Category: News

Group Lauds Passage Of Sexual Harassment Bill
July 10, 2020 No Responses

Group Lauds Passage Of Sexual Harassment Bill

The Media Women Forum has  describes the Sexual Harassment Bill recently passed by the Senate as a welcome development as it would prevent sexual harassment and exploitation of female students by lecturers in the Nation’s tertiary institutions. The bill ,which was...
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ILO Welcomes COVID-19 Seafarers’ Rights Agreement
July 10, 2020 No Responses

ILO Welcomes COVID-19 Seafarers’ Rights Agreement

The International Labour Organization has expressed support for new international measures to protect the rights of seafarers, stranded at sea because of the COVID-19 crisis .It welcomed a joint statement  signed by more than a dozen countries that gives ...
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Maritime Stakeholders Implore US, UK, UAE, Others On Crew Change Crisis
July 10, 2020 No Responses

Maritime Stakeholders Implore US, UK, UAE, Others On Crew Change Crisis

Thirteen countries have committed to facilitating crew changes and achieving key worker designation for seafarers, following a virtual ministerial summit hosted by the UK government July 9, 2020. This step is said to represent a significant progres...
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Again, Canada-Abuja Evacuation Flight Stalled
July 10, 2020 No Responses

Again, Canada-Abuja Evacuation Flight Stalled

The special evacuation flight for Nigerian citizens in Canada earlier scheduled for Friday has been stalled. The Nigeria High Commission in Ottawa, in a statement, explained that the decision was based on request by the intending evacuees. According to the...
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Sokoto Unveils Agenda To Boost Poultry Farming
July 10, 2020 No Responses

Sokoto Unveils Agenda To Boost Poultry Farming

As part of measures to improve Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), the Sokoto State Government is to boost poultry farming across the state.  The Special Advisor to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal on Poultry Development, Prof. Rabi’u Alkali explained on Thursday th...
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Nigeria Confirms 499 New Cases Of Coronavirus
July 10, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 499 New Cases Of Coronavirus

Nigeria has recorded 499 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total figure to  30,748. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) explained through its twitter handle on Thursday that the 499 new cases were reported in 24 states as follows: Lagos (...
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Ogun Partners CBN On Oil Palm Production
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Ogun Partners CBN On Oil Palm Production

The Ogun Government is collaborating with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to boost oil palm production in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina, made this known during an inspection tour of Apoje Farm Settlement, where...
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FG Distributes Farm Inputs To Rice Farmers In Oyo
July 9, 2020 No Responses

FG Distributes Farm Inputs To Rice Farmers In Oyo

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) Oyo state chapter, on Thursday received farm inputs through the Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) of the Federal Government, coordinated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Oyo State RIFAN Chairman, Mr Samuel...
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Robbers Attack TVC, NTA Correspondents
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Robbers Attack TVC, NTA Correspondents

Armed robbers on Thursday attacked Mr Godwin Agwam, Nasarawa State Correspondent of Television Continental (TVC) and Mrs Victoria Ojito of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in their residence at Sabon-Gari, Lafia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
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Kano Spends N8b On Scholarships, To Sponsor 1,000 Students To China
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Kano Spends N8b On Scholarships, To Sponsor 1,000 Students To China

The Kano State Scholarship Board on Thursday said it spent over N8 billion on scholarships for Kano indigenes studying at home and abroad in the last five years. The Executive Secretary of the board, Alhaji Abubakar Zakari, disclosed this in...
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Customs Impounds 157 Vehicles, 6,340 Bags Of Rice, Others
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds 157 Vehicles, 6,340 Bags Of Rice, Others

Between January and June, 2020, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit (FOU), Zone ‘B’, seized 625 goods with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N1.668billion, compared with 425 items with DPV of N762 million confiscated within same period in...
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ECOWAS Court Gets Legal Instrument To Enforce Judgments In Ghana
July 9, 2020 No Responses

ECOWAS Court Gets Legal Instrument To Enforce Judgments In Ghana

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has received the instrument designating Ghana’s Attorney-General and Minister for Justice as the Competent National Authority for the enforcement of the decisions of the court in the Republic of Ghana. A statement issued by the...
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Maersk Sells Containership For Green Recycling
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Maersk Sells Containership For Green Recycling

Maersk, owner and operator of the world’s largest container shipping fleet, has sold a 9, 640 TEU containership Sine Maersk for demolition in Turkey. The 22-year-old containership has a market value of $ 11.69 million, according to the data from...
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Nigeria Arrests 116 Human Traffickers, Rescues 1,489 Victims In Four Years
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Arrests 116 Human Traffickers, Rescues 1,489 Victims In Four Years

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Thursday said the agency apprehended no fewer than 116 human traffickers and rescued 1,489 victims in four years. The Zonal Commander in charge of Kano, Mr Shehu Umar,...
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