Lagos Archives — Page 21 of 27

April 8, 2017 No Responses

Customs generates ₦14.39b at MMA command, gets three commendation letters

By Moses Ebosele – For the first quarter of 2017, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Mohammed Airport (MMA) command generated ₦14.39billion, representing an increase of ₦3.25billion when compared to the first quarter of 2016. The MMA Command ha...

April 8, 2017 No Responses

EFCC recovers N500m in Lagos Plaza

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Office, on Friday uncovered N448,850,000 (Four hundred and forty eight million, eight hundred and fifty thousand naira) in a shop at LEGICO Shopping Plaza, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos. ...

March 31, 2017 No Responses

Toyota Nigeria honours First Bank with Evergreen Award

Citing sustained dedication and loyalty over the years, Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL) has honoured First Bank of Nigeria with an Evergreen Award and N2.5m reward. At a colourful award ceremony held in Lagos on Thursday, TNL Chairman, Chief Michael...

March 31, 2017 No Responses

Ministry registers Rullion Capacity Builders as vocational trade test centre

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Rullion Capacity Builders, focused on empowering women and youths in skills acquisition and entrepreneurship has been granted national accreditation by the Federal Ministry of labour and productivity as a trade testing ...

March 22, 2017 No Responses

LCCI Automobile and Allied Sectoral Group gets new Chairman

The Automobile & Allied Sectoral Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI has elected Mr Bambo Adebowale, to steer the ship of the group and take charge of its affairs for the next two years. This followed...

March 13, 2017 No Responses

Lagos to aquire 5,000 airconditioned buses, float N100b transport infrastructure bond

Inline with its three-year Bus Reform Initiative, the Lagos State Government is to introduce over 5000 air-conditioned buses to replace the yellow commercial buses, popularly called Danfo. Under the arrangement, the State Government isto launch public transp...

March 10, 2017 No Responses

Fashola explains support for Lagos projects, $200m World Bank loan

By Hakeem Bello – The attention of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing has been drawn to certain statements credited to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode claiming that the “Federal Ministry of Works“ has been...

March 10, 2017 No Responses

COMMUNIQUE OF A ‘TOWN HALL MEETING ON CARGO HANDLING AND PORT CHARGES’ HELD AT THE NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (NIIA), VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA, ON WEDNESDAY, 8TH MARCH, 2017.

PREAMBLE The maiden edition of the dialogue series organised by the publishers of Business & Maritime West Africa tagged:Town Hall Meeting on Cargo Handling and Port Chargesh, which the organisers have promised would be an annual event, held at the Nigeri...

March 8, 2017 No Responses

Customs zone ‘A’ impounds N1.3b contrabands in two months

Between January and February, 2017, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), zone A Ikeja, “intercepted various contrabands and other goods on detention with a duty paid value (DPV) of Seven Hundred and Thirteen Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty Eight Thousand, Ni...

March 7, 2017 No Responses

Lagos NUJ mourns Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo

The Lagos State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has described the untimely death of former Managing Director of The Daily Times, DTN, Dr. Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo, as a great loss to journalism profession. Lagos NUJ Chairman, Deji Elumoye in a tr...

March 6, 2017 No Responses

LCCI to Osinbajo: Sustain strategic engagement with Niger Delta stakeholders

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) at the weekend advised the Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo to sustain ongoing engagement with stakeholders in the Niger Delta. President of LCCI, Dr (Mrs) Nike Akande, said: “The country has witnessed...

March 6, 2017 No Responses

LCCI, MAN, Maritime business leaders to grace Town Hall on cargo charges

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and business leaders in the maritime industry have all geared up for a one-day town hall meeting on cargo and port handling charges. The town hall which...

March 5, 2017 No Responses

LCCI tasks state govts on land titles, multiple taxes, levies

By Moses Ebosele – The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Saturday challenged States Governments in Nigeria to take a cue from the current steps of the Federal Government to improve investment environment. Commending the creation of the.....