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May 15, 2018 No Responses

Buhari: Nigeria’s Agricultural Revolution On Course

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Auyo, Jigawa State, declared that Nigeria’s agricultural revolution is real and on course. Speaking at an event to mark the commencement of the rehabilitation and expansion of the 6,000-hectare Hadejia Valley irrigation project, President Buhari...

May 15, 2018 No Responses

Okpekpe Race: Organisers Laud Ecobank Support For Youth Development

The organisers of Okpekpe International 10 km Road Race, Pamodzi Sports Marketing, at the weekend lauded the consistent support of Ecobank Nigeria to the competition, saying the Bank has contributed immensely to the huge success recorded in the race. ...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

Panel On Banking Supervision Issue Criteria For Identifying simple, transparent Securitisations

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on Monday issued the Criteria for identifying simple, transparent and comparable short-term securitisations. According to IOSCO, the s...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

Abuja Firm Partners Austrian Institute, Unveils Research, Innovation Facility

A new Nigerian R&D laboratory has been unveiled in partnership with Ars Electronica, an Austrian scientific and artistic institute. The Institute is experimenting with groundbreaking digital art technological innovations. The Abuja-based research a...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

First Nation To NCAA: Our suspension is commercial related, not safety

The management of First Nation Airways has accused Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) of giving priority to commercial, rather than safety it was set up to ensure in the system. The airline in a statement on Monday declared that its...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

Autonomous Ships Take Centre Stage At IMO Meeting

Come May 16, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) efforts on the regulation of autonomous ships will begin with the 99th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 99). The MSC will begin looking at how the safe, secure and environmentally...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: Director, Technical Services, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mr. Tor Tsavsar; Senior Special Adviser on Economy and Reforms to the Minister, Mr. Adeseye Senfuye and Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, during the Quarterly Briefing of the Media by the...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

Customs Board Holds First Meeting, Promotes 1,997 Senior Officers

The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has confirmed the appointments of four members of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) management and approved the promotion of 1,997 senior officers to various ranks. The promotion which is effective from January 1, 2017 ...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

Kyari Appointed Nigeria’s OPEC Representative

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says its Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division, Mallam Mele Kyari has been appointed Nigeria’s National Representative to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The NNPC sa...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

CBN, Heritage Bank, ICC Brainstorm On Global Trade Operation Systems

Heritage Bank Plc has hosted the May 2018 edition of the bankinng technique and practice meeting of the International Chamber of Commerce Nigeria. The meeting held at the Victoria Island Office of the financial institution attracted representatives of the ICC....

May 14, 2018 No Responses

NNPC Boosts Gas Supply To Power Sector By 88.89%

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) increased the supply of gas to the power sector by 88.89 per cent between January 2017 and January 2018. A press statement by the NNPC Spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, in Abuja on Sunday, said...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

Buhari Congratulates Kayode Fayemi For Winning APC Guber Ticket

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates former governor of Ekiti State and Minister of Mines and Solid Minerals, Kayode Fayemi, for winning the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to contest the July 14, 2018 governorship elections. President Buhari com...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

First Nation Airline Suspended Over Alleged Illegal Operations

Citing alleged illegal operations, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended indefinitely the Air Operators’ Certificate (AOC) of First Nation Airways. This suspension order was conveyed to the airline via a letter with reference no...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

Adinde, DBI Boss Seeks More Investment In ICT skills

Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the Administrator of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) has canvassed more investment by governments at all levels in the development of ICT knowledge and skill. The Institute is an arm of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Thi...