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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, Technical Standards and Network Integrity, while Asaju...

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...

January 1, 2021 No Responses

AfCFTA: Examining Nigeria’s Steps Toward One Africa Market

By Joshua Olomu, News Agency of Nigeria — As African Union (AU) member countries start the ‘One African Market’ on January 1, 2021 under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Nigeria stands at the threshol...

December 24, 2020 No Responses

Seasons Greetings

Wishing you a joyous Holiday Season and a prosperous New Year.

December 15, 2020 No Responses

Manufacturers Decry High Costs Of Raw Materials

Small and Medium Scale Manufacturers in Edo have decried the persistent hike in the prices of raw materials used in the production of some finished goods in the state. Some of the manufacturers, who spoke with the News Agency of...

December 15, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Suspends Issuance Of FTZs Licences

The Nigerian Government has suspended issuance of licences for the operations of Free Trade Zones (FTZs) in the country.The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Chief Adeniyi Adebayo, announced this at the inauguration of the panel on the evaluation of....

December 15, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Customs Bags International Public Relations, Training Awards

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has emerged winner of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) and International Public Relations Association of Golden World Award for public sector communication 2020. Meanwhile, the Customs Command and Staff Co...