In the competitive world of hospitality, achieving excellence goes beyond luxurious facilities and impeccable architecture; it hinges on the people who deliver the experience. For Victoria Crown Plaza (VCP) Hotel, key player in Nigeria’s hospitality sector, investing in manpower through…
WCO, NCS, JICA Unveil First Master Trainer Programme On Geospatial Intelligence In West Africa
To strengthen border security and improve regional capacity, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has launched the first-ever WCO Expert Master Trainer Programme on Geospatial Intelligence…
Nigeria Seeks $25b For Undersea Gas Pipeline To Europe
The Nigerian Government is pursuing a $25 billion undersea gas pipeline project to supply gas to Europe. Speaking at a meeting with Vitol Group on Monday in Abuja, Vice President Kashim Shettima explained that the project which is the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline…
Shippers’ Council, Shipping Firms Brainstorm On Single Window
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has hosted a meeting with shipping companies and the National Single Window (NSW) Secretariat to accelerate the implementation of the NSW project. The project aims to reduce human interface in shipping processes and procedures, enhancing…
Shippers’ Council Boss Harps On Professionalism, Commitment
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has launched its Professionalism Week, themed “Improving Organisational Performance,” to strengthen professionalism, capacity development, and operational excellence within the Council.The event was held at the NSC headquarters in LagosDeclaring the event opened, the Executive Secretary…
Why Chinese Trucks Now Dominate Nigeria’s Roads, By LSM MD
The Managing Director, Lanre Shittu Motors, Mr. Taiwo Shittu, who recently bagged the Vanguard Newspaper Auto Industry Icon Award, speaks in this interview on the high cost of new vehicles, available options, the national auto policy, and challenges facing automobile…
SEC Nigeria Tasks African Capital Markets On Financing Gap For Climate Adaptation
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigeria, has stressed the need for the mobilisation of capital markets to bridge the colossal financing gap for climate adaptation in Africa.Dr Emomotimi Agama, the Director-General of SEC, said this while speaking on The…
SIFAX Group Bags Distinguished Gender Inclusion Award
SIFAX Group has been honoured with the Distinguished Gender Inclusion Award at the just-concluded 2025 Women in Maritime and Shipping Conference, organized by the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping on Friday, May 30, 2025. The award, presented during the high-profile event…
NDLEA Arrests Two Pilgrims, Intercepts ₦9.3b Drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two Saudi-bound pilgrims at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano after they were found to have ingested illicit substances. According to NDLEA, the suspects were subsequently placed on excretion observation…
Tinubu Mourns Kano Athletes Involved In Road Accident
President Bola Tinubu has received with deep sorrow the tragic news of an accident involving members of the Kano State contingent who were returning from the recently concluded National Sports Festival in Ogun.On behalf of the Federal Government, the President…
Tinubu Inaugurates Three Nigerian Navy Ships, Helicopters, Others
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated three Nigerian Navy Ships (NNS) – NNS SHERE, NNS FARO and NNS IKOGOSI and three AW109 Trekker helicopters: 501, 502 and 503 into the Nigerian Navy fleet.Tinubu, speaking at the inauguration on Saturday in Lagos,…
FRSC Boss Mourns Kano Sports Commission Crash Victims
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has expressed profound sadness and commiserated with the Kano State Government and the families of the Kano Sports Commission.The Commission athletes were returning from the just concluded National Sports Festival…
EFCC Hands Over Forfeited Properties Of Nnamani To AMCON
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has handed over four properties forfeited by Rainbownet Nigeria Limited, a company owned by a former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, to the Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON in Enugu State.The…
Customs Intercepts 1,577 Jerrycans Of Smuggled PMS
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) through its Operation Whirlwind has intercepted 1,577 jerrycans (39,425 litres) of smuggled petroleum products and eight vehicles used for their transportation, with a combined value of N63,425,000 across the Lagos and Ogun axis.Speaking in Lagos…