Ecobank renews partnership with  Global Fund

Ecobank renews partnership with Global Fund

Ecobank Transnational  Incorporated  has renewed its partnership with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for a further three years.   Ecobank in a statement on Friday explained that the  relationship between the two organisations began in 2011,...
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Sukuk Issuance: SEC lauds CBN’s approval of guidelines for granting liquid assets to States

Sukuk Issuance: SEC lauds CBN’s approval of guidelines for granting liquid assets to States

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has notified  issuers and investors that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved “Guidelines for Granting Liquid Asset Status to Sukuk Instruments Issued by State Governments”.    In a statement on Fri...
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Heritage Bank seeks  sustained support for firms

Heritage Bank seeks sustained support for firms

 As part of measures to create wealth for individual customers,  Heritage Bank  recently took advantage of customers’ service/appreciation week to organise a business fair to  celebrates the business activities of   various customers. The fair which t...
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FirstBank partners NESG on 22nd economic summit

FirstBank partners NESG on 22nd economic summit

Inline with commitment to drive financial inclusion and sustainable national economic development, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and FBN Merchant Bank Limited have partnered the Nigerian Economic Summit Group to host the 22nd Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#22) ...
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Minister seeks implementation of  bilateral pacts in culture

Minister seeks implementation of bilateral pacts in culture

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stressed the need to actualize all the bilateral agreements betweenNigeria and other countries, particularly in the cultural sector, so as to derive the maximum benefits that the sector offers...
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‘Trade, Transport Interconnectivity critical to sustained growth in Africa’

‘Trade, Transport Interconnectivity critical to sustained growth in Africa’

Member States of Union of Africa Shippers Council (UASC) on Thursday in Abuja commenced a two-day special Sub-Regional Interactive meeting aimed at improving trade and transport infrastructure within the continent.   With the theme:Transport Infrastructure De...
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SEC explains waiver, 80 % compliance to Rules and Regulations

SEC explains waiver, 80 % compliance to Rules and Regulations

Section 60(1) of the Investment and Securities Act, 2007 requires that “a public company whose securities are required to be registered under the Act shall file with the Commission on a periodic or annual basis its audited financial statements and...
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TinCan Island Port generates N25.6B in September

TinCan Island Port generates N25.6B in September

For the Month of September 2016, TinCan Islan Port command of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) generated N25.6 Billion revenue.    A press statement issued by the Public Relation Officer, UCHE EJESIEME, explained that Various  strategic plans aimed at enhanc...
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Shipowners task IMO on timeline for GHG Emissions

Shipowners task IMO on timeline for GHG Emissions

The world’s national shipowner associations represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have urged the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to develop a timeline for the further reduction of the shipping sector’s Green House Gas (GHG) e...
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NNPC  proposes commercial production of biofuels

NNPC proposes commercial production of biofuels

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is to commence large scale commercial bio-fuel venture as alternative to fossil fuel, Group Managing Director (GMD), Dr Maikanti Baru, has said.  Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja at a two-day  Environment Dial...
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‘Partnership with Tony Elumelu Foundation will lift creative industries’

‘Partnership with Tony Elumelu Foundation will lift creative industries’

The partnership between the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture and the Tony Elumelu Foundation will help to re-position the Creative Industries in Nigeria, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said.  Speaking at a cere...
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UNIDO blames rejection of  Nigeria’s agric products  on high mycotoxin

UNIDO blames rejection of Nigeria’s agric products on high mycotoxin

The United Nation Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has attributed frequent  rejection of Nigeria’s agricultural products in Europe to high level of mycotoxin.   Speaking at a one-day workshop in Bayelsa State, representative of UNIDO, Prof Abim...
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Evolution of the Rotterdam rules, By Hassan Bello

Evolution of the Rotterdam rules, By Hassan Bello

Long before the emergence of International Carriage Conventions, the sea and the oceans of the world have been of divergent purposes to several city states and civilization.   The Greeks, Chinese, Romans, Vikings, medieval Lords and the Great Hannibal of...
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Minister task farmers on quality products, foreign exchange earnings

Minister task farmers on quality products, foreign exchange earnings

As part of measures to avoid fungal contamination, protect public health and secure more markets for Nigeria’s agro-commodities, the Minister of State, Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has challenged farmers and other stakeholder...
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