Category: News

INTELS 2018 women empowerment training scheme gets 700 applications
February 19, 2018 No Responses

INTELS 2018 women empowerment training scheme gets 700 applications

No fewer than 700 women applied for admission into the 2018 Women Empowerment Programme Synergy Scheme (WEPSS) of oil and gas logistics giant, INTELS Nigeria Limited. A corporate social responsibility initiative of INTELS, WEPSS was established in 2013 with the...
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FG distributes 135, 500 bags of rice to displaced persons in North-east
February 19, 2018 No Responses

FG distributes 135, 500 bags of rice to displaced persons in North-east

The Government of People’s Republic of China has donated 135, 500 bags of rice for distribution to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) by Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east region.  Mr Bashir Garga, National Zonal Coordinator, National Emergency Manage...
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SEC Targets Increased Level of Financial Inclusion by 2020
February 19, 2018 No Responses

SEC Targets Increased Level of Financial Inclusion by 2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that it aims to achieve increased level of financial inclusion of Nigerians by the year 2020.   Acting Director General of the SEC, Dr. Abdul Zubair stated this during a financial inclusion...
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China pledges to strengthen bilateral relationships with Nigeria
February 18, 2018 No Responses

China pledges to strengthen bilateral relationships with Nigeria

Mr Li Xuda, the Cultural Counselor, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria says the 2018 China New Year celebration is dedicated to strengthening bilateral relationships with Nigeria. Xuda spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja on the...
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IITA To Tackle Weed Menace
February 17, 2018 No Responses

IITA To Tackle Weed Menace

A team of researchers working on the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-managed Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) have said findings from the 5-year project will respond and address the problems of weeds especially in cassava farming sys...
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Tonto Dikeh, Estranged Hubby Celebrates Son’s Birthday
February 17, 2018 No Responses

Tonto Dikeh, Estranged Hubby Celebrates Son’s Birthday

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh and her ex-husband Olakunle Churchill, on Friday came together to celebrate their son,  King’s birthday at his school in Abuja.  The estranged couple looked happy together as they joined their son to cut his birthday cake...
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Nigeria, Global Bodies Move To Stop Illicit Financial Flows in Africa
February 16, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria, Global Bodies Move To Stop Illicit Financial Flows in Africa

Nigeria and global organisations, including theOrganisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank Group, have agreed on high-level collaborations with Nigeria and other African countries to stop Illicit Financial Flows (IFF) in Afr...
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WHO: 140m babies born annually
February 16, 2018 No Responses

WHO: 140m babies born annually

Worldwide, an estimated 140 million births take place every year and most of these occur without complications for women and their babies, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Nothemba Simelela, WHO’s Assistant Director-General for Family, Women, C...
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Dakuku: Judiciary Key to Developing Blue Economy
February 15, 2018 No Responses

Dakuku: Judiciary Key to Developing Blue Economy

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that the Agency is taking deliberate steps to work with the Judiciary and other arms of Government to reposition Nigeria’s maritime indust...
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MAERSK, GAC, Charkings, Others Bag NIMASA Achievement Awards
February 14, 2018 No Responses

MAERSK, GAC, Charkings, Others Bag NIMASA Achievement Awards

In recognition of the numerous contributions of Stakeholders to the growth and development of the maritime sector in Nigeria, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) bestowed awards on outstanding maritime companies; Maersk Nigeria Limi...
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IOSCO Issues Report on Risk, Protection for Investors of OTC Products
February 14, 2018 No Responses

IOSCO Issues Report on Risk, Protection for Investors of OTC Products

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on Tuesday issued a consultation report proposing policy measures for its members to consider when addressing the risks arising from the offer and sale of OTC leveraged products to retail clients...
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Adeosun to Address UN, OECD on Tax, Revenue Leakages
February 13, 2018 No Responses

Adeosun to Address UN, OECD on Tax, Revenue Leakages

The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has been invited by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development to speak at the Platform for Collaboration on Tax Conference on Thursday, February 15, at the United Nations in New York....
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Edo partners NIGCOMSAT on e-learning facilities in schools
February 13, 2018 No Responses

Edo partners NIGCOMSAT on e-learning facilities in schools

The Edo State Government has commenced negotiations with the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) for the provision of e-learning facilities in schools across the state.   Commissioner for Science and Technology, Hon. Emmanuel Agbale, disclos...
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Ports & Cargo Mourns Shagaya
February 12, 2018 No Responses

Ports & Cargo Mourns Shagaya

A subsidiary of SIFAX Group, Ports & Cargo Handling Service Limited, concessionaire and operator of the Terminal C, Tin Can Island Port, Lagos, has announced the death of its board chairman, General John Nanzip Shagaya (rtd).  Shagaya died on Sunday,...
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