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January 27, 2017 No Responses

NPA, Customs explains single window partnership at Ports

As part of measures to promote trade, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) are collaborating to introduce Single Window (SW) platform at the Seaports. According to the Managing Director of NPA, Ms Hadiza Balla Usman,...

January 26, 2017 No Responses

‘Osinbajo not under pressure to resign’

The Presidency on Wednesday denied reports in some quarters that Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo was under pressured to resign. A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Femi Ojudu, explained that it was not tru...

January 25, 2017 No Responses

FG tasks General Electric CEO on $2b East-West rail project

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday in Abuja urged a delegation from General Electric (GE) led by its Global Chief Eexecutive Officer, Jeff Immelt to speed up its infrastructural engagements in Nigeria. One of such engagements according to...

January 25, 2017 No Responses

Guinness Nigeria shareholders approve N40b Rights Issue

Guinness Nigeria Plc, on Tuesday in Lagos, secured shareholders approval for its proposed N40 billion Rights Issue. Speaking at the Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM), Babatunde Savage, Chairman, Guinness Nigeria Plc, said: “Guinness Nigeria has been i...

January 25, 2017 No Responses

Dogara seeks infrastructure bond for road projects

Concerned about the huge debt owed to local road contractors in the country, speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, has proposed an Infrastructure Bond for funding road infrastructure in the country. Speaking when he received the...

January 25, 2017 No Responses

Okorocha explains Imo Air partnership with Dana

To successfully operate Imo Air, the State Government has sealed partnership arrangement with Dana Airline. Under the arrangement, Imo Air is to be operated by Dana Air. Speaking during the launch of Imo Air at Sam Mbakwe Airport, Imo State,...

January 25, 2017 No Responses

Edo to partner RTEAN on implementation of harmonized tax bill

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, says his administration will partner the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in the implementation of the proposed harmonized Tax and Levies bill in the state. Obaseki disclosed this while receiving exe...

January 24, 2017 No Responses

WFTU President arrives in Nigeria, to interact with trade union leaders

The President of World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), Comrade Mzwandile Michael Makwayiba arrived in Lagos, Nigeria on Monday on a three day working visit. On Tuesday, 24th January, Makwayiba is scheduled to meet with Nigerian affiliates and other lead...

January 23, 2017 No Responses

‘Collaboration between Executive, Judiciary key to quicken dispensation of Justice’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the revitalized collaboration between the Executive and the Judiciary under the present administration will quicken the dispensation of justice in the country and ensure there is no hidi...

January 23, 2017 No Responses

Mauritius Prime Minister to hand over to son

(BBC) Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth says he is stepping down to hand power to his son, Pravind. The 86-year-old first became prime minister in 1982, beginning a third spell as leader in 2014. In a televised address Mr Jugnauth...

January 22, 2017 No Responses

Yahya Jammeh leaves Gambia

(BBC) Gambia’s former President Yahya Jammeh has left the country in the wake of elections that ousted him after 22 years in power. He boarded a plane to Guinea and from there will travel on to exile in Equatorial Guinea,...

January 21, 2017 No Responses

BMW, Daimler to expand purchasing deal

(Auto News) BMW Group plans to expand its cooperation with Daimler in purchasing components, the automaker’s new head of purchasing, Markus Duesmann, said in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “It’s not been fully exploited...

January 20, 2017 No Responses

Edo inaugurates committee on Gelegele Seaport

EDO State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has inaugurated the technical committee on the development of Gelegele Seaport. The committee which has Mr. Greg Ero as chairman is expected to come up with a master plan for the development of the...

January 18, 2017 No Responses

United Capital , Societe Generale, others upport African SMEs with €77m

United Capital Plc has partnered with global financial and corporate institutions to set up a Franco-African Investment Fund (FFA), with investible funds of 77 million euro. The aim of the fund is to accelerate the growth of innovative and entrepreneurial...