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August 16, 2024 No Responses

NPA Appoints New Port Managers For Apapa, Tin Can, Others

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has appointed new port managers as part for measures to enhance efficiency.The appointment, according to NPA takes immediate effect.A memo dated August 14, 2024 signed by the NPA Managing Director, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, explained that...

August 16, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 39 Cases Of Monkey Pox

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 39 cases of monkeypox across 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Director General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed the development on Thursday at a press briefing on the declaration of...

August 16, 2024 No Responses

‘Cartel Behind Nigeria’s Payment Of War Risk Premium’

The persistent war risk premium imposed on vessels operating in Nigerian waters is influenced by a cartel within the international insurance sector, the Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dayo Mobereola, has ...

August 15, 2024 No Responses

NCDMB Boss At BEAMCO, Lauds NLNG, Train-7 Project

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, on Tuesday visited the facilities of BEAMCO Nigeria Limited in Lagos and commended the oil and gas service firm for the giant strides it recorded in....

August 15, 2024 No Responses

ACCESS Holdings Plc Extends Rights Issues Acceptance To August 24

Following the approval of the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Access Holdings Plc has extended the acceptance period for its ongoing Rights Issue to August 23, 2024. It was initially scheduled to close on August 14, 2024. A statement signed...

August 15, 2024 No Responses

Lagos To Crackdown On Vandals Of BRT Buses

The Lagos State Government has vowed to crack down and bring the full weight of the law on criminal elements who are fond of attacking and vandalising BRT buses in the state. Mr. Idowu Oguntona, the Managing Director/CEO of Lagos...

August 15, 2024 No Responses

New Hyundai STARIA MPV Debuts In Nigeria

Hyundai Nigeria Limited has introduced the 2024 Hyundai STARIA into the Nigerian market.Regarded as the world’s safest Multi Purpose Vehicles (MPVs), the exceptionally comfortable and versatile STARIA is now available in all Hyundai dealership showrooms ...

August 14, 2024 No Responses

Obaseki Signs ₦450b Revised Supplementary Budget Into Law

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, signed into law a revised supplementary budget of ₦450 billion. Obaseki, who signed the revised supplementary budget at the Exco Chamber, at the Government House, Benin City, said the government is appropriatin...

August 13, 2024 No Responses

DMO Offers Two FG Savings Bonds For Subscription

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has offered two Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) savings bonds for subscription at N1,000 per unit. According to a statement by the DMO on Monday, the first offer is a two-year FGN savings bond due...

August 13, 2024 No Responses

NIMC Reaffirms Commitment To Protection Of NIN Database

The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of NIMC, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has reiterated the safety and protection of data in its National Identity Database (NIDB) as the country commemorates the National Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) ...

August 13, 2024 No Responses

UBA, Four Others Face $900k Fraud Charges

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced a strategic partnership with the Young Lawyers Forum (YLF) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) with the aim to propel the professional development of over 50,000 young legal practitioners across Nigeria, by...

August 13, 2024 No Responses

The Catholic Herald Holds Centenary Lecture, Awards Presentation October 5

By Neta Nwosu — NIGERIA’s oldest surviving newspaper, The Catholic Herald weekly newspaper is set to hold its Centenary Lecture and Awards presentation themed, ‘The Nigerian State: Transcending Challenges; Attaining True Nationhood.’ Slated for Oct...

August 12, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts US, UK-Bound Cocaine Consignments

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted multi-billion-naira worth of cocaine concealed in automobiles and Ghanaian fabric, Kente. In a statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, 2.32 kilograms of cocaine con...

August 12, 2024 No Responses

Minister Apologises For Nigeria’s Olympics Performance

The Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh has apologised to Nigerians over the poor outing of the Nigerian team at the just-concluded 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. In a statement on Sunday, Enoh said “The Olympic Games, Paris 2024, have ended, a...