Nissan Recalls 1.3m Vehicles

Nissan Recalls 1.3m Vehicles

Japanese Auto maker, Nissan is recalling 1.3 million vehicles mainly in the United States and Canada to fix a problem with the backup camera displays.The recall covers the 2018 and 2019 Nissan Altima, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200,...
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Marguisa Shipping Line Flags Off Services To Calabar Port

Marguisa Shipping Line Flags Off Services To Calabar Port

By ebosele@hotmail.com Marguisa Shipping Line has has flagged off services to Calabar Seaport.A Vessel from the stable of the Shipping Firm, MV Boreas from Valencia, its headquarters in Spain, enroute Port Harcourt arrived Calabar Seaport on Monday.A stat...
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Azura Power: Edo Divests N2.1b Equity

Azura Power: Edo Divests N2.1b Equity

The Edo State Government has concluded plans to divest 50 per cent of its equity stake in the Edo Azura Power Project valued at N2.1billion for onward investment in the $200 billion industrial park project.  The development is coming in...
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How Discrepancies In Vote Tally Scuppered PDP’s Aniocha/Oshimili primary

How Discrepancies In Vote Tally Scuppered PDP’s Aniocha/Oshimili primary

Discrepancies in vote tally and emerging proofs that unaccredited persons may have voted in the inconclusive primary election to pick a flag bearer in the Aniocha-Oshimili federal constituency for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led to the stalemate. The pr...
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Volkswagen Pulls Out Of Paris Auto

Volkswagen Pulls Out Of Paris Auto

Volkswagen brand will skip the Paris auto show this year, the company said on Thursday, becoming the latest and most prominent carmaker to ditch the biennial industry gathering in the French capital.  Since the VW Group’s emissions-cheating scandal erup...
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FG approves $6.7b for construction of Ibadan – Kaduna standard gauge railway project

FG approves $6.7b for construction of Ibadan – Kaduna standard gauge railway project

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved 6.7billion dollars for the construction of Ibadan-Kaduna standard gauge railway project. Addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting...
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Global safety body lauds NNPC boss on safety standards

Global safety body lauds NNPC boss on safety standards

In its determination to ensure that the current steady supply of petroleum products nationwide is sustained, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has intensified efforts to safeguard its pipeline from vandals and fire outbreaks in line with best ...
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Firm to test autonomous boxship in 2019

Firm to test autonomous boxship in 2019

Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) intends to test an autonomous containership in the Pacific Ocean in 2019. The ship would sail from Japan to North America with a crew on standby, Hideyuki Ando, a senior general manager at Monoh...
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Court orders arrest of Oando’s oil rigs over N4.7 billion debt

Court orders arrest of Oando’s oil rigs over N4.7 billion debt

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has ordered the arrest and detention of three crude oil drilling rigs belonging to Oando Energy Services Limited (also known as OES Energy Services Limited) over debts of US$15,399,524.84 (equivalent....
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NIMASA explains new Cabotage Compliance Strategy

NIMASA explains new Cabotage Compliance Strategy

In continuation of its quest to ensure full implementation of the Cabotage Act, 2003 for the benefits of Nigerians, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has introduced New NIMASA Cabotage Compliance Strategy (NCCS) towards the actual...
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Guinness Nigeria floats N39.7b rights issue

Guinness Nigeria floats N39.7b rights issue

Guinness Nigeria Plc has secured the approval of  Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and   Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to raise N39,700,688,598  by way of rights issue to existing shareholders on the basis of five new shares for every 11 held....
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Nigeria intensifies partnership with Brazil on sustainable growth in Agriculture, targets 960,000 tractors in eight years

Nigeria intensifies partnership with Brazil on sustainable growth in Agriculture, targets 960,000 tractors in eight years

 Inline with  ongoing measures to revamp Agriculture across the country, the Federal Government through the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has signed the Protocol of Intention for Nigeria to access Agricultural mechanization ...
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‘Africa has highest rate of high blood pressure’

‘Africa has highest rate of high blood pressure’

Africa has the highest rate of high blood pressure in the world, affecting about 46% of adults, a World Health Organization (WHO) study has found. It blamed increasing urbanisation and unhealthy lifestyles for the rise in cases. The global average...
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5,000 FRSC staff gets training on firearms

5,000 FRSC staff gets training on firearms

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has trained not less than 5,000 staff on how to handle firearms. According to the Corps Marshal and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, FRSC needs firearms for its night operations. The FRSC boss...
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