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April 22, 2018 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Dr. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse; Honourable Minister for Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; Emir of Kano, HRH Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and the Managing Director of Infrastructure Development for Africa, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, at...

April 21, 2018 No Responses

Report: LNG Tanker Violates Safety Rules

The 2017-built LNG tanker Boris Vilkitsky, owned by Dynagas Holdings, violated a number of safety rules by entering the Northern Sea Route (NSR) with deficiencies, World Maritime News has indicated. Namely, the 96,958 dwt ice class tanker, which trans...

April 21, 2018 No Responses

Nigerian Appoints Committee On e-IPO

Nigeria is to adopt Electronic IPOs (e-IPO). Already, a committee comprising of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria (AIHN), Association of Stock Brokers (ASHON), Central Securitie...

April 20, 2018 No Responses

300 Cassava Researchers, Policy Makers For Cotonou Parley

Africa needs to double her cassava production to avert a major food crisis by 2050, says the Director for the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21), Dr. Claude Fauquet in Lagos. Addressing Journalists in Lagos, Dr. Fauquet...

April 20, 2018 No Responses

EIB, AfDB To Support Private Sector Investment In Nigeria With $50m

The European Investment Bank and the African Development Bank have agreed to support the creation of the new Development Bank of Nigeria to strengthen lending for business and agriculture investment in the country. The European Investment Bank has finalized a....

April 20, 2018 No Responses

US-Nigeria Trade Council Appoints Ibanga, Oyefeso Advisory Board members

The US-Nigeria Trade Council, USA, has announced the appointment of two new Advisory Board members to provide leadership and overall guidance and direction, in the programmes, policy and strategic efforts to improve the trade traffic between US and Nigeria. ...

April 20, 2018 No Responses

New Jaguar XE, XF Get 300 Sport Trim

Jaguar has unveiled a new 300 Sport trim for the XE and XF, though the availability of the trim in the United States remains unknown. Introduced for 2019 and designed for models equipped with the standard 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4, the...

April 20, 2018 one Response

Dana Air Begins Owerri-Abuja flights May 1

As part of its strategic route expansion drive across Nigeria, Dana Air has announced plans to introduce Owerri- Abuja –Owerri flights on May 1. ”We are greatly delighted to introduce an additional flight on our Owerri route, connecting Owerri to...

April 20, 2018 No Responses

DMO Photo News

L-R: Director of Portfolio Management Department, Debt Management Office (DMO), Oladele Afolabi; Representative of the Minister of Finance and Director-General of DMO, Patience Oniha; Managing Director of Fitch Ratings Agency, Edward Parker, and Fitch Ratings ...

April 19, 2018 No Responses

SIFAX Group wins Warri Port Terminal Concession

The SIFAX Group-led consortium, Ocean and Cargo Terminal Services Limited, has been declared the preferred bidder of Terminal B, Warri Old Port. In a statement, the company said:“At a well-attended meeting (on Wednesday), at the Conference Room of the Bure...

April 19, 2018 No Responses

FG Probes National Assembly Invasion

The Federal Government has expressed shock at the invasion of the National Assembly and the subsequent snatching of the Senate mace by thugs on Wednesday. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Moham...

April 19, 2018 2 Responses

Buhari: Trade, Investment Key To Sustainable Development Among Commonwealth Nations

President Muhammadu Buhari has identified Trade and Investment Facilitation as key to sustainable development and ease of doing business and regional integration among Commonwealth countries. He also cited expanded markets with safeguards against injurious tra...

April 18, 2018 No Responses

South Africa, KCT Seal Agenda For New Terminal

South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has signed a deal with KwaZulu Cruise Terminal (KCT) that will see the delivery of a new cruise facility in the Port of Durban by October 2020. Under the agreement, signed between the parties on Apr...

April 18, 2018 No Responses

Wema Bank Introduces Agent Banking in Bauchi

Wema Bank Plc has introduced its agent banking service in Bauchi as it seeks to deepen its retail footprint across informal economic sectors of the country. Agent Bank is a cost-effectivemedium employed by Banks to provide financial access to unbanked,...