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Dangote foundation to unveil private sector strategy against malaria
November 12, 2016 No Responses

Dangote foundation to unveil private sector strategy against malaria

With Nigeria accounting for 300, 000 out of 100 million deaths arising from Malaria complications worldwide annually, the Dangote Foundation is set to launch a private sector policy documents aimed at reversing the trend. The Dangote Foundation said it was championing...
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‘Nigeria has political will to drive sustainable tourism’
November 12, 2016 No Responses

‘Nigeria has political will to drive sustainable tourism’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Federal Government has demonstrated that it has the political will to drive sustainable tourism in the country,  Speaking at a panel of African Ministers of Tourism, who met on the sid...
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NSE Photo News
November 12, 2016 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R Abimbola Ogunbanjo, First Vice President, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, NSE; Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria; Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, CON, President, NSE an...
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Criticism trails FIRS N143B budget
November 11, 2016 No Responses

Criticism trails FIRS N143B budget

The dust raised  by the N143 Billion Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) budget for 2017 continued unabated yesterday in the Senate.   At the end of yesterday’s session, the Senate rejected the budget and the report of its Finance Committee, citing...
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Ghana ex-first lady, Nana Rawlings gets go-ahead to run for presidency
November 11, 2016 No Responses

Ghana ex-first lady, Nana Rawlings gets go-ahead to run for presidency

By Thomas Naadi –  Ghana’s electoral commission has announced the list of seven presidential candidates to contest the December 7, 2016 polls.    Three of the eight disqualified candidates who resubmitted their forms have been included on the list. ...
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Anxiety as Hilux, Ranger battle for pickup of the year award
November 11, 2016 No Responses

Anxiety as Hilux, Ranger battle for pickup of the year award

The struggle between Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger for relevance and more market share in Nigeria has continued unabated.   Indeed, the old rivalry between Hilux and Ranger for the juicy pickup market in Nigeria has again taken the front...
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Nigeria to unveil Africa’s fifth largest modular floating dockyard in 2017
November 11, 2016 No Responses

Nigeria to unveil Africa’s fifth largest modular floating dockyard in 2017

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has said that the Agency is set to deliver what will be Africa’s fifth largest floating dockyard in 2017. Peterside stated this during a projec...
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Maritime’s role critical in economic recovery efforts, says NPA Chairman
November 11, 2016 No Responses

Maritime’s role critical in economic recovery efforts, says NPA Chairman

The maritime sector has critical role to play in the ongoing efforts to reposition Nigeria’s economy, the Board Chairman of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr Emmanuel Adesoye has said.   The obvervations were made by Adesoye and members of the...
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FirstBank Lagos Amateur Golf open championship tees-off
November 11, 2016 No Responses

FirstBank Lagos Amateur Golf open championship tees-off

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that it is set to host this year’s edition of the Lagos Amateur Golf Championship.   The prestigious tournament, scheduled to tee-off on the lush greens of Ikoyi Club 1938, Lagos on Saturday,...
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Zuma survives no-confidence vote
November 11, 2016 No Responses

Zuma survives no-confidence vote

A motion of no confidence in South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has been defeated in parliament despite a spate of recent corruption scandals. An anti-corruption probe last week raised allegations of misconduct against Mr Zuma. Mr Zuma’s African N...
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NPA Photo News
November 11, 2016 No Responses

NPA Photo News

R-L: Port Manager Rivers Port, Umar Abubakar; Chairman NPA Board Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Adesoye and other members (Umar Shuaibu, Charles Efe Sylvester and Barr. Constance Harry Marshal) , during the tour of Rivers Port.
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Intels explains $909.2m commitments as diversion of cargo threatens GMT target
November 10, 2016 No Responses

Intels explains $909.2m commitments as diversion of cargo threatens GMT target

The illegal diversion of cargo to non designated facilities is a direct threat to the Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) target as provided in the Seaport concession agreement, the management of Integrated Logistcis Services (Intels) has said.   Briefing the Bo...
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Europe: Arik gets certification
November 10, 2016 No Responses

Europe: Arik gets certification

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted Arik Air Third Country Operator (TCO) authorisation, which allows it to operate to any European country. The airline made the announcement in a statement by its Communications Manager, Ola Adebanji, which ...
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Firms weigh impact of Donald Trump win
November 10, 2016 No Responses

Firms weigh impact of Donald Trump win

(WSJ) Executives world-wide encountered a political and economic landscape radically changed by Donald Trump’s surprise election, which reverberated through the energy, health-care and manufacturing sectors. U.S. businesses braced for revamped trade pacts an...
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