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May 30, 2018 No Responses

GAC Secures Agency Deal

Japanese container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has awarded GAC the agency contract to handle all its vessel calls in Australia covering the ports of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Fremantle. Under the agreement, GAC Australia will provide agency...

May 30, 2018 No Responses

Minister: Minimum Wage May Not Materialise In September

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has said that the new national minimum wage may not materialise in September as earlier envisaged. Ngige, who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday at his residence in Abuja, said that...

May 30, 2018 No Responses

Aero Contractors’ Maintenance Facility To Save $90m Capital Flight

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that the new Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility of Aero Contractors with capacity for aircraft C-checks and other comprehensive levels of maintenance established in Lagos would save the country an estimated ...

May 29, 2018 No Responses

NLC Seeks Accountability, Transparency As Nigerians Mark 18 Years Of Democracy

As Nigerians mark 18th years of democracy, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for more accountability from all those who occupy leadership positions especially Governors. In a statement, NLC President, Ayuba Wabba explained that 2018 Democracy Day...

May 29, 2018 No Responses

Emefiele Inspects Dollar Sales In Abuja

Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday paid an unannounced visit to First Bank, UBA and Zenith banks offices in Abuja to inspect sales of foreign currencies to customers. He said that the visit was...

May 29, 2018 No Responses

CMA CGM Acquires Second 20,000 TEU Boxship

French container shipping company, CMA CGM has added to its fleet a second 20,600 TEU containership. The delivery and naming ceremony for CMA CGM Jean Mermoz was held at Subic Bay Philippines yard on May 25. Featuring a length of...

May 29, 2018 No Responses

NPA Boss Implores Women On Integrity, Diligence

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has counselled the youths, especially women, to imbue the value of integrity at the early stage of their lives. According to Hadiza, “We live in a world with a confused...

May 29, 2018 No Responses

INEC Takes Delivery Of 123,848 Voters Cards In Plateau State

With less than a year to the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has taken delivery of 123,848 permanent voters cards in Plateau State. According to INEC, reports from its field officers have revealed a smooth...

May 29, 2018 No Responses

Air Peace Gets Company Of The Year Award

Air Peace has been named Leadership Group ‘Company of the Year Award 2017.” The airline received the award weeks after it was recognised as a National Carrier of Repute at the Annual Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Public...

May 28, 2018 No Responses

Total Acquires 10 Per Cent In LNG Project

French oil and gas company Total has signed an agreement with Russian counterpart Novatek to acquire a direct working interest of 10 per cent in Arctic LNG 2, a giant liquefied natural gas project led by Novatek on the Gydan Peninsula...

May 28, 2018 No Responses

Buhari: Governors Should Support Their Wives’ Humanitarian Activities

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended wives of Governors for the various humanitarian activities they carry out in their states. He made the commendation when wives of state governors paid him a visit under the auspices of the Northern and Southern...

May 28, 2018 No Responses

Amaechi: Nigeria To Sustain Capacity Building In Transport Sector

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari led Government is committed to building capacity for all the segments of the Transport sector in order to progress the Nigerian economy. Speaking at the 2nd...

May 28, 2018 No Responses

Bi-Courtney Faults Proposed Picketing

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), has described as acts of lawlessness the threats by the leaderships of Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the Na...

May 28, 2018 No Responses

Photo News

The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, with her predecessor and former Managing Director of World Bank Group, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the 53rd Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Board of Governors in Busan, South...