Category: News

NPA deploys $30m tug boats, reiterates commitment to operational efficiency
May 4, 2017 No Responses

NPA deploys $30m tug boats, reiterates commitment to operational efficiency

Citing need for greater operational efficiency at the nation’s Seaports, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday in Lagos commissioned four new tug boats valued at $30 million.     Christened Mt. Daura, Mt. Ubima, Mt. Uromi and Mt. Majiya, the...
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Presco emerges winner of CSR award
May 4, 2017 No Responses

Presco emerges winner of CSR award

Presco Plc has emerged winner of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agriculture award for the year 2016 and 2017.   At a colourful ceremony held on Wednesday in Lagos, Presco Plc was announced winner ahead of other nominees such as British...
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Fero Mobile begins nationwide activation campaign
May 4, 2017 No Responses

Fero Mobile begins nationwide activation campaign

Following the successful launch of its mobile phones into the Nigerian market, Fero Mobile has embarked on a nationwide activation campaign to showcase the full range of its affordable devices to consumers. The brand will be visiting ICT markets, shopping...
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NECA explains inability to pay national minimum wage
May 3, 2017 No Responses

NECA explains inability to pay national minimum wage

Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has urged Stakeholders in the Socio-labour community and players in the Nigerian Industrial Relations’ System to be circumspect in their approach to the heated issue on the review of the National M...
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2,000 seafarers affected by Piracy in West Africa in 2016, says report
May 3, 2017 No Responses

2,000 seafarers affected by Piracy in West Africa in 2016, says report

There was a 57 percent rise in the number of seafarers affected by piracy in West Africa in 2016, a report on the state of maritime piracy released by the Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) programme has indicated. Last year’s rise in...
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WestBlue boss, Valentina Mintah wins CEO of the year award
May 3, 2017 No Responses

WestBlue boss, Valentina Mintah wins CEO of the year award

Foremost Internationally acclaimed IT and Trade Development Consultant, Ms. Valentina Mintah, has been crowned as Business and ICT Consulting CEO of the Year at the 7th Ghana Entrepreneur & Corporate Executive Awards tagged Ghana @ 60 Edition held in Accra...
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Osinbajo: Nigeria’ll become self-sufficient in Rice production in 2018
May 2, 2017 No Responses

Osinbajo: Nigeria’ll become self-sufficient in Rice production in 2018

Nigeria will become self-sufficient in rice production by the end of 2018, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said.   Speaking on Monday at the Platform, a yearly conference organised by the Christian Covenant Centre, in Lagos, Osinbajo said: “If all...
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FG pledges speedy passage of new wage bill as workers demand N65,000 minimum montly salary
May 2, 2017 No Responses

FG pledges speedy passage of new wage bill as workers demand N65,000 minimum montly salary

The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja assured workers of speedy passage of the new National Minimum Wage.   Meanwhile, workers under the aegis of  Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC)  asked employers for a review of...
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Proceed on medical leave, Falana, others, tell Buhari
May 2, 2017 No Responses

Proceed on medical leave, Falana, others, tell Buhari

Pro-democracy and civil society activists have advised President Muhammadu Buhari to proceed on medical leave immediately. In a statement on Monday, the activists explained that they were compelled to give the advice based on media reports that President Buhar...
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Reps to pass new minimum wage bill as ULC faults exclusive list report
May 1, 2017 No Responses

Reps to pass new minimum wage bill as ULC faults exclusive list report

 The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has reinterated the commitment of House to pass a new minimum wage bill.   In a message to mark the 2017 Workers’ Day, Dogara explained that increasing workers’ salary and wages...
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Edo Govt lauds workers
May 1, 2017 No Responses

Edo Govt lauds workers

As the country celebrates the International Workers Day, workers in Edo State have received the greetings of Governor Godwin Obaseki, who felicitated and appreciated their efforts towards making the state work.   A statement from the Office of the Chief...
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North Korea crisis: Pope urges international mediation
April 30, 2017 No Responses

North Korea crisis: Pope urges international mediation

(BBC) Pope Francis has called for international mediation to ease rising tensions between the US and North Korea over Pyongyang’s nuclear activity. The pontiff suggested that Norway, for example, was “always ready to help”. He warned the cris...
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Aisha Buhari empowers 1000 women in Kano
April 30, 2017 No Responses

Aisha Buhari empowers 1000 women in Kano

The first batch of beneficiaries of the Women Empowerment Programme organized by Aisha Buhari Foundation in Kano concluded their training on Friday.   A statement issued by Director of Information to the Wife of the President, Suleiman Haruna, explained tha...
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NPA reiterates determination to lift infrastructural development
April 28, 2017 No Responses

NPA reiterates determination to lift infrastructural development

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has reiterated the organization’s determination to lift the NPA in terms of infrastructural development and rehabilitation.   Usman explained that issues concerning the Safety and Se...
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