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Group Urges CBN To Remove Stockfish From Forex Ban List
February 25, 2021 No Responses

Group Urges CBN To Remove Stockfish From Forex Ban List

The Norwegian Seafood Council has appealed to the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) to remove stockfish from the list of items not eligible for foreign exchange. According to Odd-Emil Ingebrigtsen, the Norwegian minister of fisheries, there is a need to make...
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Senate Committee Assures NDDC Of Support, Collaboration
February 25, 2021 No Responses

Senate Committee Assures NDDC Of Support, Collaboration

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, (middle) speaking during the oversight visit of the Senate Committee at the NDDC permanent headquarters in Port Harcourt.First right is the NDDC Interim Administrator, MrEfiongAkwa...
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Lagos, NPA To Impound Trucks On Apapa Highway
February 24, 2021 No Responses

Lagos, NPA To Impound Trucks On Apapa Highway

The Lagos State Government and the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) on Tuesday warned truck drivers to stop parking on the highways. Sanwo-Olu, while receiving the NPA Managing Director, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, in his office said vehicles of erring drivers...
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South African Uber Drivers Join Global Push For Worker Rights
February 24, 2021 No Responses

South African Uber Drivers Join Global Push For Worker Rights

A group of South African Uber drivers are to go to court to seek rights including compensation for unpaid overtime and holiday pay, their lawyers said on Tuesday, hoping for a similar victory to that of British drivers this month.In both Britain...
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IITA Partners SANO Foods On Improved Cassava Varieties
February 23, 2021 No Responses

IITA Partners SANO Foods On Improved Cassava Varieties

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in collaboration with SANO Foods Limited, on Monday commenced a public-private sector initiative to promote the cultivation of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria.  The partnership under the Bui...
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DPR Flags Off Search, Rescue, Command Centre In Lagos
February 23, 2021 No Responses

DPR Flags Off Search, Rescue, Command Centre In Lagos

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Monday flagged off the Oil and Gas Search, Rescue and Surveillance (SeRAS) Command and Control Centre in Lagos.  The centre is to improve safety and operational efficiency across the industry.  Mr Sarki ...
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Customs Impounds 17kg Gold Bars At Airport
February 23, 2021 No Responses

Customs Impounds 17kg Gold Bars At Airport

Customs officials on Monday said it seized 150 gold bars weighing 17.4 kg at Bangladesh’s Shah Amanat International Airport in seaport city Chattogram from a plane arriving from Abu Dhabi.  Nurunnahar Lily, a senior customs official, told journalists th...
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Edo Probes N30b Stormwater Project
February 23, 2021 No Responses

Edo Probes N30b Stormwater Project

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the N30 billion Benin stormwater project by the previous administration in the state was a ploy to defraud Edo people.  The governor made the submission while inspecting the Textile Mill Road catchment...
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Nigeria To Boost FTZs Competitiveness Through AfCFTA
February 22, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria To Boost FTZs Competitiveness Through AfCFTA

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) is to leverage on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTA) to boost the country’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs) competitiveness.  Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, the Managing Director of NEPZA,  made t...
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Buhari Condoles With NAF, Victims’ Families
February 22, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Condoles With NAF, Victims’ Families

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the fatal crash of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft on Sunday in Abuja, which claimed lives of seven personnel.  President Buhari made his feelings known in a statement by his...
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Nigeria Confirms 521 New Coronavirus, Eight Deaths
February 22, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 521 New Coronavirus, Eight Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 521 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 152,074.  NCDC explained that the country’s daily COVID-19 infection rate has dropped below 1...
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NDDC To Train Niger Delta Youths At Innoson Motors
February 22, 2021 No Responses

NDDC To Train Niger Delta Youths At Innoson Motors

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it will soon commence the training of Niger Delta youths at the Innoson Kiara Academy, a Technical and Vocational Institution, affiliated to the Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company, as part of its ...
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Bird Flu: Lagos Advises Poultry Owners To Adopt Biosecurity Measures
February 21, 2021 No Responses

Bird Flu: Lagos Advises Poultry Owners To Adopt Biosecurity Measures

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has advised poultry farmers to put in place  biosecurity measures in their poultry to prevent any outbreak of avian influenza  (Bird flu) in the state.  The State  Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola O...
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Onyeama: Republic Of Benin Not Aspiring To Be Part Of Nigeria
February 21, 2021 No Responses

Onyeama: Republic Of Benin Not Aspiring To Be Part Of Nigeria

The Republic of Benin is not aspiring to be the 37 State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, clarified on Saturday.  In a statement issued by the Ministry’s spokesperson, Mr Ferdinand Nwonye,...
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