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July 13, 2022 No Responses

Clark Urges Buhari To Constitute NDDC Board

Elder Statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute a substantive Board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) without delay.Clark made the appeal when members of the Delta Central All Progress...

July 13, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria’s Crude Oil Production Averaged 1.238m bpd In June

Nigeria’s crude oil production increased to an average of 1.238 million barrels per day (bpd) in June 2022, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said OPEC made this known in its Oil Market Report for July 2022...

July 12, 2022 No Responses

Appeal Court President Lauds Jamoh’s Admiralty Matters

Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, President of The Courts of Appeal has commended Dr. Bashir Jamoh, Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for his exemplary leadership role in advancing the cause of adjudication and mediat...

July 10, 2022 No Responses

Manufacturers Task FG On Increasing Cost Of Diesel

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called on the Federal Government to provide an integrated support system to reduce the impact of the increasing cost of diesel on manufacturing. In a statement issued on Saturday, Director-General, MAN, Mr S...

July 9, 2022 No Responses

Union To Saraki: Resuscitate Ajaokuta Steel Mill

The Iron Rod and Steel Dealers Employers Union of Nigeria has urged the new Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, to resuscitate the Ajaokuta Steel Mill. The National President of the union, Chief Gbenga Awoyale,...

July 7, 2022 No Responses

BEDC Tackles FG, Fidelity Bank Over Takeover Move

Fidelity Bank Plc lacks the legal authority to take over Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), the management of the company declared on Thursday. On Tuesday, the Federal Government announced the restructuring and take-over of five electricity distr...

July 7, 2022 No Responses

Tax Development: FIRS Boss Harps On Collaboration Among Regulatory Bodies

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has described collaboration among regulatory bodies as critical in deepening FIRS institutional framework through qualitative reporting and effective representation of their clients. Mr Muhammad Nami, the Executive C...

July 7, 2022 No Responses

FEC Approves N22b For NCDMB Conference Hostel Facility

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N22 billion for the construction of a conference hostel facility for the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). The facility is to be located opposite the NCDMB building in Yenegoa, the ...

July 5, 2022 No Responses

DMO Lists Two FGN Savings bonds

The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Monday announced the listing of two FGN savings bonds for subscription for the month of July. It stated that the first is a two-year savings bond due on June 15, 2024, at an interest...

July 4, 2022 No Responses

Stakeholders Task FG On Rejection Of Nigeria’s Agric Export

Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have appealed to the Federal Government to support farmers in addressing the rejection of Nigeria’s agricultural produce in the international market. Some of the stakeholders who spoke with the News Agency of Nige...

July 3, 2022 No Responses

Calabar Port Complex Receives 72 Vessels In Five Months

Between the months of January and May 2022, Calabar Port received 72 Vessels. The Calabar Port Manager, Mr Festus Olumati, gave the figure on Saturday during the visit of the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko...

July 2, 2022 No Responses

First Vessel Berths At Lekki Deep Seaport

Three Ship-to-Shore cranes and 10 Rubber-Tyred Gantries critical to the commencement of operations of the 1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport arrived in Nigeria on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that operations at the Deep Seaport are expected to...

July 1, 2022 No Responses

Saraki: Onitsha River Port Will Generate Over N23b In 30 Years

The Onitsha River Port is positioned to generate over N23billion for the Federal Government in 30 years, the Minister of State For Transport, Gbemi Saraki, has said Saraki, during the signing of the concession of the port on Thursday in...