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October 21, 2021 No Responses

SON Issues 13 Manufacturers MANCAP Certification

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on Thursday awarded its Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certification to 13 manufacturing companies in Kano state. In his speech, the Director-General of SON, Malam Faruk Salim, represented by the regional coordinator, Mr. Usman...

October 21, 2021 No Responses

JAMB Registrar Seeks Transparency In Exam Processes

The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-Haq Oloyede, has urged stakeholders in the education sector to establish a pedigree of integrity. He urged them to do this by sticking to honesty, probity and transparency in examination processes and result computation in...

October 21, 2021 No Responses

LADOL MD Joins UNCTAD, GIZ To Launch Handbook On Special Economic Zones In Africa

By ebosele@hotmail.com — The LADOL Free Zone Managing Director, Dr Amy Jadesimi has joined a high-level panel convened by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarb...

October 21, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria, Turkey Trade Volume To Expand By $5b

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the Nigeria, Turkey trade volume will be expanded by five billion dollars, immediately, to further boost socio-economic ties between the two countries. Erdogan stated this when he addressed newsmen at the end of a clos...

October 20, 2021 No Responses

CSCS Board Renews Jalo-Waziri’s Appointment For Another Four Years

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Board of Directors, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc has renewed the appointment of Mr Haruna Jalo-Waziri as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. A...

October 19, 2021 No Responses

Eid-el-Maulud: Christian-Muslim Group Harps On Peaceful Co-Existence

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in Kaduna State, the Christian–Muslim Peace Unity and Development Initiative of Nigeria has urged Muslims and Christians to embrace peaceful co-existence by exhibiting good deeds, love and good neighbourliness...

October 19, 2021 No Responses

NPA Upgrades Control Tower

The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is poised to ensure optimal utilisation of its facilities across the nation’s seaports, Acting Managing Director, Mohammed Bello-Koko has said. He made this known in a statement on Monday ...

October 19, 2021 No Responses

“Transfer Of Overtime Cargoes To Ikorodu Not Customs’ Responsibility“

The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has said that the transfer of overtime cargoes from the ports to the government warehouse in Ikorodu is not the responsibility of Customs but the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Recall that...

October 19, 2021 No Responses

165 Benefit From Taiwo Afolabi Free Medical Outreach

A total of 165 persons have enjoyed free dental and medical care at the annual Taiwo Afolabi Free Rural Dental Outreach which was held at the popular Gbagi market in Ibadan. The beneficiaries were majorly traders at the market. ...

October 19, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Commiserates With America Over Colin Powell’s Death

President Muhammadu Buhari has offered his deepest condolences to President Joe Biden, the government and people of the United States, on the passing of the former Secretary of State, Gen. Colin Powell. The President’s condolence message is contained i...

October 18, 2021 No Responses

Edo Appoints CPCS Transaction Adviser For Benin River Port

Edo State has appointed port logistics and infrastructure firm, CPCS transaction advisers for Benin River Port. This was made known at the maiden Nigeria International Maritime Summit (NIMS) recently held in Lagos with the session theme “Achieving ...

October 18, 2021 No Responses

Onyema Bags Sun’s Exceptional Philanthropist Of The Year Award

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Air Peace, Barrister Allen Onyema, has clinched the Exceptional Philanthropist of the Year Award at the Sun Awards 2020 which took place at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, on October 16, 2021.&nbsp...

October 18, 2021 No Responses

NCC Tasks Licensees On Compliance, Pledges Support For Small Operators

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has enjoined telecom licensees to always comply with the provisions of extant laws, subsidiary legislation and other regulatory frameworks put in place by the Commission ...

October 18, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Community Raises $33,000 For New York City Mayoral Candidate

The Nigerian community in New York has raised 33,000 dollars in its ongoing efforts to support the Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City in the November election, Mr Eric Adams. Chairman, Board of the Organisation for the Advancement...