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January 29, 2019 No Responses

Pirates Operating Along Brass, Nigeria, Fire At Two Ships

Armed pirates attempted to attack two ships in two separate incidents off Nigeria last week, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre said. On January 24, 2019, a product tanker was fired upon while underway, around 35 nautical miles south of Brass....

January 29, 2019 No Responses

NPA Photo News

The Secretary General of Africa ship-owners Association, Ms. FunmiFolorunso paid a courtesy call on Managing Director of Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) HadizaBala Usman on Monday January 28, 2019 at the Corporate Headquarters of the Authority in Marina, Lagos. ...

January 25, 2019 No Responses

NIGERIA RATIFIES 40 MARITIME CONVENTIONS, DOMESTICATES 19 INTERNATIONAL LAWS

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, has disclosed that Nigeria has been able to ratify 40 conventions passed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and International Labour Organi...

January 21, 2019 No Responses

SEC, NIPC Collaborate To Attract Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission has restated its commitment to partner with relevant government agencies and the private sector to attract more investments to the country in a bid to further boost the economy. Acting Director General of the SEC,...

January 15, 2019 No Responses

NSE Lists 108 Bonds In 2018 As Market Capitalisation Declines To N21.90 trillion

Between January and December 2018, the total number of listed bonds on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) increased to 108 bonds from 85 in 2017. According to NSE, the increase helped to moderate the decline in number of quoted equities...

January 15, 2019 No Responses

Photo News

L-R, President, The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Dr Uche Olowu, Acting Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission, Ms Mary Uduk and Chairman, NEPAD Business, Dr Nike Akande during the Presidential Quarterly Business Forum in Abuja...

January 13, 2019 No Responses

Photo news

Wife of the President, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday kicked-off the Presidential Campaign for women and youth for the South East at Owerri, Imo state. She was represented by wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo.

January 12, 2019 No Responses

INEC: PVC Collection Ends February 8

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would devolve Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collection to Registration Areas and Wards across the country, from January 16, 2019. The commission said in a statement by Mr Festus Okoye, National ...

January 10, 2019 No Responses

2019: World Bank Projects 2.2% GDP Growth For Nigeria

Nigeria’s real GDP growth will expand by 2.2 per cent in 2019, the World Bank said in its annual Global Economic Prospects published on Wednesday, slightly upgrading the country’s projected growth rate from 2.1 per cent in June 2018. According...

January 9, 2019 No Responses

Boeing Delivers 806 Planes In 2018

For the year 2018, Boeing Co delivered a record 806 aircraft as it overcame supplier woes, retaining the title of the world’s biggest planemaker for the seventh straight year. The company’s shares rose as much as 3.9 percent to $340.90...

January 8, 2019 No Responses

World Bank President Steps Down

World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim has made the surprise announcement that he is stepping down after six years in the post. His resignation will take effect from 1 February. Mr Kim, 59, was not due to leave until 2022,...

January 4, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Condoles With Nigerian Air Force, Relations Of The Dead In Helicopter Crash

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed heartfelt condolences to the Nigerian Air Force, and relations of five people who lost their lives in a military helicopter crash January 2 in Damasak, Borno State. The President mourns Flight Lieutenant Perowei Jacob (...

January 2, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria’s Oil Output Hits 2.09m Barrels

The Federal Republic of Nigeria has explained that the country’s crude oil daily production is up by 9 per cent to about 2.09 million barrels. According to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director Dr. Maikanti Baru, ...

January 2, 2019 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation Opens Applications for 5th Cycle of $100m Entrepreneurship Programme

The Tony Elumelu Foundation, the leading African-funded and founded philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, is now accepting applications for the 2019 cohort of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The Programme is a 10-year, $100...