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February 25, 2018 No Responses

Firm Extends LNG Supply Network for Ships

Hamburg-based supplier of LNG Nauticor has extended its LNG supply network for ships within the North Sea region by including the Port of Rotterdam. The company has been awarded the contract for a bunker operation in Rotterdam for the first...

February 25, 2018 No Responses

Obaseki congratulates Akubeze on his election as Catholic Bishops’ President

Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated the Archbishop of Archdiocese of Benin, Augustine Akubeze on his election as the new President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). Archbishop Akubeze takes over from Archbishop of Jo...

February 24, 2018 No Responses

Nissan to Unveil Self-Driving Taxi March 5

Come March 5, 2018, Nissan will launch its first public trial of a self-driving taxi service in Tokyo, Japan. The service, called Easy Ride, will see a handful of self-driving Nissan Leaf electric cars ferry passengers on a set route...

February 24, 2018 No Responses

Agriculture Think Tank: Nigeria’s Future Looks Brighter with IITA Innovations

Research and innovations being developed at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) hold promise, and could transform Nigeria’s agricultural narrative, says Nigeria’s agricultural think-tank, the Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG). The th...

February 24, 2018 No Responses

TUC COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF NEC MEETING IN LAGOS

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) held its meeting on Friday 23rd February, 2018 at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, to deliberate on the state of the nation and the challenges confronting the...

February 24, 2018 No Responses

Transport Minister Assures Stakeholders of Safe Maritime Domain

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has assured stakeholders in the maritime sector that the Federal Government will leave no stone unturned in actualizing its goal for a safer and more secured maritime domain. The Minister who said this...

February 24, 2018 2 Responses

NPA Reiterates Support For Use Of Barges, To Fast-Track Renovation Works on Quay Apron At Ikorodu Lighter Terminal

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is to encourage the movement and evacuation of cargoes from the nation’s Seaports to the hinterland across the country. This according to the Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman was in order to reduce the pressure...

February 23, 2018 No Responses

SIFAX: Port Access Road Needs Reconstruction, Not Palliative

To save businesses from the impending shut down due to the deplorable state of the Tin Can–Coconut port access road, Mr. Oliver Omajuwa, General Manager, SIFAX Off Dock Limited has urged the Federal Government as a matter of urgency to...

February 23, 2018 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R shows Cynthia Akpomudiare, Director, Stakeholder Relations, The Convention on Business Integrity (CBi); Tinuade Awe, Executive Director, Regulation, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Soji Apampa, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, CBi; Olubukan...

February 23, 2018 No Responses

NSE, CBI Honour 35 Firms, 437 Individuals

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Convention on Business Integrity (CBI) have honoured 35 companies and 437 directors that made it over the 70% threshold for the Corporate Governance Rating System (CGRS) process. The companies were awarded the...

February 23, 2018 No Responses

Banker Allegedly Forges Customer’s Signature, Steals N1.6m

A 43-year-old banker, Emmanuel Isah, who allegedly forged a customer’s signature and pilfered his N1.6 million, on Friday appeared before a Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court in the FCT. Isah is facing a two-count charge of forgery and theft. The accused,...

February 23, 2018 one Response

Nigeria To Boost Agriculture, Diversify Economy With $1billion

The Council of State on Thursday approved a fresh one billion dollars to further boost the nation’s agricultural sector. Briefing Journalists after the meeting, , Governor Ibikumle Amosun of Ogun explained that the amount would enhance the Federal Gove...

February 23, 2018 No Responses

Photo News

R-L: Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, CON and Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala Usman during the 2nd edition of the maritime Stakeholders’ interactive forum tagged: “Implementation of Executive Order I (Eas...

February 23, 2018 No Responses

ILO Tackles Fair Future of Work Challenges

The Global Commission on the Future of Work focused its second meeting on a continuing discussion of the main themes that are shaping the future of the world of work. Following its first meeting in October 2017, which looked at...