Category: News

Buhari Inaugurates Calabar Automated Rice Seed, Seedling Factory
June 27, 2018 No Responses

Buhari Inaugurates Calabar Automated Rice Seed, Seedling Factory

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday inaugurated the Calabar automated rice seed and seedling factory. The factory was one of the projects inaugurated by the president during his visit to Cross River. During the inauguration, Buhari said he was in Calabar...
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Immigration Suspends $90 Biometric Charges On International Air Travelers In Nigeria
June 27, 2018 No Responses

Immigration Suspends $90 Biometric Charges On International Air Travelers In Nigeria

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended the collection of $90 biometric Visa-On- Arrival policy it introduced about two weeks ago.   Investigations also revealed that the service was not in charge of collection of charges at the Murtala Muhammed.....
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Osinbajo: Perpetrators Of Crime In Plateau Must Face Justice
June 26, 2018 No Responses

Osinbajo: Perpetrators Of Crime In Plateau Must Face Justice

Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, on Monday, visited Plateau State following attacks that left scores of people dead.  It would be recalled that within the last two days over 80 persons were killed in the state from attacks on nine communities....
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Edo Partners ANAN On Capacity Building For Civil Servants
June 26, 2018 No Responses

Edo Partners ANAN On Capacity Building For Civil Servants

The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed his administration’s plan to partner with the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) in the training of accountants in the state civil service to enhance productivity. Obaseki dis...
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Clearing Agents At Lagos Airport Faults New Customs’ Policy
June 26, 2018 No Responses

Clearing Agents At Lagos Airport Faults New Customs’ Policy

Activities at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos was Monday afternoon  grounded following the introduction of a new policy by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lagos Airport Command. The clearing agents also accused the command of increasing charges f...
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Jacques Saadé, CMA CGM Founder Dies At 81
June 25, 2018 No Responses

Jacques Saadé, CMA CGM Founder Dies At 81

Jacques R. Saadé, the founder of the French shipping major CMA CGM, passed away on June 24, 2018 at the age of 81. Saadé established the Compagnie Maritime d’Affretement (CMA) in September 1978, 40 years ago, after leaving Lebanon following the civil...
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NSC Recovers N88m, $23,000 For Shippers In Six Months
June 25, 2018 No Responses

NSC Recovers N88m, $23,000 For Shippers In Six Months

For the first six months of 2018, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) recovered not less than N88 million, $23,000 illegal charges  for Nigerian shippers.    Speaking at a capacity building session for Journalists in Lagos, Deputy Director, Compliance an...
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Saudi Women Celebrate End Of Driving Ban
June 24, 2018 No Responses

Saudi Women Celebrate End Of Driving Ban

Saudi women are officially allowed to get behind the wheel, after a decades-old driving ban was lifted. The change was announced last September and Saudi Arabia issued the first licences to women earlier this month. It was the only country...
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Experts Seek Regional Approach As Cassava Mosaic Disease Threatens 55m Annual Production
June 23, 2018 No Responses

Experts Seek Regional Approach As Cassava Mosaic Disease Threatens 55m Annual Production

The Global Cassava Partnerships for the 21st Century (GCP21) has called for urgent regional approach to halt the spread of cassava mosaic disease (CMD) that is threatening cassava production in Southeast Asia, a region that accounts for about 55 million...
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The Reality Of Violence At Work
June 23, 2018 No Responses

The Reality Of Violence At Work

While workplace violence can differ depending on a country’s development level, the most common forms occur everywhere. In the poorest countries, unacceptable practices are often exacerbated by poverty. ILO  looked at the situation in Madagascar.     In...
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GOCOP Backs New Media Code For Election Coverage
June 23, 2018 No Responses

GOCOP Backs New Media Code For Election Coverage

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has expressed optimism that the newly launched Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage (Revised Edition 2018) will to a large extent guide operators and separate trained journalists from those who suddenly  fo...
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Buhari Implores Journalists On Hate Speech, Fake News
June 22, 2018 No Responses

Buhari Implores Journalists On Hate Speech, Fake News

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday declared open the 2018 International Press Institute World Congress with a call on journalists worldwide to address the menace of fake news and hate speech for the good of humanity. The President, who was speaking...
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Edo Taskforce Resolves 194 Land Cases, Takes 13 To Court
June 21, 2018 No Responses

Edo Taskforce Resolves 194 Land Cases, Takes 13 To Court

The Edo State Private Property Protection Taskforce headed by former Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, on Wednesday, presented its committee’s first year report. Presenting the Report at the weekly Executive Council meeting, headed by Governo...
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Reps Justifies N578b Hike In 2018 Budget
June 21, 2018 No Responses

Reps Justifies N578b Hike In 2018 Budget

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has justified its decision to raise the 2018 budget estimates by N578 billion.   The House also blamed the Executive for the late passage of the budget.    Reacting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s complaints while sign...
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