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September 6, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki in Indonesia, explains commercial oil palm production agenda

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, is currently in Indonesia to “deepen his administration’s partnership with the Asian country, in a bid to revamp the agricultural sector and reposition the state as the oil palm capital of Nigeria”....

September 6, 2017 No Responses

NNPC to tackle corruption with anti-fraud training for Staff

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will equip 50 per cent of its work force with requisite knowledge on how to identify and examine fraud as part of measures to stamp out corruption from its system. The Group Managing Director...

September 6, 2017 No Responses

Qatar inaugurates new seaport

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has inaugurated the Hamad Port in Umm Al Houl. The port, located 40km south of Doha, is the largest of its kind in the Middle East and has the capacity to handle all...

September 5, 2017 No Responses

Arunma Oteh to deliver key note address as WFE holds annual meeting in Bangkok

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – All is now set for the 57th General Assembly & Annual Meeting of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) scheduled to hold from 6-8 September 2017, in Bangkok, Thailand. According to the organisers...

September 5, 2017 No Responses

Iyalode Alaba Lawson resumes as Advisory Board Chairperson of US-Nigeria Trade Council

The US-Nigeria Trade Council (USA) has announced Iyalode Alaba Lawson as its new Chairperson. According to the Council, Iyalode Alaba Lawson is to provide leadership and overall guidance and direction, in the programs, policy and strategic efforts to impr...

September 4, 2017 No Responses

Seaport operator to expand container facilities

Malaysian port operator, Westports Holdings Berhad (Westports) informed that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd (WMSB), has received an approval-in-principle (AiP) to expand its container facilities from Container Terminal 10 (CT10) to Con...

September 4, 2017 No Responses

‘NNPC mega, affiliate stations are selling product for N143 per litre’

The sustained strategic intervention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the efficient supply and distribution petroleum products has led to significant fall in the prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, and Liquefied ...

September 3, 2017 No Responses

Buhari: Nigerians can live anywhere in the country without restrictions

Every Nigerian has a right to live, work in any part of the country, irrespective of backgrounds, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Receiving the Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Bello Aminu Masari on Saturday, at his country home as part of...

September 2, 2017 No Responses

Ford volunteers begin global caring month with community service projects

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – Thousands of Ford employees around the world will be venturing out into their communities this month to make people’s lives better. Indeed, September is Ford Global Caring Month. In Sub-Saharan Africa ...

September 2, 2017 No Responses

Buhari congratulates Super Eagles

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Friday’s impressive win over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. A statement issued by Special Adviser to the Presid...

September 2, 2017 No Responses

Audi transport with DB Cargo now CO2-free

Audi’s logistics department is a pioneer for climate protection. As of now, all rail transport for AUDI AG in Germany is CO2-free. Audi is the first company in Germany to organize its logistics operations by rail to be completely...

September 2, 2017 No Responses

Kenyatta: I’m ready for another election

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has branded judges in the country’s Supreme Court “crooks” after they annulled his win in presidential elections. He earlier called for calm and said he would respect the ruling but struck a more combative note...

September 1, 2017 No Responses

BPE: Let’s replicate SACHOL’s success story in other enterprises

The Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh, has described Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SACHOL) as one of the success stories of the privatisation programme, adding that the dynamics behind this success could.....