Federal Archives — Page 54 of 138

September 26, 2022 No Responses

500,000 Nigerians Await Repatriation From Three Countries

Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Ms Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, has disclosed that 500,000 Nigerians are awaiting repatriation in three countries. Suleiman-Ibrahim told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York at the 77th session of...

September 24, 2022 No Responses

FG, States, LGCs Share N673.137b For August

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared N673.137 billion with the three tiers of government as federation allocation for August. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Phil Abiamuwe-Mowete, the Director (Information/Press) o...

September 22, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Urges Support To Boost Maritime’s Contribution To GDP

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on Wednesday said the maritime industry required more support to enhance its contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Mr Emmanuel Jime, Executive Secretary, said this at the Maritime Anti-corrupt...

September 18, 2022 No Responses

Kano Agro-Project Awards N6b Milk centres, Irrigation Contract

Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP) has awarded N6 billion contract for the construction of irrigation infrastructure and milk collection centres across the state. The projects would be sited across 16 local government areas of the state, a ...

September 16, 2022 No Responses

Jime Harps On Seamless Trade, Synergy With Airfreight Stakeholders

As part of measures to promote seamless trade, the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Emmanuel Jime has sought synergy with Airfreight stakeholders. Jime stated this when the President, of the Airfreight Sta...

September 14, 2022 No Responses

Minister: N10b For Local Vaccines Production Intact

The N10 billion earmarked in 2020 by the Federal Government for local production of vaccines, is still intact, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said. The minister gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja, during the Ministerial bi-weekly update.....

September 14, 2022 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: United States (US)Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard, US Special Envoy on Climate Change Senator John Kerry, Minister of State Petroleum Resources Chief Timipre Sylva and Group Chief Executive Officer Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited Malla...

September 13, 2022 No Responses

Lekki Deep Seaport: NPA, Shippers Council, Brainstorm On Tariff Structure For Chad, Niger, Others

As the Lekki Deep Seaport gets set for operations, landlocked countries of Chad, Mali and Niger Republic have indicated an interest in routing their cargoes through Nigeria. Already, the Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA) and Nigeria Shippers Counci...

September 13, 2022 No Responses

EFCC Partners Customs, Others To Tackle Corruption

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on stakeholders particularly law enforcement agencies, to support the anti-graft crusade of the commission. The EFCC Zonal Commander, Mr Michael Nzekwe, made the appeal ...

September 9, 2022 No Responses

Q2: Nigeria’s Total Trade Stands At N12.841b

Nigeria’s total merchandise trade stands at N12,841.54 billion, in the second quarter of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS), has said. This is according to the NBS Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics Report for Q2 2022 released in Abuja on...

September 9, 2022 No Responses

NIS Seeks Partnership With NIMASA On Issuance Of Travel Documents To Seafarers

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has appealed to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to partner with it on the issuance of travel documents to seafarers. The Comptroller General of Immigration, Mr Isah Jere, made the app...

September 8, 2022 No Responses

NPA Receives 24 Ships Laden With Wheat, Sugar, Frozen Fish, Others At Lagos Ports

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday said 24 ships conveying bulk sugar, container, bulk wheat, bulk gypsum, frozen fish and others were expected at Lagos ports from September 5 to September 21, 2022. According to NPA, other items expected...

September 7, 2022 No Responses

Tribunal Orders MultiChoice MD To Produce Audited Financial Report

A Competition and Consumer Protection (CCPC) Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered John Ugbe, the Managing Director of MultiChoice Nigeria Ltd, to produce its 2021 audited financial report on Sept 8 for breaching its restraining order on tar...

September 6, 2022 No Responses

DMO Offers Two New FGN Savings Bonds

The Debt Management Office (DMO), on Monday, announced two new Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) savings bonds offer at N1,000 per unit for September. According to the DMO, on its website, the first one is a two-Year FGN Savings Bond...