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August 18, 2022 No Responses

NPA Seeks Partnership With Media

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has solicited partnership with the media as part of measures to positively project its activities, particularly at the Calabar Port to Nigerians and the world. The NPA Calabar Port Manager, Chief Festus Olumati, said this...

August 18, 2022 No Responses

LNG: Germany Secures Supply Via Chartered FSRUs

Germany has formally confirmed its intention to have liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Brunsbüttel and Wilhelmshaven ready at the turn of the year 2022/2023. According to World Maritime News, on 16 August, 2022, Robert Habeck, Vice-Chancello...

August 17, 2022 No Responses

Osinbajo Rallies States On Business Environment Reforms

State governments and their agencies have a significant role to play in ensuring an enabling environment for businesses to thrive, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday explained that the vi...

August 17, 2022 No Responses

Bayelsa, NDDC Seal Partnership On Key Projects

The Bayelsa State Government and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have agreed to partner on key infrastructure projects for the benefit of the people of the state. Speaking when he hosted the NDDC Interim Administrator, Dr. Efiong Akwa and...

August 17, 2022 No Responses

LAMATA: Transportation Master Plan’ll Make Lagos FDI Paradise

Lagos state government’s master plan on transportation would transform Lagos into a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) paradise, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) Managing Director, Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, declared on Tuesday Speaking at...

August 16, 2022 No Responses

UK To Cut Taxes On Imports From Developing Countries

The UK is to cut import taxes on hundreds more products from some of the world’s poorest countries to boost trade links. The Developing Countries Trading Scheme comes into force in January and builds on a scheme the UK was...

August 16, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Congratulates Kenya’s President-Elect, William Ruto

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulated the President-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, on his victory in the General Elections. In a congratulatory message issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Monday, the president also commended the people of Kenya fo...

August 16, 2022 No Responses

NIWA Unveils Watercraft Ambulance

The Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Dr George Moghalu, has deployed a new ambulance boat to the Lagos area office to enhance search and rescue. Moghalu, in a statement on Monday, explained the watercraft ambulance which wou...

August 16, 2022 No Responses

Oil Prices Tumble As China Economy Stutters

Oil prices slumped nearly five percent Monday on data showing China’s economic recovery stuttering under Covid-19 restrictions and a slumping property sector. Stock markets mostly steadied and the dollar traded mixed as investors welcome signs of cooling US ...

August 16, 2022 No Responses

Hyundai Ranks Third In Global Vehicle Sales In 2022 First Half

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group on Monday said it positioned third in the first half of global vehicle deals on increased top-of-the-line model deals notwithstanding the absence of semiconductor chips. Hyundai Motor, its independent Genesis brand and ...

August 16, 2022 No Responses

Court Adjourns Case Against Plateau Govt, Jaiz Bank

A Plateau State High Court on Monday adjourned the continuation of the hearing in a suit filed by a member representing Jos East /Jos Federal Constituency, Dachung Bagos, challenging Gov. Simon Lalong over the planned signing of an agreement with...

August 15, 2022 No Responses

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L-R: Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh; Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko; Managing Director, Lekki Port, Du Ruogang; Honorable Minister of Transportation, Mu’...

August 15, 2022 No Responses

Monkeypox: Virologist Urges Govt To Acquire Smallpox Vaccines

A Professor of Virology, Sunday Omilabu, has urged the Federal Government to put efforts in place to acquire smallpox vaccines in the fight against monkeypox. Omilabu, who spoke in an interview aired on Arise TV on Sunday, said research had...

August 15, 2022 No Responses

Customs To Deploy Drones, Body Cameras, Others

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says plans are ongoing to deploy drones and other technologically advanced facilities to the country’s borders in its bid to curb smuggling. The Public Relations Officer of Customs, Deputy Comptroller Timi Bomodi, tol...