City BusinessNews Archives — Page 216 of 403

April 9, 2021 No Responses

Obaseki Tasks NAFDAC On Equipped Operational Office In Edo

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has urged the National Agency For Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to have a fully equipped operational office in the state for effective discharge of its responsibilities. Obaseki gave the charge when he received its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola...

April 7, 2021 No Responses

NDDC Partners Civil Society Organisations, Seeks Sustainable Development

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has engaged Civil Society Organisations as part of a wider stakeholders’ partnership to ensure sustainable development in the Niger Delta region. Speaking at a one-day Stakeholders Engagement with Civil Society O...

April 7, 2021 No Responses

Two Tankers Run Aground In Suez Canal

Two tankers ran aground in the Suez Canal this morning, GAC Egypt informed. One is reported to have been successfully refloated while work is continuing to refloat the second. “As per information received, a 107,505 DWT ballast oil tanker ship...

April 5, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta: Digital Infrastructure, Literacy Key To Reaping Transformational Benefits Of ICT

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that robust digital infrastructure and literacy are key to reaping the transformational benefits of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ...

March 31, 2021 No Responses

LNG Vessels Waiting For Normalised Operations As Suez Canal Reopens

After the unblocking of the Suez Canal, a number of LNG and other vessels are waiting for the canal to become fully operational. Suez Canal, the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia, is now reopened for navigation, almost a...

March 31, 2021 No Responses

NCC Directors, Wakil, Asaju Bag NIEEE Fellowship

Two directors of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Bako Wakil and Oluwatoyin Asaju have been conferred with the Fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (FNIEEE). Wakil, is the Director, Technica...

March 17, 2021 No Responses

Immigration Generates N49.6b, $20m In 2020

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Tuesday said its revenue dropped by almost 40 per cent in 2020 due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Comptroller-General of the agency, Mr Muhammad Babandede, stated this while presenting the NIS 2020 Annual.....

February 11, 2021 No Responses

West Blue Consulting Achieves Two ISO Certifications

West Blue Consulting, a business development and IT consulting firm, has been certified for meeting the highest international standards onquality management and information security with the attainment oftwo International Organization for Standardization (ISO)...

January 25, 2021 No Responses

Maritime Crimes: NIMASA, Amnesty Office Seal Partnership

The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Sunday. Jamoh, during a working visit to the interim Sole Administrator of PAP, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd.), underscored the importance of collaboration among...

January 25, 2021 No Responses

Bayelsa Confirms Receiving N27b Refunds From FG

The Bayelsa Government, on Sunday, said that it received N27 billion and not N38 billion approved as refund by the Federal Government for federal projects executed by the state from 2005 to date. The Senate had, on Nov. 24, 2020,...

January 24, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Pledges Prompt Payment Of APPEALS Project Counterpart Funds

The Lagos State Government has pledged to make regular payments of its counterpart funds to all donor and World Bank Assisted Projects. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya made the pledge on Saturday at the opening ...

January 20, 2021 No Responses

AfCFTA: Customs Awaits Report On List Of Duties, Charges For Waived Goods

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is waiting for National Action Committee (NAC) on the list of duties and charges waived for liberalised goods under African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The service made this known in a statement issued by...

January 17, 2021 No Responses

NPA Receives 16 Ships, 15 To Arrive This Week

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Saturday, disclosed that 16 ships had berthed at the Lagos ports and were discharging petroleum products and food stuff. NPA, through its publication, Shipping Position, identified goods being d...

January 7, 2021 No Responses

Lafarge Africa Extends National Essay Competition

Lafarge Africa Plc has extended the registration deadline for its National Essay Competition in Nigeria to Jan. 15 to enable more children to participate. Mr Khaled El-Dokani, the company Country Chief Executive Officer, said on Wednesday in Lagos, that the...