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August 21, 2022 No Responses

Ecobank Reiterates Support For Creative Industry

The Managing Director and Regional Executive, Ecobank Nigeria Limited, Bolaji Lawal has assured that the Bank will continue to provide a platform for harnessing and powering the creative industry in Nigeria. The Managing Director made this pledge at the Photography,...

August 20, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria, Japan Trade Volume Hits $1b

The annual bilateral trade volume between Nigeria and Japan stands at $1 billion, the Ambassador of Japan to Nigeria, Mr Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, has said. Speaking at the 2nd Japan-Nigeria business facilitation council meeting on Friday in Abuja, Kazuyoshi expl...

August 20, 2022 No Responses

SEC To Sanction Stakeholders Over Unclaimed Dividends

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has threatened to sanction stakeholders whose actions are frustrating its efforts toward reducing the volume of unclaimed dividends. Director-General of SEC, Mr Lamido Yuguda, said this at a post-Capital Marke...

August 20, 2022 No Responses

FRSC Trains Officers On Intelligence Gathering, Processing

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun has trained 29 intelligence operatives of the corps on diligent intelligence gathering, processing and sharing of information for effective national security. Speaking at the workshop in Abeokuta on Friday, Mr...

August 20, 2022 No Responses

NPA Generates N172b Revenue In Six Months

Between January and June 2022, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) generated N172.286 billion in revenue.Within the same period, the Authority remitted N78.497 billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) of the federation.Giving details of the half-year 2...

August 19, 2022 No Responses

Access Bank Empowers 20 NYSC Members With N30m Grant

Access Bank Plc, through its Accesspreneur programme has empowered 20 National Youth Service Corps members (NYSC) with exceptional ideas, across the country, with N30 million grant. The Group Head, Consumer Banking, Access Bank Plc, Adaeze Umeh, in a sta...

August 19, 2022 No Responses

Kwara Customs Area Command Gets New Comptroller

Newly posted Area Comptroller of Customs, Kwara Area Command, Mr Aliyu Bello, on Thursday assumed duty in Ilorin, Kwara State. Bello, who was deployed from Zone A Headquarters, took over the mantle of leadership from Comptroller Hussaini Ahmed. A...

August 19, 2022 No Responses

eNaira Records 200,000 Users, N4b Transactions Value

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), digital currency, eNaira has recorded 200,000 volumes and N4billion value of transactions since its inauguration in 2021. Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor said this on Thursday in Abuja at the grand finale of...

August 18, 2022 No Responses

Monkeypox Cases Top 35,000 In 92 Countries

The Director General, World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Wednesday, disclosed that monkeypox infections continue to rise globally, with more than 35,000 cases across 92 countries and territories, and 12 deaths. Speaking at a news...

August 18, 2022 No Responses

Electricity Workers Suspend Strike

The leadership of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has suspended the ongoing strike by two weeks. Mr Godfrey Abah, the Chairman, FCT chapter of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) said this in an interview with the...

August 18, 2022 No Responses

NPA Seeks Partnership With Media

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has solicited partnership with the media as part of measures to positively project its activities, particularly at the Calabar Port to Nigerians and the world. The NPA Calabar Port Manager, Chief Festus Olumati, said th...

August 18, 2022 No Responses

LNG: Germany Secures Supply Via Chartered FSRUs

Germany has formally confirmed its intention to have liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Brunsbüttel and Wilhelmshaven ready at the turn of the year 2022/2023. According to World Maritime News, on 16 August, 2022, Robert Habeck, Vice-Chancello...

August 17, 2022 No Responses

Osinbajo Rallies States On Business Environment Reforms

State governments and their agencies have a significant role to play in ensuring an enabling environment for businesses to thrive, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday explained that the vi...

August 17, 2022 No Responses

Bayelsa, NDDC Seal Partnership On Key Projects

The Bayelsa State Government and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have agreed to partner on key infrastructure projects for the benefit of the people of the state. Speaking when he hosted the NDDC Interim Administrator, Dr. Efiong Akwa and...