses

Oyetola Celebrates Folorunsho Alakija At 70

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has congratulated a business mogul and Chancellor of Osun State University, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, on her 70th birthday. Oyetola, in a congratulatory message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail ...

July 16, 2021 No Responses

Qatar Airways Cargo Rolls Out Third-Party e-Booking Platform

Qatar Airways Cargo has announced the further roll out of third-party eBooking platform WebCargo by Freightos across the United States of America with effect from July 19, 2021. Under the arrangement, forwarders in the USA will be able to conduct...

July 16, 2021 No Responses

Toyota Revs Up Digital Mapping Subsidiary

Toyota plans to hire more people and invest heavily in its subsidiary Woven Planet to work on mobility technology so the Japanese automaker stays competitive amid the global shift to using artificial intelligence and robotics in everyday driving.“Toyota&...

July 16, 2021 No Responses

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L-R: Tanzania High Commissioner in Nigeria, His Excellency Dr. Benson Alfred Bana; Founder/Chief Operating Officer TAJBank Limited, Mr. Hamid Joda; and the bank’s Co-Founder/Chief Marketing Officer, Mr. Sherif Idi; when the bank’s management paid a courtes...

July 15, 2021 No Responses

Shell Seals New NLNG Charter Agreements

Shell Tankers (Singapore) has inked new charter agreements with Knutsen LNG, Pan Ocean and investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management for six Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) ships, bringing its LNG carrier fleet to a total of 24 vessels. Sla...

July 15, 2021 No Responses

Kenya Records 6,246 New Vehicle sales In Six Months

Between January and June this year, New car sales in Kenya jumped 35%, buoyed by the lifting of some coronavirus lockdown measures. According to the Kenya Motor Industry Association (KMIA), the industry sold 6,246 new vehicles ...

July 15, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta, Others Celebrate Retired Deputy Director, Jerry Ugwu

The Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta and other staff of the Commission, have commended the dedication, hard work and outstanding work ethics demonstrated by Jerry Ugwu, a Deputy Director, who recent...

July 15, 2021 No Responses

Air Peace Resumes Banjul, Dakar Flights

As part of measures to provide additional options for regional connectivity, Air Peace has announced the resumption of flights operations into Banjul, the Gambia, and Dakar, Senegal, as from July 23,2021. Spokesperson of the airline, Mr Stanley Oli...

July 15, 2021 No Responses

Ministry, Japan Empower 150 Farmers With Rice Seeds, Inputs In Edo

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Wednesday empowered 150 rice farmers with improved rice seeds and farm inputs in Edo. Distributing the farm inputs ...

July 15, 2021 No Responses

Messi Stays At Barcelona On Reduced Wages

Lionel Messi has agreed to stay at Barcelona on a deal until 2026 that includes reducing his wages to half of his previous salary. The announcement is dependent on player departures that will allow Barca to fund the Argentina captain’s...

July 14, 2021 No Responses

Shipping Firms To Tackle Oil Transfers At Sea

Top oil shipping companies say they have tightened operational guidelines and deployed technology to prevent accidental breaches of sanctions, as the countries hit by ever tougher restrictions fight back with elaborate strategies to dodge them.Washington ...

July 14, 2021 No Responses

Ogun Varsity Generates N3.4b In Six Months

The Vice-Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State, Prof. Ganiu Olatunde, on Tuesday disclosed that the institution generated more than N3.4 billion revenue between January and June this year. Olatunde disclosed this while ...