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October 25, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria To Secure $1.5m Loan For Abidjan-Lagos Road Project Study

Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed on Wednesday announced Federal Executive Council (FEC) approval for Nigeria to receive $1.5 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the Lagos-Abidjan highway. The fund is part of the $13.5 million approved by the...

October 25, 2018 No Responses

Nigerian Auto Journalists Award holds December 13

The Nigerian Auto Journalists Association (NAJA), a body of all Journalists reporting the Nigerian auto industry has fixed December 13, 2018 for its annual Awards. The annual event is designed to honour corporate organizations and individuals that have mad...

October 25, 2018 No Responses

Photo News

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (3rd left), the Director General, Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON). Cecilia Gayya( 4th left), the Executive Director, Finance and Administration (NPA), Mohammed Be...

October 25, 2018 No Responses

NLC COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC)

A. Preamble The National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) took place on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Pascal Bafyau Labour House, Abuja. The meeting was attended by member of the National Administrative Council (NAC), Presi...

October 24, 2018 No Responses

Nigerians Spend $8B Annually On Importation Of Vehicles

Nigerians spent about 8 billion dollars annually on importation of vehicles, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said Osinbajo, who was represented by the Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council, Jelani Aliyu, disclosed this at th...

October 24, 2018 No Responses

SIFAX Photo News

L-R: Kyari Bukar, Lead Judge, The Next Titan; Ubi Franklin, Guest/Celebrity Judge; Mide Kunle-Akinlaja, Executive Producer, The Next Titan; Adewale Adetayo, General Manager, SIFAX Haulage & Logistics Company/ Guest Judge and Chris Parks, Judge, The Next Ti...

October 24, 2018 No Responses

Buhari: Nigeria, Benin To Work Closely On Joint Border Facility

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that Nigeria will work closely with the Republic of Benin to ensure the success of the newly inaugurated Seme-Krake joint border post between both countries. Speaking at the official handing over ceremony of the joint...

October 24, 2018 No Responses

Shipping Firm To Introduce Fuel Surcharge

South Korean liner company Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is joining the club of liner giants that are planning to add fuel adjustment surcharge ahead of the 2020 sulphur cap. The company said that the surcharge would be introduced in...

October 23, 2018 No Responses

Access Bank Declares N375b Earnings, N62.9b Profit In Q3

Access Bank Plc has announced top line earnings of ₦375.2 billion for the nine months ended 30 September 2018, up 3% from N365.1 billion recorded during the corresponding period in 2017. The Bank’s Profit after Tax (PAT) increased 12% to...

October 23, 2018 No Responses

World’s Longest $20B Sea Crossing Bridge Opens

Chinese President, Xi Jinping has officially opened the world’s longest sea crossing bridge, nine years after construction first began. Including its access roads, the bridge spans 55km (34 miles) and connects Hong Kong to Macau and the mainland Chines...

October 23, 2018 No Responses

World’s Largest LNG Bunker Supply Vessel Departs South Korea

The world’s largest LNG bunker supply vessel Kairos departed from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea, on October 17, heading for the ship’s primary area of operation in Northwest Europe. The ship, with an LNG capacity of 7,500...

October 23, 2018 No Responses

NIMASA Boss Tasks Enforcement Officers On Zero Tolerance To Marine Accidents

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has urged players in the maritime sector especially enforcement officers to comply with safety rules that would eliminate marine accidents and other re...

October 23, 2018 No Responses

Paul Biya, 85, Wins Seventh Term As Cameroon’s President

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has won a seventh term in office in polls marred by low turnout and voter intimidation. Mr Biya, at 85 sub-Saharan Africa’s oldest leader, took 71.3% of the vote, according to official results. Opposition calls for...

October 22, 2018 No Responses

SEC: Vibrant Commodities Exchange Will Aid Economic Development

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that a more organized Commodities Exchange Market in the country would enhance efficiency and lead to economic growth and development. The Ag. Director General of SEC, Ms. Mary Uduk stated this when she....