Category: News

UK unveils 24-hour visa service in Nigeria
August 11, 2016 No Responses

UK unveils 24-hour visa service in Nigeria

By Adebisi Emmanuel –  The United Kingdom has unveiled a Super Priority Visa Service in Nigeria to allow customers to process applications within 24 hours. The British High Commission, in a statement posted on its  website, quoted the British High...
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400 contractors bid for Railway’s canteens, carpark, others
August 10, 2016 No Responses

400 contractors bid for Railway’s canteens, carpark, others

No fewer than 400 contractors are competing to participate in the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) capital projects for 2016.   According to the Corporation, the bidders are bidding for alternative revenue streams “like canteens, clubs and car parks, commu...
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Customs generates N130.7B at Tin Can Island in seven months
August 9, 2016 No Responses

Customs generates N130.7B at Tin Can Island in seven months

By Moses Ebosele –     The Tincan Island command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)  generated N130. 7 Billion within a period of  seven months.   Controller of the command, Comptroller Y. U. Bashar, who made the disclosure during an interactive...
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Palliative work begins on Ijora-Apapa Bridge today
August 8, 2016 No Responses

Palliative work begins on Ijora-Apapa Bridge today

Palliative work will commence today on the collapsing Ijora-Apapa Bridge. Already, the Federal Government has shut the Bridge to traffic while appealing to members of the public to show understanding.  Speaking in Lagos, the Minister for Power, Works and Hous...
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IOSCO unveils cyber guidelines for financial markets
August 8, 2016 No Responses

IOSCO unveils cyber guidelines for financial markets

 The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have released the final report Guidance on cyber resilience for financial market infrastructures  According to IOSC...
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‘One in three employees have experienced mental health issues’
August 8, 2016 No Responses

‘One in three employees have experienced mental health issues’

A new report put together by Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) has revealed that employers are taking a reactive approach to employees’ mental health issues, when preventative steps make better business sense According to the research, the ...
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‘River Niger may overflow’
August 7, 2016 No Responses

‘River Niger may overflow’

The bank of River Niger will overflow any moment from now, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has a warned. Director General of the Agency, Muhammad Sani Sidi, who raised the alarm also advised settlements and communities along the River...
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NSC task stakeholders on seaports automation
August 7, 2016 No Responses

NSC task stakeholders on seaports automation

By Moses Ebosele –  To enhance efficiency at the nation’s seaport, the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hassan Bello has challenged stakeholders to support full automation agenda.   Speaking during a courtesy visit to the La...
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‘Fleet operators record 226 death in six months’
August 6, 2016 No Responses

‘Fleet operators record 226 death in six months’

By Moses Ebosele –    The Corps Marshal/Chief Executive Officer of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has decried increase in Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) involving Fleet Operators across the country.  In his presentation at the just co...
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‘Appointment of new Boko Haram leader is cheap propaganda’
August 5, 2016 No Responses

‘Appointment of new Boko Haram leader is cheap propaganda’

By Moses Ebosele –    The Federal Government has described the reported appointment of new Boko Haram leader as cheap propaganda.    Speaking on Thursday at the All Nigerian Conference of Editors (ANEC)  in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the Minister....
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FG blacklist firm for allegedly diverting explosives
August 5, 2016 No Responses

FG blacklist firm for allegedly diverting explosives

For allegedly diverting explosives, the Federal Government has blacklisted the Nigerian Development and Construction Company (NDCC), an importer and seller of explosives in Koko, Delta State.   The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi,  in a...
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Railway workers fault alleged sales of scraps, outsourcing
August 4, 2016 No Responses

Railway workers fault alleged sales of scraps, outsourcing

By Moses Ebosele –   Workers of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) have called for the suspension of alleged sales of iron scraps and outsourcing of recreational facilities.   Under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NUR)  and Senior Sta...
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Lagos to partner private sector on $1b rail line
August 3, 2016 No Responses

Lagos to partner private sector on $1b rail line

To successfully construct $1 Billion urban rail line, the Lagos State Government has announced plan to partner the private sector.    Speaking in Lagos during a seminar organized by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority in conjunction with the Japa...
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Benefits of town hall meetings, by Minister
August 3, 2016 No Responses

Benefits of town hall meetings, by Minister

By Moses Ebosele –  Town hall meetings being held across the country by the Federal Government will provides an avenue for both the government and the governed to exchange ideas, thus fostering good governance, the Minister of Information and Culture,.....
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