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August 12, 2022 No Responses

Customs Collect N99.7m In Katsina, Seize Smuggled N73.6m Items

For the Month of July, 2022, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) collected more than N99.7 million as revenue in Katsina State and seized smuggled goods worth more than N73.6 million. The Area Controller in the state, Mr Dalha Wada-Chedi told...

August 10, 2022 No Responses

FG Disburses N100b To Indigenous Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

The Federal Government has disbursed N100 billion to indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare investors as loans to expand their capital base, and boost local production of medicines and medical consumables. President Muhammadu Buhari annou...

August 10, 2022 No Responses

Badagry Seaport Project To Create 250,000 Jobs

The Badagry Port Development Ltd (BPDL), promoters of the newly approved Badagry Deep Seaport project, says the project under a Private-Public Partnership will create 250,000 jobs. In a statement on Tuesday, Mr Oludele James Clinton, the Project Manager,...

August 10, 2022 No Responses

FRSC Advises Motorists On Number Plate Care

The Lagos State Corps Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, has urged motorists to avoid using hard chemicals in washing their number plates. Ogungbemide gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN...

August 9, 2022 No Responses

NAPTIP Partners ABC Transport To Fight Human Trafficking

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has partnered with ABC Transport Plc to combat human trafficking. The Deputy Director of Legal and Prosecution Department, NAPTIP, Mrs Ijeoma Amugo, said at the launch on Monday in...

August 8, 2022 No Responses

Commonwealth Games: Buhari Celebrates Team Nigeria Amid Medals’ Galore

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined millions of other sports-loving Nigerians in celebrating the athletes that represented Nigeria gloriously in the 22nd Commonwealth Games, Birmingham 2022. The president also watched some of the colourful and spectacular ...

August 6, 2022 No Responses

Nigerian Shippers‘ Council Assures Kano Business Communities Of Timely Delivery Of Goods

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Emmanuel Jimeh has assured the Kano business communities of timely and door-step delivery of goods. Speaking at the designation of Dala Inland Dry port as an import and export bas...

August 6, 2022 No Responses

FG: Dala Dry Port Has Potential To Service Cargo Needs Of Nigeria, Niger Republic, Mali

The Kano Dala Dry Port project has the potential to service the cargo needs of the North West, North East, Niger Republic and Mali with a seamless transportation system for both import and export, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Dr Mag...

August 5, 2022 No Responses

FG Partners World Bank On Land Remediation

The Federal Government is to partner World Bank to establish Agro-Climate Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACRESAL), a programme to remediate drylands and wetlands across the country. The Minister of Environment, Alhaji Mohammed Abdullahi, said this at th...

August 5, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Challenges BUA Chairman On Investments, Charity

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged businessman and philanthropist, Abdulsamad Rabi’u, to carry forward his momentum of investments and charitable deeds as he marks his 62nd birthday. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman stated that the...

August 4, 2022 No Responses

FG Secures $134m Loan From AfDB To Boost Wheat Production

The Federal Government has obtained a $134m loan from the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) to boost wheat production. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Muhammad Mahmoud, said this in Abuja while briefing State House correspondents on the implem...

August 4, 2022 No Responses

Stakeholders Laud FG’s Approval Of $2.59b Badagry Deep Seaport Project

Some stakeholders in Badagry on Thursday lauded the Federal Government’s approval of $2.59 billion for the development of the Badagry Deep Seaport project under Private Public Partnership. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry that the ...

August 4, 2022 No Responses

FEC Approves $2.59b For Badagry Seaport, N2.6bn For FCT Security Vehicles, Gadgets

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $2.59 billion for the development of Badagry Deep Seaport in Lagos State. The council also approved N2.6 billion for the procurement of utility vehicles and gadgets for security agencies operating in the F...

August 3, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA Reviews NSDP Programme, Approves $2,000 for Each Cadet

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, on Tuesday, disclosed that it is currently reviewing the cost of direct sponsorship of Nigerian cadets undergoing foreign training under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP). Th...