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November 23, 2021 No Responses

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The Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko (7th left), the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hon, Emmanuel Jime (8th left). Executive Director, Marine and Operations of NPA, Hon. Onari Brown (6th left), the Executive Director Engineering...

November 23, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Targets $1.2b Export Capacity For States

The National Action Committee, African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has emphasised the need to cascade down its activities to the subnational level with state governments playing a major role. Secretary of the committee, Mr Francis Anatogu, ...

November 23, 2021 No Responses

FG Disburses N56b To MSMEs

The Federal Government has disbursed N56.84 billion to 835,161 beneficiaries under the MSME Survival Fund scheme. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Evelyn Ngige, disclosed this at the opening of the 13th Meeting of t...

November 23, 2021 No Responses

NRC Receives 24 Bids For Lagos-Ibadan, Warri-Itakpe e-Ticketing Solutions

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has received a total of 24 bids on open requests for the Lagos/Ibadan and Warri/Itakpe e-ticketing solutions for standards gauge railway operations under Public/Private/Partnership (PPP) arraignment. The Managing Direct...

November 22, 2021 No Responses

APPEALS Targets 15 Cottage Centres In Lagos

The Lagos State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project is constructing 15 aggregation and cottage processing centres in three value chains in the state. The state Project Coordinator, Lagos APPEALS,...

November 22, 2021 No Responses

AMCON Boss, Kuru, Wins New Telegraph ‘Public Integrity Award’

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, at the weekend won the maiden edition of the New Telegraph Newspapers “Public Integrity Award 2021.” The organ...

November 22, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA Inaugurates Staff Joint Consultative Forum

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has inaugurated an 18-member staff joint consultative forum for the purpose of strengthening the relationship between the Management and the entire workf...

November 21, 2021 No Responses

TETFund Seeks More Research Investments In Varsities

Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, has called for more investments in research in the country’s universities. Bogoro made the call while delivering a lecture marking the 12th Founder’s Day and 9th Convocati...

November 21, 2021 No Responses

Niger State Bans Sale Of Motorcycles

Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani-Bello has banned the sale of motorcycles in the state. Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Matane, explained in a statement on Saturday that the ban resulted from incessant security challenges in some parts of....

November 20, 2021 No Responses

NPA Declares N256.28b Revenue In Nine Months

Between January and September 2021, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) attained N256.28billion revenue as against the expected N214.65billion. Acting Managing Director of NPA, Mohammed Bello Koko, in documents presented to the House of Representatives Committee on...

November 19, 2021 No Responses

FG Approves N656b Budget Support Facility For States

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N656 billion Bridge Financing Facility for the 36 States. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this on Thursday at a virtual NEC meeting presid...

November 18, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria To Allocate $200m For Creation Of 780 Agric Service Centres

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says the Federal Government is to allocate $200 million for the creation of 780 Agricultural Service Centres to serve as catalysts for training and equipment sharing, under the Nigeria-Brazil bilateral development progr...

November 17, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Railway To Shut Down Operations, Implores Police, Others On Security For Infrastructure

By ebosele@hotmail.com — Ahead of the proposed strike by the two in-house unions of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), management of the parastatal has directed Railway District Managers (RDMs), Managers and Coordinators to shut down train services...

November 13, 2021 No Responses

Jime: Outstanding Issues On Ibadan Dry Port Concessionaire Agreement Resolved

All outstanding issues in the Full Business Case (FBC) and concessionaire agreement that would drive Ibadan Inland Dry Port development had been resolved, Emmanuel Jime, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has said. A st...