After operating for a little over 15 months and following a growing customer base as well as increasing demand, SIFAX Shipping ICT Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group and operator of the Ijora Inland Container Terminal, Lagos, has embarked on…
Fidelity Bank Inaugurates More CSR Projects In Host Communities
Fidelity Bank Plc has inaugurated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects in Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti and Kwara States. The projects which include the provision of maternal and healthcare materials for hospitals, renovation and furnishing of a juvenile correctional facility as well…
NIMASA Begins Vessels’ Digital Manifest Regime At Seaports
By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced total digital manifest management regime for all vessels calling at all Nigerian Ports. A statement issued on Monday by Assistant Director (Public Relations), Edward Osagie, quoted the Director-General,…
SEC Implores Fund Managers On Regulatory Fees Payment
The Securities and Exchange Commission has reminded all fund managers that payment of the annual supervisory fee to the Commission becomes due from the 1st January 2022 and full payment must be made on or before 31st January 2022. This was contained in a…
Hyundai Records 3.89m Global Sales In 2021
Between January and December 2021, South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Company attained global sales of 3.89 million vehicles, just short of its target of 4 million vehicles. In a statemen t on Monday, the South Korean automaker also set its 2022 sales…
2021: Customs Generate N188.6b At Onne Port
Between January and December 2021, the Area two Command of Nigeria Customs Service, Onne Port collected N188.6 billion. A statement issued on Monday by Mrs Ifeoma Ojekwu, Customs Public Relations Officer at Onne Port Command in Rivers State explained that…
Barkindo Hails New OPEC Sec. Gen
Secretary General, Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mr Mohammad Barkindo, says the organisation will be in capable hands with his successor, Mr Haitham Al Ghais. Barkindo made this known in a congratulatory message to Al Ghais, who is currently…
Buhari Mourns Bashir Tofa
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the passing of one-time Presidential Candidate in a two-horse race, Bashir Tofa, ”a politician of note, who was also a promoter of Islamic culture and civilization’.’ The president made his feelings known in…
NNPC Explains Fire Outbreak At Port Harcourt Refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Sunday, described January 1, 2022 fire outbreak at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) as minor. According to NNPC, the fire, caused by a spark while a 33,000-litre truck was discharging naphtha into…
Buhari Mourns Olubadan
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and people of Oyo State, the Royal Family, the Olubadan-in-council and the people of Ibadan on the passing of Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji. In a condolence message released by his…
Buhari Greets Ex-FRSC Boss, Hananiya At 80
President Muhammadu Buhari has described former Corps Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), retired Maj.-Gen. Haladu Hananiya as a blessing to Nigeria having “left positive impacts on the lives of so many people” in the course of his…
Catholic Bishop Urges Nigerians To Take Pope’s Message Seriously
The Bishop of Umuahia Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, has urged Nigerians to take Pope Francis’ New Year’s message seriously. Ugorji gave the advice in his homily on Sunday at the Mater Dei Cathedral Parish, Umuahia. He described the…
Chelsea Battle Back To Draw 2-2 With Liverpool
Chelsea recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Liverpool in a breathless encounter between the two faltering title chasers at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The stalemate left Table-toppers Manchester City 10 points clear at the top of the…
Shippers Seek Conducive Trade Environment In 2022
Shippers are expecting a more conducive trade environment in 2022, President, Shippers Association of Lagos (SAL), Rev. Jonathan Nicole, has said. In a statement issued on Saturday, Nicole attributed the quest for a more conducive trade environment to the lingering…