Usman at PEBEC workshop, assures investors on ease of doing business at seaports

Usman at PEBEC workshop, assures investors on ease of doing business at seaports

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com –     The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has assured the Business Community in Nigeria, especially the Maritime sub-Sector that the Authority has put in place appropriate measures that would enable it facilitate business...
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INTELS: IYC seeks amicable resolution

INTELS: IYC seeks amicable resolution

The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYC) on Thursday called on Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to peacefully resolve its differences with INTELS.    IYC, in a statement by its spokesman, Daniel Dasimaka, said the decision of the Managing Director of the NPA,.....
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Fashola implore stakeholders on Apapa gridlock

Fashola implore stakeholders on Apapa gridlock

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday in Lagos called for the collaboration of all stakeholders to tackle traffick gridlock, port congestion and other problems in Apapa and its environs. Fashola made the call at...
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BUA Group Executive Director, Kabiru Rabiu, tops list of future African Business Leaders

BUA Group Executive Director, Kabiru Rabiu, tops list of future African Business Leaders

By Citybusinessnews@yahoo.com –   Kabiru Rabiu, Group Executive Director of Nigeria’s leading conglomerate, BUA Group, has been ranked second, only after Egyptian, Basil El Baz, on the ‘Choiseul 100 Africa’ list of future African Business Leaders ...
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NSE partner CSCS, Oando, AXAMansard, MTN, donates school to IDPs in Borno

NSE partner CSCS, Oando, AXAMansard, MTN, donates school to IDPs in Borno

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has donated a school to the Borno State Government.   The school, Maisandari Alamderi Model Nursery and Primary School, located in the Abuja Talakawa District of Maiduguri...
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NIIA: NPA-INTELS pilotage service contract is legal, valid

NIIA: NPA-INTELS pilotage service contract is legal, valid

The Nigerian Importers Integrity Association (NIIA) has weighed in on the controversy trailing the termination of the pilotage service agreement signed between oil and gas logistics giant, INTELS Nigeria Limited and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) arguing t...
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Archbishop Adewale Martins: There’s hope for Nigeria

Archbishop Adewale Martins: There’s hope for Nigeria

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, says despite the hardship many are facing in the nation, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Martins spoke on Wednesday at a news conference on the Marian...
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‘Nigeria mining jurisdiction now better rated in investment risk profile’

‘Nigeria mining jurisdiction now better rated in investment risk profile’

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has attributed the recent growth in the mining sector and the improvement in the investment risk profile of the country’s mining jurisdiction to the success of the reforms being put...
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‘121 piracy incidents reported in nine months’

‘121 piracy incidents reported in nine months’

A total of 121 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in the first nine months of 2017, according to the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest quarterly report on maritime piracy. ...
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Buhari Signs University of Petroleum Resources Bill

Buhari Signs University of Petroleum Resources Bill

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja pledged continued support for the socio-economic development of the Niger Delta region. Giving the assurance at a brief ceremony in the State House to sign the bill establishing the University of Petroleum Resources,...
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Nigeria, Ghana, sign MoU on maritime operations

Nigeria, Ghana, sign MoU on maritime operations

In line with its vision to enhance regional integration to develop capacity, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ghanaian Maritime Authority, GMA.   At the official signing of...
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NPA clarifies position on termination of contract, job security as FIRS explains visit to Intels

NPA clarifies position on termination of contract, job security as FIRS explains visit to Intels

The termination of boats pilotage monitoring and supervision contract with INTELS Nigeria Limited will not erase jobs, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Managing Director, Hadiza Usman, has said.   Speaking in Lagos on Monday, Usman explained that a new company ...
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Heritage Bank senior executives get ICA awards

Heritage Bank senior executives get ICA awards

Institute of Credit Administration (ICA) has conferred distinguished awards on two senior management executives of Heritage Bank Plc at the Nigeria Credit Industry Awards and Postgraduate School of Credit and Financial Management (PSCFM) graduation ceremony he...
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Pensioners resume protest in Edo

Pensioners resume protest in Edo

Pensioners in Edo State on Monday resumed   protest to demand for the payment of their pension arrears and gratuity. The  pensioners in their numbers  sang solidarity and derogatory songs as well as  prayed to God to intervene on their behalf....
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