Category: News

Heritage Bank, DSTV present N25m, SUV to BB Naija winner
April 12, 2017 No Responses

Heritage Bank, DSTV present N25m, SUV to BB Naija winner

Heritage Bank Plc, one of the proud sponsors of Big Brother Naija Season-2 reality TV show and MultiChoice Nigeria, owners of DSTV on Tuesday presented the 2017 winner, Efe Ejeba grand prize of brand new Sorento SUV and N25million cash...
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Customs Comptroller, two others get transparency awards
April 12, 2017 No Responses

Customs Comptroller, two others get transparency awards

The Customs Area Controller for Oyo/Osun Area Command, Comptroller Ogunkua Tolutope has been conferred with the prestigious Transparency Medal Award by  continental media organization,  MSC Africa Magazine. Similarly, two other officers of the Command, CSC H...
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Buhari to meet African Maritime Administrators
April 10, 2017 No Responses

Buhari to meet African Maritime Administrators

President Mummadu Buhari will on April 20, 2017 meet African Maritime leaders under the aegis of Association of African Maritime Administration (AAMA) to brainstorm on ways in which Africa can come together to maximize the economic opportunities of the contine...
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Obaseki inaugurates 1000ha maize field in Edo
April 10, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki inaugurates 1000ha maize field in Edo

Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, last weekend, inaugurated 1000 hectares of cleared field in Sobe farm Settlement of Owan West Local Government Area in the state for maize production.   Speaking during the inauguration, the governor said the maize cult...
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NCS restricts rice import in free trade zones
April 10, 2017 No Responses

NCS restricts rice import in free trade zones

The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has restricted rice import in trade free zones. Quoting the Customs Boss, Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr. Joseph Attah, explained that the restriction became necessar...
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Ban heavy fuel oil in Arctic Waters, EU Parliament tells IMO
April 10, 2017 No Responses

Ban heavy fuel oil in Arctic Waters, EU Parliament tells IMO

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called on the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to ban the highly polluting marine fuel heavy fuel oil (HFO) from use in Arctic waters. Transport & Environment informed that the full European Parliamen...
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NPA boss in Maiduguri, donates 2,100 bags of beans, 2,540 bags of rice, others to IDPs
April 9, 2017 No Responses

NPA boss in Maiduguri, donates 2,100 bags of beans, 2,540 bags of rice, others to IDPs

By  Moses Ebosele    –     The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, on Saturday in Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital defied the anxiety generated by the early morning twin bomb blasts to pay scheduled...
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Critical role of agriculture takes centre stage as Ogbeh, FAO delegation visit Borno
April 9, 2017 No Responses

Critical role of agriculture takes centre stage as Ogbeh, FAO delegation visit Borno

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has challenged Nigerians to rally support, improve the lives and well-being of rural communities in the interest of the larger economy. Ogbeh spoke on Friday in Maiduguri, Borno State  at...
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Nigeria remains an important part of APM Terminals, says CEO, Engelstoft
April 9, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria remains an important part of APM Terminals, says CEO, Engelstoft

Nigeria remains an important part of APM Terminals’ operation and growth plan, Chief Execuitve Officer, Mr. Morten Engelstoft has said.    According to Engelstoft, Nigeria has a significant growth potential with the expanding middle class and overall popul...
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Customs generates ₦14.39b at MMA command, gets three commendation letters
April 8, 2017 No Responses

Customs generates ₦14.39b at MMA command, gets three commendation letters

By Moses Ebosele –  For the first quarter of 2017, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Mohammed Airport (MMA) command generated ₦14.39billion, representing an increase of ₦3.25billion when compared to the first quarter of 2016. The MMA Command ha...
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EFCC recovers N500m in Lagos Plaza
April 8, 2017 No Responses

EFCC recovers N500m in Lagos Plaza

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Office, on  Friday uncovered N448,850,000 (Four hundred and forty eight million, eight hundred and fifty thousand naira) in a shop at LEGICO Shopping Plaza, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos. ...
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Customs impounds N250m contrabands in March, recovers N48.7m underpayments in Zone ‘C’
April 6, 2017 No Responses

Customs impounds N250m contrabands in March, recovers N48.7m underpayments in Zone ‘C’

For the month of March 2017, the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘C’ Owerri impounded 17 items with duty paid value of N112,617,700. The unit during its anti-smuggling operations in March also intercepted and detained a.....
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FG clears N54b pension backlog
April 6, 2017 No Responses

FG clears N54b pension backlog

Concerned about the plight of pensioners who retired under the Contributory Pension Scheme without being paid, the Federal Government has cleared the inherited arrears of accrued pension benefit for the year 2014, 2015 and 2016 by releasing N41.5 billion to...
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Minister seeks support for Nigerian TV, film content producers
April 6, 2017 No Responses

Minister seeks support for Nigerian TV, film content producers

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, onWednesday hailed Nigerian TV and film content producers for their impressive work in deepening the industry, but challenged them to do more to tell the Nigerian story and do more of co-production...
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