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February 19, 2024 No Responses

Tanker Drivers Begin Strike

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers arm of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has directed all its members to withdraw their petroleum trucks from product-loading activities starting Monday, February 19, 2024. The development follows the associ...

February 19, 2024 No Responses

Scrap NSCDC, FRSC, Enang Tells Tinubu

To successfully establish State Police, Senator in the 7th National Assembly, Senator Ita Enang, has advised President Bola Tinubu to abolish the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and incorporate the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) with the Nig...

February 18, 2024 No Responses

Lagos Receives Delta Commissioner On Study Tour

The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development has received the Delta State Commissioner for Urban Renewal, Engr. Michael Anoka, on a visit to understudy the workings of the State Ministry. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban....

February 18, 2024 No Responses

Okpebholo Emerges Winner In Parallel APC Primary In Edo

Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Senator Monday Okpebholo as the winner of a parallel governorship primary election held on Saturday. The APC State Returning Officer, Ogbuaja Stanley Uzoamaka declared Senator Okpebholo as the winner...

February 18, 2024 No Responses

FG Harps On Renewable Energy Transport System

The Federal Ministry of Transportation has made significant technological advancements aimed at promoting environmentally and economically sustainable transportation solutions nationwide. The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, made this declaratio...

February 17, 2024 No Responses

Customs Impounds N19.6M Sex Enhancement Drugs

The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC), joint border patrol team, sector IV, has seized a consignment of sex enhancement drugs worth N19.6M in Sokoto state. Briefing Journalists in Sokoto, Coordinating Comptroller, Mr. Kolapo Oladeji, explained that trucks carrying...

February 17, 2024 No Responses

NADDC To Partner Anambra, Harps On Component Parts Manufacturing

The Director General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin has identified Nnewi, Anambra State as a hub for the manufacturing of automotive component parts in Nigeria. Addressing a delegation fro...

February 17, 2024 No Responses

Parallex Bank Unveils Mobile App 2.0

Parallex Bank Ltd. has announced the launch of a new and improved mobile banking app called Parallex Mobile App 2.0. The Managing Director, Parallex Bank, Dr. Olufemi Bakre, said in a statement on Friday in Lagos, that the advanced mobile...

February 17, 2024 No Responses

Apomu Day: A Celebration Of Cultural Heritage

The people of Apomu in Nigeria and in Diaspora came together to celebrate Apomu Day on February 10, 2024. Apomu day is an eagerly anticipated event that showcases the rich cultural heritage and investment opportunities in the town.The event was...

February 16, 2024 No Responses

DMO Offers N2.5trillion FGN Bonds For Subscription

The Debt Management Office has offered two Federal Government of Nigeria bonds valued at N2.5 trillion for subscription at N1,000 per unit. The first offer is a seven-year bond valued at N1.25 trillion and expected to mature in February 2031....

February 16, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Signs MoU On 10,000 Tractors

The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with John Deere to supply Nigeria with 2000 tractors yearly in the next five years. According to the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, the move...

February 16, 2024 No Responses

Nigerian Shipping And Port Economic Regulatory Agency Bill 2023 Passes Second Reading

As part of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola’s Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for the year 2024, as signed in the performance bond by agencies, the Bill which seeks to repeal the Nigerian Shippers’ Council...

February 16, 2024 No Responses

Senate Passes N5.079trn 2024 Customs Budget

The Senate on Thursday, February 15, passed the sum of N5.079 trillion as the 2024 budget for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The approval followed the adoption of recommendations of the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise, and Tariffs at plenary....