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July 31, 2016 No Responses

Customs impounds N256 Million foreign poultry products

By Moses Ebosele – The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘C’ Owerri has impounded 24,273 cartons of imported frozen poultry products with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N256,264,200. A statement issued by the Public...

July 30, 2016 No Responses

Buhari approves new appointments in health sector

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of five Chief Executives for institutions in Nigeria’s health sector. A statement issued by the Director (press) in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Bolaji Adebiyi, discl...

July 29, 2016 No Responses

How to boost tourism development in Nigeria, by UN

By Moses Ebosele – To successfully enhance tourism development, the United Nation World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has advised Nigeria to put into consideration the critical role of technical assistance, capacity building, Tourism Master Plan and i...

July 29, 2016 No Responses

Turkey wants 17 “Turkish” schools closed in Nigeria

(NAN)-The Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, has called on the Nigerian Government to close 17 Turkish schools in Nigeria for their alleged links with a movement his government says was involved in the July 15 failed coup attempt in...

July 26, 2016 No Responses

Flour Mills posts N4.3b loss

For its fourth quarter (Q4), Flour Mills Nigeria Plc has posted profit before tax of N4.3billion. In a report to the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), the company said: “the pre-tax loss was mainly driven by a combination of factors including a...

July 25, 2016 No Responses

Trailing Abdullahi’s foot note at NPA

By Moses Ebosele – Blocking revenue leakages and clamour for efficiency through deployment of information technology were some of the notable achievements of the immediate past Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Habib Abdullahi. ...

July 25, 2016 No Responses

Ministry to partner British Council, Elumelu Foundation on capacity building for culture, tourism managers

By Moses Ebosele – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has reiterated resolve to partner the British Council and Tony Elumelu Foundation as part of measures to enhance capacity building initiative of culture and tourism m...

July 24, 2016 No Responses

Minister seeks BBC, FRCN partnership

By Moses Ebosele – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stressed the need for a robust partnership between the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN). According to th...

July 24, 2016 No Responses

Munich shooting: ‘Attacker researched rampage killings’

(CNN)—The teen gunman who killed nine people in a shooting rampage in Munich on Friday was a mentally troubled individual who had extensively researched spree killings and had no apparent links to ISIS, police said. Speaking at a press conference...

July 22, 2016 No Responses

FG begins negotiation with militants

The Federal Government has commenced negotiation with militants through oil companies and law-enforcement agencies. President Muhammadu Buhari who spoke at farewell audience with the outgoing Ambassador of Germany, Mr Michael Zinner on Thursday said the m...

July 21, 2016 No Responses

NSE partners Dangote Cement on price information scheme

By Moses Ebosele – The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has entered into a contract to provide Dangote Cement Plc its Issuers Share Price Information service. The Issuers Share Price Information is an offering that enables companies listed on the...

July 21, 2016 No Responses

Turkey declares three months state of emergency

Turkey will impose a three-month state of emergency as the government pursues those responsible for a failed military coup, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Agency report quoted Erdogan as saying the country won’t be under military rule, with arm...

July 20, 2016 No Responses

Minister insist on ports’ audit

By Moses Ebosele – The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has reiterated Federal Government resolve to audit operations and activities at the nation’s Seaports. Speaking in Abuja after a meeting with the management of Nigeria Shippers ...

July 20, 2016 No Responses

Expert cautions against mass retrenchment

By Moses Ebosele – AN economist, Matthew R. Otoide has challenged the Federal Government to ‘do everything within its power’ to stop ongoing retrenchment across the country. In a chat with City BusinessNews, Otoide explained that the developme...