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July 23, 2019 No Responses

NPA Boss Seeks More Rail, Seaport Synergy

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — No country should contemplate establishing Seaport without the complement of adequate Rail Transportation, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has said. Speaking at the West Africa Rail Revolution Conference in Lagos on...

July 23, 2019 No Responses

British Airways Pilots Vote In Favour Of Strike

British Airways pilots have voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay, threatening a walkout over the key summer holiday period. The British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) said 93% of its members had voted in favour of...

July 23, 2019 No Responses

BMW Delivers 12,52,837 Units In Six Months

BMW Group has posted its best-ever first half of the year sales with 12,52,837 units sold between January-June 2019, marking 0.8% growth compared to the same period last year, says the German company in a release. This success bucks the...

July 23, 2019 No Responses

Buhari: 11, 000 MGW Achievable By 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja challenged stakeholders in the electricity sector to improve supply to Nigerians, urging them to reach 7, 000 megawatts by 2021, and work towards 11, 000 megawatts by 2023, while ensuring better distribution to busine...

July 23, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Greets Jakande At 90

President Muhammadu Buhari sends warm felicitations to former Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, who turns 90 on July 23, 2019, congratulating him for courage in pursuing a vibrant career in journalism and leaving a lasting legacy in...

July 23, 2019 No Responses

PSN Honours Fidelity Bank

Fidelity Bank Plc has received accolades for its unwavering support for the healthcare value chain in Nigeria. The Board of Fellows of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) made the commendation at the Society’s Annual Dinner & Award Night in...

July 23, 2019 No Responses

Toyota To Lead Training Session At 2019 NAJA Workshop

Toyota Nigeria Limited will be presenting a technical training session on Friday this week, at the 2019 Nigeria Auto Journalists Asociation Training/Capacity Building Workshop at the Golden Tulip Hotel, along Airport Road in Lagos. Among others expected to mak...

July 23, 2019 No Responses

NPA Photo News

L-R: the Executive Secretary, Shippers’ Council, Hassan Bello, the Managing Director NPA, Hadiza, Bala Usman, former Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. ChibuikeRotimiAmaechi, wife of the former Minister, Dame Juliet Amaechi, DG NIMASA, PetersideDakuku&...

July 22, 2019 No Responses

LNG: Firm Seals Long-Term Contract To China

Canadian company, FortisBC has entered into its first term supply agreement to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) for Top Speed Energy Corporation to export to China. This term supply agreement is said to be a major development in Canada’s LNG...

July 22, 2019 No Responses

CBN Implores Banks On Relationship With Customers

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised banks and other financial institutions in the country to be transparent in their dealings in order to build customers’ confidence. Kofo Salam-Alada, the Director, Consumer Protection Department of CBN gave the ad...

July 22, 2019 No Responses

Photo News

Treasurer, Fund Managers Association of Nigeria, Mrs Tope Omojokun, President, FMAN Mr Dayo Obisan, Acting, Director General,Securities and Exchange Commission Ms Mary Uduk and Acting Executive Commissioner, Operations, SEC Mr Isyaku Tilde during a...

July 21, 2019 No Responses

Iran Seizes British Tanker

(BBC)–There will be “serious consequences” if Iran does not release a British-flagged tanker seized in the Gulf, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said. The Stena Impero’s owners say they have been unable to contact their vessel, which ...

July 21, 2019 No Responses

Police: Lagos Airport Intruder Can Not Speak English

The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos Police Command, has identified the man who climbed an Azman Air aircraft at the airport on Friday as Usman Adamu from neighbouring Republic of Niger. The spokesperson for the Command, DSP Joseph Alabi, disclose...

July 21, 2019 No Responses

Association Of Catholic Bishops In Africa Marks Golden Jubilee

The association of Catholic bishops in Africa will from Monday, July 21, commence a weeklong activities in Kampala, Uganda to mark its 50th anniversary as a continental body. They would also use the occasion to pray for peace, progress and...