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June 13, 2018 No Responses

LAMOTRA Visits NPA Boss

Members of the Lagos Inland Water Marine, Oil and Gas Transporters Association(LAMOTRA) paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director, of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman on Tuesday in Lagos . They were received by the acting...

June 13, 2018 No Responses

Panel Recovers $7m, N2b Land, Part Of NPA’s Agura Hotel, Others

The Special Presidential Investigation Panel (SPIP) for the Recovery of Public Property has recovered seven million dollars (N2.1 billion at official rate) kept in Heritage Bank. Chairman of the panel, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, disclosed this while briefing ...

June 13, 2018 No Responses

Aduvie Students Shine In Microsoft Competition

Students of Aduvie International School, Jahi, Abuja have emerged champions in various National categories at 10th edition of the Annual Microsoft Office Specialist Competition, Computer Fundamentals and Adobe Certification which was concluded recently. More t...

June 12, 2018 No Responses

Land Rover Discovery Moves Out Of UK

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has said it will move production of its Land Rover Discovery SUV from the West Midlands to Slovakia from next year. The Solihull factory, where the Discovery is manufactured, will be used to build a new...

June 12, 2018 No Responses

NPA Canvasses More Investment In Maritime Sector

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, has implored the private sector to take advantage of the enabling environment created by the Muhammadu Buhari administration and invest in the nation’s Maritime sector. Usman was...

June 12, 2018 No Responses

ILO Boss: We Must Tackle Root Causes Of Child Labour

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, called for urgent action to tackle the economic root causes of child labour, pointing out that attention needs to be paid not only to global supply chains, but also to unpaid family work in agriculture. “The...

June 12, 2018 No Responses

NLNG Hands Over 85 Entries To Advisory Board

For the first time in the history of The Nigeria Prize for Science, sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), the 2018 edition of the prize has received a record-breaking eighty-five (85) entries, from innovators and scientists in the electric power...

June 12, 2018 No Responses

Shell’s FLNG Receives First Gas Onboard

Gas has been introduced onto Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG), representing a significant milestone for the facility. As explained, this is a moment of firsts for Prelude and an opportunity to test processes and systems before the su...

June 11, 2018 No Responses

“New Excise Duty Rates Not Targeted At Local Manufacturers”

The new excise duty rates approved by President Muhammadu Buhari on alcoholic beverages and tobacco are not targeted at local manufacturers, the Ministry of Finance has declared. In a statement on Sunday the Ministry explained that the new excise duty...

June 11, 2018 No Responses

DP World Joins World Ocean Council

Dubai-based terminal operator DP World has become the first company in its sector to join the World Ocean Council (WOC) as part of its leadership journey to actively engage in the protection of the world’s oceans. The WOC is a...

June 10, 2018 No Responses

Firm Unveils New RoRo Ship With 8,000 Capacity For Cars

Shipping firm Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean has expanded its fleet with the Neo-Panamax vessel MV Titus, capable of carrying 8,000 cars. Built at China’s CSIC Xingang shipyard, MV Titus is the first of a series of four Post-Panamax vessels with a...

June 10, 2018 No Responses

Tension As G7 summit Ends In Disarray

US President Donald Trump has retracted his endorsement of the joint communique issued at the end of the G7 summit, accusing Canada of “dishonesty”. He said that other countries were imposing “massive tariffs” on the US. The joint commu...

June 9, 2018 No Responses

Buhari Appoints Shonubi CBN Deputy Governor

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of Mr. Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria subject to Senate confirmation. Mr. Folashodun Shonubi is currently the Managing Director of the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settl...

June 9, 2018 No Responses

WFE Explains Renewed Focus On Growth In Capital Markets

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) on Friday co-hosted a symposium with the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) on the future of global capital markets. Held in Shanghai, the event brought together WFE members and industry stakeholders to focus on three...