Nigeria On Alert As Ebola Resurfaces In Uganda

Nigeria On Alert As Ebola Resurfaces In Uganda

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan strain of the Ebola Virus (EV) in Uganda.  The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, in a...
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Nigeria Re-Elected As ITU Council Member

Nigeria Re-Elected As ITU Council Member

Nigeria has been re-elected as a Council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency that oversees global telecommunication operations.   A statement signed by Reuben Muoka, NCC Director, Publ...
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Minister Lauds NIMASA’s Capacity Development Initiatives

Minister Lauds NIMASA’s Capacity Development Initiatives

The Minister of Transportation, Engr. Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has commended the Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for its capacity development initiative in the Nigerian maritime sector. He further applauded the Agency f...
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Govt, Stakeholders Explain Agenda For One Million Jobs In Maritime Sector

Govt, Stakeholders Explain Agenda For One Million Jobs In Maritime Sector

Determined to reduce unemployment in the country, industry stakeholders and top government officials will on Tuesday meet to discuss how to create one million jobs in the maritime sector for youths within one year.  The event, being initiated by the...
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Monkeypox: Nigeria Records 41 New Cases

Monkeypox: Nigeria Records 41 New Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), reported 41 new cases of Monkeypox disease between August  29 and September 4, from 12 states of the Federation.  The NCDC via its official website on Sunday explained that the 12 states were: Lagos...
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Cricket: Nigeria Wins Second Game, Beat Botswana By 10 Wickets

Cricket: Nigeria Wins Second Game, Beat Botswana By 10 Wickets

Nigeria’s U-19 cricket team continues to show dominance at the ongoing ICC U-19 World Cup Africa Division Two Qualifiers in Abuja.  The Daniel Gim-tutored side had defeated Rwanda in the opening game on Friday as well as Botswana on Sunday,...
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Berger Paints Appoints Alaba Fagun As MD

Berger Paints Appoints Alaba Fagun As MD

Berger Paints Nigeria Plc has appointed Mrs Alaba Fagun as its Managing Director, with effect from October 4, 2022. In a statement on Saturday, the Company’s Secretary, Mr Ayokunle Ayoko, explained that Fagun replaced  Mr Adeyemi Adetomiwa, wh...
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MISC,  ExxonMobil Unit, Strengthen LNG Carrier Deal 

MISC,  ExxonMobil Unit, Strengthen LNG Carrier Deal 

MISC Berhad (MISC), owner and operator of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carriers, has strengthened its partnership with ExxonMobil’s unit SeaRiver Maritime with new long-term time charter contracts.  Meanwhile, MISC has also signed an agreement with ...
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R-L: Minister of Transportation,  Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, Minister of State for Transportation, Mr. Ademola Adewole Adegoroye and Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko  during Sambo’s  familiarisation tour of NPA at the ...
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NNPC Acquires OVH Energy Marketing Assets

NNPC Acquires OVH Energy Marketing Assets

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC LTD.) has completed the acquisition of OVH Energy Marketing Limited (OVHEM) downstream assets under an Accelerated Network Expansion (ANEX) Initiative. Unveiling the acquisition on Saturday in Abuja, Sen. M...
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Nigeria At 62: FG Pledges Improved Welfare For Workers

Nigeria At 62: FG Pledges Improved Welfare For Workers

The Federal Government has pledged to improve the welfare of Nigerian workers as the country marked its 62nd independence.  A statement issued on Friday by Minister of Labour and Employment,  Sen. Chris Ngige, assured workers that President Muhamma...
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NGX Group’s Shareholders Re-Elect Non-Executive Directors

NGX Group’s Shareholders Re-Elect Non-Executive Directors

Shareholders of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) on Friday approved resolutions by the company’s Board of Directors to re-elect Mr Apollos Ikpobe and Dr Okechukwu Itanyi as non-executive directors.  They both retired by rotation before their re-e...
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CMA CGM Unveils Agenda To Offset Carbon Emissions 

CMA CGM Unveils Agenda To Offset Carbon Emissions 

French container and logistics company CMA CGM Group has launched ‘TEUs to Trees’, an early container return incentive program designed to increase climate change mitigation in the United States while assisting in the overall effort to improve both the flu...
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BRT Buses Lift 350m Passengers In 7 Years 

BRT Buses Lift 350m Passengers In 7 Years 

The Managing Director, Primero Transport Service Limited, Mr Fola Tinubu, said the company had transported over 350 million passengers in the last seven years of its operation.  He disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).....
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