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May 10, 2017 No Responses

NPA, Japanese govt to collaborate on projects

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has stated that it would collaborate with the Japanese Government especially in the areas of technical and manpower support. This assurance was given by the NPA Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman who was represented...

May 10, 2017 No Responses

Minister tasks new NTA board on professionalism, national integration

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has challenged the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) to leverage on its rich experience and the unique power of technology to enhance its professionalism, while also serving as an effective too...

May 10, 2017 No Responses

Heritage Bank, Triton Aqua targets 15,000 tonnes capacity with N2b facility

The N2billion long-term facility Heritage Bank Plc and Central Bank of Nigeria gave to Triton Aqua Africa Limited (TAAL), under the Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS), has continued to boost job creation. The Managing Director of Heritage Bank Plc...

May 10, 2017 No Responses

Ecobank receives Asian Banker’s Awards

Ecobank Nigeria and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) microfinance banking subsidiary in Ghana, Pan-African Savings & Loans, have received remittance product of the year and the best microfinance product in Africa for 2017 awards respectively at The...

May 10, 2017 No Responses

Be conscious of your health, Aisha Buhari tells women

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has stressed the need for women to be conscious of their health, as a precondition for a successful livelihood. She made the point during a health screening exercise at the Durumi Camp...

May 10, 2017 No Responses

North Korea ratifies wreck removal treaty

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has ratified the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks. This brings the total number of states to accede to the treaty to 35. The convention, which en...

May 9, 2017 No Responses

CBN injects $81.2m for BTA, SMEs, others

As a follow up to last Friday’s injection of $389 million into the retail segment of the Foreign Exchange Market (FOREX), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, intervened with the sum of $81.2 million in the invisibles and...

May 9, 2017 No Responses

At economic forum, Elumelu implores African leaders on jobs, power

Chairman of Heirs Holdings and Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, CON, has challenged African leaders and policymakers to give priority to jobs and energy. Speaking at the opening session of the 2017 World Economic Forum on...

May 9, 2017 No Responses

Ecobank targets 40m customers in five years, retains 405 branches in Nigeria

Ecobank Nigeria limited on Monday restated that it has invested in state of the art mobile application that is fast, accessible and gives better transaction incentive to the users, thereby making their banking activities simpler, accessible and cheaper and at....

May 9, 2017 No Responses

Bahri explains partnership with Hyundai

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for cooperation in the field of big data. The agreement sets up a comprehensive framework for...

May 8, 2017 No Responses

COSCO Shipping to sell stake in shipyard assets

COSCO Shipping International (Singapore) has decided to sell equity interest in its shipyard assets for a price of CNY 1.46 billion (USD 211.5 million) to COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry. In an effort to centralize operations and management, the company said i...

May 8, 2017 No Responses

Buhari hands over to Osinbajo, begins medical-check up in UK

President Muhammadu Buhari has travelled to the United Kingdom for further medical check-up and consultations with his Doctors. Already, the President has transmitted letters about the trip to the Senate and the House of Representatives, in compliance wit...

May 8, 2017 No Responses

82 Chibok Girls: Atiku lauds Buhari, security agents, BBOG

Former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar, received news of the release of 82 Chibok Girls with great joy and gladness. In a statement personally signed by the former Vice President in Yola, Adamawa...

May 8, 2017 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hassan Bello, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala Usman, Executive Director, Finance and Admin, NIMASA, Bashir Yusuf Jamoh and Mrs Ify Anazonwu-Akerele, member, NCS at the investi...