Category: News

Pope: Consider Others During Pandemic, Don’t Just Focus On Travel
January 4, 2021 No Responses

Pope: Consider Others During Pandemic, Don’t Just Focus On Travel

People need to think beyond their next travel plans and consider how much others may be suffering due to the pandemic, Pope Francis said after Sunday’s midday prayer. It would be better if people thought about how to help the...
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Journalist Seeks N7.5m To Save Son
January 4, 2021 No Responses

Journalist Seeks N7.5m To Save Son

A female journalist, Mrs Mercy Omoike, has appealed to kindhearted Nigerians, corporate organisations and the three tiers of government for financial assistance for a heart surgery for her nine-week-old baby. Omoike, who works with the News Agency of Nigeria (...
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Nigeria Bans 100 Air Travellers For Six Months
January 3, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Bans 100 Air Travellers For Six Months

Citing non-compliance with mandatory protocol on tests upon arrival as outlined by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, the Nigerian Government has placed travelling restrictions on 100 passengers Chairman of the PTF on COVID-19, Boss Musta...
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Rivers To Inaugurate Six Roads, Jetty
January 3, 2021 No Responses

Rivers To Inaugurate Six Roads, Jetty

The Rivers State Government has concluded arrangement to inaugurates six completed road projects in seven Local Government Areas (LGA) of the State. The state Commissioner of Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, who an...
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NPA Receives Biggest Caverton Helicopter At PTML Terminal
January 2, 2021 No Responses

NPA Receives Biggest Caverton Helicopter At PTML Terminal

In accordance with the ease of doing business in Nigeria, the largest commercial helicopter to be operated by a wholly indigenous company  has been received by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The helicopter, a Sirkosky S-92, coupled inside the PTML...
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Partners PwC On Impact Assessment Report
January 2, 2021 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation Partners PwC On Impact Assessment Report

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) on Friday unveiled the TEF Entrepreneurship programme for 2021 to empower women and men across the African continent.  Meanwhile, the Foundation in conjunction with Price Waterhouse and Coopers (PwC)&n...
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Lagos COVID-19 Cases Surpasses 30,000
January 2, 2021 No Responses

Lagos COVID-19 Cases Surpasses 30,000

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi on Friday said the state’s confirmed COVID-19 cases have increased to 30,221. Abayomi made the disclosure through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi, on Friday while giving the ...
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Opens 2021 Entrepreneurship Programme Application
January 1, 2021 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation Opens 2021 Entrepreneurship Programme Application

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, opens applications on its TEFConnect digital platform (www.tefconnect.com) today, January 1, 2021.  According to the Foundation, this year’...
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Diri:We’ll Diversify Bayelsa Economy In 2021, Create Jobs
January 1, 2021 No Responses

Diri:We’ll Diversify Bayelsa Economy In 2021, Create Jobs

Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri has pledged the commitment of his administration todiversify the state’s economy as part of measures to reduce total dependence on federal allocations in 2021. The governor made the remarks in hi...
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UK Completes Separation From EU
January 1, 2021 No Responses

UK Completes Separation From EU

A new era has begun for the United Kingdom after it completed its formal separation from the European Union.  The UK stopped following EU rules at 23:00 GMT, as replacement arrangements for travel, trade, immigration and security co-operation came into...
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AfCFTA: Examining Nigeria’s Steps Toward One Africa Market
January 1, 2021 No Responses

AfCFTA: Examining Nigeria’s Steps Toward One Africa Market

By Joshua Olomu, News Agency of Nigeria  — As African Union (AU) member countries start the ‘One African Market’  on January 1, 2021  under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Nigeria stands at the threshol...
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Buhari Greets Dakuku Peterside At 50
December 31, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Greets Dakuku Peterside At 50

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with former Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, on his December 31, 2020 50th birthday. The president, in a congratulatory message issued b...
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COVID-19: Nigeria Suspends 100 Passports Of Airline Passengers
December 30, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Nigeria Suspends 100 Passports Of Airline Passengers

The Nigerian Government has suspended the passports of 100 in-bound airline passengers who failed to take the second test of COVID-19 after arriving in the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, disclosed this at t...
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SON Tasks ANLCA On Fraudulent Clearing Agents
December 30, 2020 No Responses

SON Tasks ANLCA On Fraudulent Clearing Agents

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has urged the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) to expose unscrupulous members hiding under the association to perpetuate heinous activities.  The Director General of SON, Mallam Farouk Sal...
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