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August 25, 2023 No Responses

NSML Intensifies Campaign Against Waterways Pollution

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Managing Director, NLNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited, Mr. Abdulkadir Ahmed has intensified campaign for the proper disposal of plastic wastes as part of measures to reduce its harmful effect on the ocean, wildlife and humans. According...

August 24, 2023 No Responses

At BRICS Summit, Nigeria Harps On MSME Empowerment

Empowering Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to boost Nigeria’s economic growth is a key focus for President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima has said. Speaking with Journalists during his tour of exhibition stan...

August 24, 2023 No Responses

Minister To The Media: Let Us Collaborate, Partner For Success

The Minister of Information, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi has called on Media practitioners to collaborate with his Ministry and the government for the betterment of society. Malagi made the call while receiving Executive committee(Exco) members of the G...

August 23, 2023 No Responses

FG, States Share N966b For July

For the Month of July 2023, the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared N966.110 billion revenue to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils (LGCs). The amount is higher than the N907. 054 billion shared in June, out...

August 22, 2023 No Responses

Farmers Seek Improved Investment In Agriculture

AS economic situation bites harder on Nigerians, some farmers in Gombe have urged the state government to leverage the additional funds received from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), to invest in the agriculture. They said such investment wa...

August 22, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu To New Ministers: You Are Not Regional Or States’ Ministers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged newly sworn-in Ministers to work for Nigeria and not a particular state, region or ethnic nationality. Tinubu made the declaration on Monday while delivering a speech at the inauguration ceremony of the 45 ministers...

August 22, 2023 No Responses

Ex-NIMASA DG, Dakuku Peterside To Speak At Maritime Conference In Saudi Arabia

Former chairman of the Association of Africa Maritime Administrations (AAMA), Dakuku Peterside, will be speaking at the sustainable maritime industry conference, scheduled for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from September 4 – 6. The conference, under the patronage of...

August 22, 2023 No Responses

Oyetola Pledges Safe, Sustainable Marine Economy

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola has pledged to ensure oceans and marine were safe, reliable, and sustainable across the nation. Oyetola made the declaration when he assumed office on Monday in Abuja. According to him, oceans...

August 21, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints Minister For Niger Delta, Redeploys Oyetola To Marine & Blue Economy

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the redeployment of Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development. In a statement on Sunday, Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale explained that Tinubu will announ...

August 21, 2023 No Responses

$3b NNPCL/Afreximbank’s Naira Rescue Agenda Excites Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu is happy that the $3 billion in crude-for-cash funding secured from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited is gradually giving a breather to the foreign exchange market.&...

August 18, 2023 No Responses

TotalEnergies Equips LNG Carrier With Carbon Capture System

A ship-based carbon capture (SBCC) prototype developed under the EverLoNG project has been installed on an LNG-powered LNG carrier owned by energy major, TotalEnergies while in drydock in Spain. The carbon capture unit was built in the Netherlands by carbon...

August 18, 2023 No Responses

FG Approves 5b Palliative For Each State, FCT

The Federal Government has approved N5billion for each state and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to procure food items for distribution to the poor in their respective states. Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State disclosed this at the Presidential Villa,...

August 18, 2023 No Responses

Transcorp Acquires 60% Stake In Abuja Disco

As part of measures to further consolidates its position and investments in the Nigerian power sector, Tony Elumelu-led Nigerian conglomerate, Transcorp Group, has successfully acquired a 60-per cent stake in the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), ...

August 17, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu’s Ministers, Portfolios

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, assigned portfolios to 46 Ministers designate cleared recently by the Senate. The list, released in a statement included former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike as Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Festu...