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July 13, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki inaugurates committee on Primary Health Care

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Wednesday, inaugurated a committee on Primary Health Care (PHC) remodelling, tasking its members to facilitate the proper functioning of PHCs in the state. Inaugurating the committee, Obaseki noted that the current state of PHCs in...

July 13, 2017 No Responses

Shell aquires Turritella FPSO

Shell Offshore has revealed that its affiliate, Shell E and P Offshore Services, will exercise a contractual right to buy the Turritella floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel from SBM Offshore. The 159,100 dwt vessel is contracted for the....

July 12, 2017 No Responses

NSE lifts suspension on Sovereign Trust Insurance

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has lifted suspension placed on the share of Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc following the submission of the 2016 audited and 2017 first quarter result of the company. A statement signed by Godstime Iwenekhai, Acting Head,...

July 12, 2017 No Responses

Workers shutdown Seaports over proposed law

Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and the maritime branch of the Senior Staff Association of Communication, Transportation and Corporation (SSACTAC) on Tuesday shut down Seaports across the country to protest against which seeks to privatise some as...

July 12, 2017 No Responses

NSC Photo News

L-R: Executive Secretary/CEO Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC), Hassan Bello and Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi at a workshop on establishment, management and operation of Truck Transit Park (TTP) in Abuja on Tuesday.

July 12, 2017 No Responses

Critical role of Admiralty law to maritime sector’s growth, by Dakuku

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said that there can be no maritime sector without admiralty law and that every aspect of shipping is governed by one law or the...

July 12, 2017 No Responses

First Bank Photo News

L-R: Chief Eric Umeofia, President & CEO, Erisco Food Ltd; Tara Fela-Durotoye, Founder & CEO, House of Tara; Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, Chairman, FirstBank; Gbenga Shobo, Deputy Managing Director, FirstBank; and Abdulahmed Mustapha, Permanent Secretary, La...

July 12, 2017 No Responses

IMO Okays life safety performance criteria guidelines

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee has approved the Guidelines for the Selection of Life Safety Performance Criteria for use in Alternative Design and Arrangements for Fire Safety (SOLAS Regulation II-2/17). As explaine...

July 11, 2017 No Responses

Capacity building takes centre stage as Boss Mustapha mark one year at NIWA

Today, July 11th 2017 make it exactly one year since Boss Mustapha assumed duty as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). According to NIWA, within that Bench Mark, so much has happened under Mus...

July 11, 2017 No Responses

FirstBank appoints Abdullahi Ibrahim as Executive Director

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, on Monday announced the appointment of Mr. Abdullahi Ibrahim as an Executive Director. Prior to this appointment, Abdullahi was the Bank’s Group Executive, Retail Banking North. Mr. Ibrahim’s appointment is in sync with ...

July 11, 2017 No Responses

FG unveils agenda to boost creative industry

The Federal Government on Monday announced a tripartite partnership with the CNN and the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to boost the Creative Industry in Nigeria, using the film industry as a pivot. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai ...

July 11, 2017 No Responses

Etisalat pulls out of Nigeria

Abu Dhabi’s Etisalat has terminated its management agreement with its Nigerian arm and given the business time to phase out the brand in Nigeria, the chief executive of Etisalat International told Reuters on Monday. Nigerian regulators intervened last week t...

July 11, 2017 No Responses

India to construct LNG import terminal

India has taken a step toward increasing seaborne imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the country held a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of an LNG terminal in Bhadrak. Officials informed that cargoes carried from the US, Canada...

July 11, 2017 No Responses

Porsche under investigation over alleged fraud

The Stuttgart prosecutor’s office said on Monday employees at German sports car maker Porsche AG and its U.S. subsidiary were being investigated for suspected fraud and false advertising related to diesel emissions. The probe is the latest twist in...