Osinbajo tasks SON, NAFDAC, others on regulatory approvals within time limits

Osinbajo tasks SON, NAFDAC, others on regulatory approvals within time limits

It is the role of government’s regulatory agencies to act as catalysts of beneficial change and to take responsibility for facilitating businesses in the country, the Acting President,  Yemi Osinbajo has said. “We must see ourselves as agents of some...
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Dangote seeks unhindered movement for trucks with perishable items, special seaport for export

Dangote seeks unhindered movement for trucks with perishable items, special seaport for export

By Moses Ebosele –     The Vice President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Sani Dangote on Monday in Lagos implored relevant Government agencies within and outside the Seaports to facilitate unhindered movement for all trucks conveying perishable items. Speak...
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FG flags off presidential initiative on fertilizer, targets 100,000 jobs

FG flags off presidential initiative on fertilizer, targets 100,000 jobs

The Presidential Fertilizer Initiative of the Federal Government  produced  more than 4,000 metric tonnes of locally-blended fertilizer in the first week of operation.  The Initiative was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari in December 2016, to achieve t...
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2016: Zenith Bank declares N129.65b profit, reward shareholders with N1.77 dividend

2016: Zenith Bank declares N129.65b profit, reward shareholders with N1.77 dividend

For the year ended December 31, 2016, Zenith International Bank Plc has declared a profit after tax of N129.65 billion and a final dividend of N1.77 per share  This is contained in the company’s audited report released by the Nigerian...
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COSCO posts $695m loss in 2016, records 22.6 % drop in shipping, others

COSCO posts $695m loss in 2016, records 22.6 % drop in shipping, others

(WMN) COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited, a shipbuilding, marine engineering and dry bulk shipping group, saw a net loss of SGD 976.1 million (USD 695.5 million) in 2016, against a net loss of SGD 914.8 million (USD 651.8 million) recorded in 2015,...
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First Bank Photo News

First Bank Photo News

L-R: Aliyu Toro, Chief Superintendent of Customs; Adesola Adeduntan, MD/CEO First Bank of Nigeria Limited and Subsidiaries; Bayo Adeniji, Director, First Street Limited; and  Gbenga Shobo, Deputy Managing Director, First Bank of Nigeria Limited at the FirstLo...
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Nigeria to host 32 countries on future of maritime in Africa

Nigeria to host 32 countries on future of maritime in Africa

Come April 19th-21, 2017, Nigeria would be hosting the 3rd Conference of the Association of Heads of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA Conference) in Abuja, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel. The meeting which will be hosted by the Nigerian Maritime Administr...
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SEC Seals Yuan Dong over ‘illegal activities’

SEC Seals Yuan Dong over ‘illegal activities’

Citing need to protect investors and ensure that illegal operators are not allowed to operate in Nigeria’s capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria (SEC) has sealed up the premises of Yuan Dong (YDEC). According to a statement by.....
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FG recalls two sacked NCAA directors

FG recalls two sacked NCAA directors

The federal government has recalled two out of the nine directors who were sacked from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Friday. The duo are Adamu Abdullahi, Director of Consumer Protection, and Ayodele Sasegbon, Director of general aviation. Sam...
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Dogara lauds Oslo Summit on Food Crisis in North East

Dogara lauds Oslo Summit on Food Crisis in North East

Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara, has commended the convening of World leaders in Oslo, Norway, “which saw donors pledging $672 to tackle food crisis in the north east for the next three years”. In a statement issued...
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VW’s profit boost clouded by $6.8b diesel-crisis charge

VW’s profit boost clouded by $6.8b diesel-crisis charge

By Christoph Rauwald (Bloomberg) and Reuters –  Volkswagen Group’s provisions for its diesel-cheating scandal increased by 6.4 billion euros ($6.8 billion) last year, as the automaker continued to tally the damages from the worst business crisis i...
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2017: Customs targets N1.1 tri revenue

2017: Customs targets N1.1 tri revenue

For the year 2017, the Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) has set a revenue target of N1.1 trillion.  At the end of a strategic management meeting, the  Comptroller-General of  Customs, Hameed Ali,in a statement issued by national Public Relations Officer (PRO),...
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ICC lauds WestBlue Consulting on improved trade facilitation in Ghana

ICC lauds WestBlue Consulting on improved trade facilitation in Ghana

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Office in Ghana has commended Westblue Consulting Limited, technical consultant of the Ghana Single Window Project, for its salutary role in simplifying the country’s cross-border trade, thereby enhancing the compe...
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CBN re-introduces charges on cash deposits, withdrawals

CBN re-introduces charges on cash deposits, withdrawals

About three years after the policy was suspended, the  Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday announced the re-introduction of bank charges on certain categories of cash deposits and withdrawals.      In a circular to all Deposit Money Banks posted on...
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