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February 1, 2018 No Responses

Egua Sets Up The Bridge, Quits Frontiersnews

The online media space is set to express a new vitality with the birth of The Bridge News, a news platform, with a robust slant on investigative journalism and real-time news delivery. The Bridge News is published by Mr. Horatius...

February 1, 2018 No Responses

Diamond Bank sets aside N433m for DiamondXtra season 10

Diamond Bank has set aside N433 million as the total prize money to be won in its Diamondxtra Season 10 reward scheme which kicked off on Wednesday in Nigeria. A statement from the Bank explained that Over 4,950 customers...

February 1, 2018 No Responses

USCG expresses satisfaction with ISPS code compliance level in Nigeria

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has expressed satisfaction at the compliance level of Nigeria with the International Ships and Ports Security (ISPS) facility Code at the nation’s ports. A delegation from the USCG led by Lt. Commander Jacob...

January 31, 2018 No Responses

N8b CBN currency scam case resumes as EFCC explains missing N900m

Mr Saliu Kadri, one of the EFCC investigators in the alleged N8 billon CBN currency scam case, on Tuesday said that the accused persons breached normal procedures at the Ibadan branch of the apex bank Testifying before Justice Joyce AbdulmaleeK of the F...

January 31, 2018 No Responses

NSE market capitalisation consolidates growth with N67billion

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday sustained bullish trend with market indicators growing further by 0.42 per cent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that market capitalisation increased by N67 billion or 0.42 per cent...

January 31, 2018 No Responses

Oando: Minister, Gwarzo differ at public hearing over forensic audit

Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday insisted that suspension of Mr Munir Gwarzo, Director-General of Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), was valid. At an investigative hearing organised by House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market ...

January 31, 2018 No Responses

Amaechi’s absence stalls Ministry of Transportation budget defence

Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi’s absence from the House Committee on Land Transport on Tuesday stalled the ministry’s 2018 Budget defence. The exercise, which was scheduled to hold at the National Assembly Conference Hall in Abuja, was adjourned...

January 30, 2018 No Responses

Hyundai revamps 2018 Santa Fe SUV

Hyundai Motor unveiled on Tuesday a re-designed Santa Fe, hoping the first makeover of the sport utility vehicle (SUV) in six years will help rectify a sales slowdown at the South Korean automaker, especially in the key U.S. market. The...

January 30, 2018 No Responses

Mineral Resources: Fayemi seeks partnership with varsities

Mr Kayode Fayemi, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, on Monday called for collaborative efforts with universities to explore Nigeria’s abundant mineral resources. He made the plea at the Golden Jubilee celebration of Geology Department of...

January 30, 2018 No Responses

COSCO Shipping adds second 20,000 TEU Boxship

China’s COSCO Shipping Lines has taken delivery of its second 20,000 TEU-class boxship, COSCO Shipping Taurus. The delivery and naming ceremony for the ultra large container vessel (ULCV) was held in Shanghai on January 27, 2018. Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbu...

January 30, 2018 No Responses

FG inaugurates tomato monitoring team

Hajia Aisha Abubakar, the Minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment, on Monday inaugurated a tomato monitoring team to oversee the implementation of government policy to boost production of fresh tomato fruits. She said at the event in Abuja that...

January 30, 2018 No Responses

Bala Usman: We shall maximize huge potential in seaports for increased revenue generation

To successfully tap huge economic potentials available in the maritime sector, the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has assured relevant Stakeholders of the management resolve to provide enabling environment and infrastruc...

January 30, 2018 No Responses

Tincan Island Customs gets exceptional service award

The World Customs Organization (WCO) conferred a prestigious Award on Tincan Island Port Command during this year’s International Customs Day (ICD) with the theme “TO SECURE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT”. Making the presentation on be...

January 30, 2018 No Responses

Senators, Customs disagree over protocol

The Senate and the Comptroller General (CG) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Hameed Ali, on Monday disagreed over protocol-related matters. The disagreement was sequel to the visit of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Waste in the Nigeria Customs...