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July 13, 2020 No Responses

Customs FOU Generates N17b In Six Months

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) raised Debit Notes of N17 billion between January and June 2020. In a statement on Sunday, the Acting Customs Area Controller of the unit, Usman Yahaya, explained...

July 13, 2020 No Responses

SEC Nigeria, NITDA Collaborate On Data Protection In Capital Market

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has restated its preparedness to collaborate with the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA in a bid to foster safe conduct of transactions and usage of personal data in the Nigerian capital mark...

July 13, 2020 No Responses

Toyota Unveils Corolla Cross SUV

Toyota Motor has launched the new Corolla Cross Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) in Thailand, which is based on the Japanese automaker’s popular sedan. The automaker is expected to launch the Corolla Cross in other markets in the near future. Corolla Cr...

July 12, 2020 No Responses

NAFDAC Considers 21 Herbal Products For Usage

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Saturday said 21 herbal medicinal products are currently being processed by the agency for “Safe use” or Listing status. The Director General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye...

July 12, 2020 No Responses

Maritime Agencies Adopts Modalities To Address Overlapping Functions

Parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Transportation have agreed on modalities for handling areas of overlap in their responsibilities. Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, disclosed this in...

July 12, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 664 New Coronavirus Cases

Nigeria has recorded 664 new Coronavirus cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to 31,987. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) explained on Saturday that the 664 new cases were reported from 18 states; Lagos...

July 12, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reschedules London Evacuation Flight To July 14

The Nigeria Government on Saturday said the evacuation flight from the United Kingdom, initially scheduled for July 12 from London Heathrow, has been rescheduled to depart from Gatwick Airport on July 14. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama...

July 12, 2020 No Responses

Yaris Emerges Europe’s Favorite Toyota, 80,000 Units Sold In Six Months

Toyota Yaris has emerged as the best-selling car in Europe for the world’s largest carmakers in the last six months.Toyota has sold over 80,000 units of Yaris (and hybrid) in Europe in the first six months (H1) of 2020.The carmaker on Saturday...

July 11, 2020 No Responses

FG Donates Grains To 64,613 Households In Edo

The Federal Government has donated assorted grains as palliatives to no fewer than 64, 613 households in Edo, to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Retired AVM Muhammadu Muhammed, the Director-General of the National Emergency Managemen...

July 11, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 575 New Cases Of Coronavirus, 20 Deaths

Nigeria on Friday announced 575 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 31,323. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) also confirmed 20 deaths caused by the virus. According to NCDC, Lagos reported 224 new cases, fol...

July 11, 2020 No Responses

NSC Lauds Stakeholders’ Commitment To Ibadan Inland Dry Port

The Executive Secretary /Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hassan Bello has commended stakeholders’ commitment to the actualization of Ibadan Inland Dry Port. Reacting to ongoing meetings and negotiations, Bello said all parties ex...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

MTN Nigeria, Vitafoam, Others Lift Market Capitalisation By N15b

July 10, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Directs Release Of 50% Of Capital Expenditure, Signs N10.8tr Revised 2020 Budget

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the revised N10.8 trillion 2020 budget, and directed the release of at least 50 per cent of the approved 2020 revised capital expenditure to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The News Agency of...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

Olugbade: Barge, Off Docks Will Aid Port Decongestion

Captain Ibraheem Olugbade, Executive Director, SIFAX Off Dock, has urged all the stakeholders in the maritime sector to adopt the option of barge transportation for the movement of consignments from the Lagos ports. Olugbade said the challenges of congestion a...