FG proposes 10 earth dams for each state

FG proposes 10 earth dams for each state

To increase food production across the country, the Federal Government has concluded plans to install at least 10 earth dams in each state of the federation.   Under the arrangement,  dikes is also to be put in place  in the...
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Nigeria pledges to effectively implement IOPC Fund

Nigeria pledges to effectively implement IOPC Fund

The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed its commitment to the implementation of the 1992 International Civil Liability Convention and the 1992 International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Fund.  The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Adminis...
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NPA to strengthen security partnership with Navy, others

NPA to strengthen security partnership with Navy, others

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has reaffirmed the commitment of the present Management of the Organisation to improve on the existing synergy with the Nigerian Navy and other relevant stakeholders.   According to th...
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Report seeks paradigm shift in road safety policy

Report seeks paradigm shift in road safety policy

Road safety experts from around the globe are calling for a paradigm shift in road safety policy.   In a new International Transport Federation (ITF) report launched  in Paris, France, 30 experts from 24 countries and organisations argue that current road.....
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Intensify efforts to release other Chibok Girls, Brown tells FG

Intensify efforts to release other Chibok Girls, Brown tells FG

Former British Prime Minister, Mr Gordon Brown has urged the Federal Government and negotiators not to give up until all the abducted Chibok schoolgirls are freed from captivity.  The United Nations’ Special Envoy for Global Education made this call in his...
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APC raises 49-member committee for Ondo election

APC raises 49-member committee for Ondo election

(NAN) The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Abuja constituted a 49-member campaign committee for the November 26 governorship poll in Ondo state.  The committee has nine governors, nine ministers, former governors and members of the National Asse...
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LCCI Photo News

LCCI Photo News

Photo Caption: From Left – Peter Holasek, Ambassador, Embassy of the Slovakia Republic; Chief Dr. Mrs. Nike Akande, CON, President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and Muda Yusuf, Director General, LCCI during aCourtesy Visit by the Ambassa...
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CBN faults report on Banks, caution against exceeding $50,000 annual limit on overseas withdrawal

CBN faults report on Banks, caution against exceeding $50,000 annual limit on overseas withdrawal

No Nigerian Bank is in crisis, the Bankers Committee said on Wednesday after its 329thmeeting in Lagos.   Briefing Journalists after the meeting, the Director, Banking Supervision of CBN, Tokunbo Martins described negative reports on the state of Nigerian Ba...
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Customs impounds 121 vehicles, 3,082 bags of Rice, others in FOU Zone C

Customs impounds 121 vehicles, 3,082 bags of Rice, others in FOU Zone C

 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone C, Owerri has recorded a total of two hundred and thirty-one (231) seizures of contraband goods with an overall Duty Paid Value (DPV) of one billion, nine hundred and fifty-seven...
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Minister pledges full implementation of ISPS Code

Minister pledges full implementation of ISPS Code

The Federal Government has reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to maritime security through the full implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code.   This commitment was made by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike A...
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‘Clean environment at Seaports, good health critical in operational efficiency’

‘Clean environment at Seaports, good health critical in operational efficiency’

The management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reiterated its resolve to make the Nation’s Seaports a pride worthy of emulation in line with International Standards.  According to NPA, the resolve is attainable through adherence to better sanitization...
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GE confirms interest in $2 billion Nigeria railway concession

GE confirms interest in $2 billion Nigeria railway concession

(Reuters) General Electric (GE) (GE.N) confirmed its a “keen interest” in acquiring a Nigeria railway concession project worth around $2 billion, the U.S. company said on Monday. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said this month that GE would be ...
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FG to launch Digital Broadcasting  in  December

FG to launch Digital Broadcasting in December

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured of the Federal Government’s readiness to launch the DigitalSwitch Over (DSO) in broadcasting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, by the end of 2016.  The Minister gav...
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Ease of doing business and corruption at borders, ports

Ease of doing business and corruption at borders, ports

By Lanre Badmus –  After months of mere sound bites and public statements, a Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council has been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, to drive government’s promise to significantly reduce the cost of doing bu...
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