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April 25, 2017 No Responses

Presidency restores Punch Correspondent’s accreditation

The Presidency through the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura, has recalled Punch Correspondent at the presidential Villa, Mr olalekan Adetayo whose accreditation was revoked on Monday. Presidential spokesman Mr. Femi Adesina, had lamented the...

April 24, 2017 No Responses

FRSC recalls ‘drunk officials ’ for disciplinary action

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recalled some of its operatives in Nteje Unit Command under the Anambra State Sector Command for disciplinary action. A statement issued on Monday by FRSC’s Head, Media Relations and Strategy, Bisi Kazeem...

April 23, 2017 No Responses

Buhari congratulates NIMASA DG as IMO seeks increased participation of Africa in global shipping

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside over his election as the Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA). The Presi...

April 23, 2017 No Responses

FRSC declares war against overloading in Zamfara State

Worried by cases of overloading with human beings and goods in Gusau, Zamfara state, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has declared a major operation against the menace, giving a marching order to...

April 23, 2017 No Responses

Photo News

Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun (Right) with her Angolan counterpart, Augusto Archer de Sousa Mangueira at the Spring Meetings of the IMF/World Bank meeting in Washington DC

April 22, 2017 No Responses

Dakuku emerges new Chairman of AAMA

The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside has been elected as the new Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administrators (AAMA). This is one of the decisions reached at the just concluded third...

April 21, 2017 No Responses

Oyeyemi lauds road users on traffic compliance during Easter

In the aftermath of the 2017 Easter Special Patrol by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has commended road users for their compliance with the traffic rules and regulations during the festive period, saying...

April 21, 2017 No Responses

Buhari implores African maritime administrators on security

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged African maritime administrators and regulators to ensure a coherent collaborative continental response to the challenges facing the maritime space. Represented by his Vice, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari gave the c...

April 20, 2017 No Responses

How to spur industrial, economic transformation in Nigeria through gas, by Attah, NLNG MD

By Moses Ebosele – The expansion of NLNG’s Bonny Island Plant with Trains 7 and 8 could be a catalyst to unleashing the country’s gas potentials, Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Tony Attah has said. Speaking in Lagos...

April 20, 2017 No Responses

Don’t scrap PEF, group tells FG

Insinuations that the Federal Government plans to scrap the Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF) has been condemned by a socio-cultural group, United for a Better Nigeria (UFBN) on grounds that such action would cause more hardship for Nigerians. Speaking at a...

April 19, 2017 No Responses

FRSC sets aside N300m for DCMs accommodation, N8.3b for allowances in 2017

Barring any last minutes adjustment, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) will before the end of this year purchase Abuja residential accommodation for Deputy Corps Marshalls (DCMs) at a cost of N300 million. Also within the year, the management of...

April 19, 2017 No Responses

World Economics: Nigeria out of recession

The Nigerian economy is looking up, signalling an end of the recession, the World Economics declared on Tuesday. However, the London based organisation cautioned that “conditions remain difficult for businesses.” According to the body,“April Sales Manage...

April 19, 2017 No Responses

Buhari lauds re-opening Of Abuja Airport

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the efforts of the Ministries of Transport, Power, Works and Housing, the security agencies, Kaduna State Government, the contractor, Julius Berger, and others, on the successful completion of work on the runway and re-...

April 18, 2017 No Responses

NCAA: Abuja airport ready for operations

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport runway, Abuja, is ready for operation and can be opened on Wednesday, Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Usman Muktar, has said. Speaking with Journalists on Monday during an inspection of the ...