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August 2, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Quits MOWCA Over Electoral Irregularities

Nigeria has left the Maritime Organisation for West and Central Africa (MOWCA). A statement issued on Monday by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation, Eric Ojiekwe explained that this followed disregard for the rules of procedure regarding the...

July 31, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta Harps On Innovative Museums For Sustainable Development

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has called for ingenious ways of collecting antiquities relevant to operations of various organizations in the country ...

July 31, 2021 No Responses

Anaroke Bags Ikeja Club Excellence Award For Gender Advocacy

The Founder of MMS Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame (WoFHoF) Initiative, Mr. Kingsley Anaroke has bagged an Award of Excellence for Gender Advocacy and Empowerment from the prestigious Ikeja Club. Anaroke and other distinguished personalities will be conferred th...

June 25, 2021 No Responses

Lagos APPEALS Project Targets 180,000mt Tilapia Fish

Lagos State Government, through its Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project, says it is targeting over 180, 000 metric tonnes of tilapia fish in 2021. The State Coordinator of the project, Mrs Ranti Sagoe-...

June 3, 2021 No Responses

14,468 Passports Ready For Collection In Lagos

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has released 14,468 passports for applicants in Lagos State to collect. The Lagos Passport Controller, Lagos Passport Command, Mr Sunday Fagbamigbe, confirmed the figure while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeri...

May 12, 2021 No Responses

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNORS OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA IN GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ASABA, DELTA STATE, ON TUESDAY, 11TH MAY, 2021

At its meeting, held today, 11th May, 2021, the Southern Governors Forum reviewed the situation in the nation generally and focused on the current security situation, agitations/restructuring, prospect for inter-state collaboration and partnerships as well as ...

May 3, 2021 No Responses

Presco Bags ICAN Merit Award, Renews Expansion Agenda

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (lCAN), at the weekend, in Lagos State, honoured Presco Plc with its prestigious merit award. According to ICAN, Presco Plc was singled out for the awa...

April 30, 2021 No Responses

Shake Up In First Bank As CBN Names New Directors

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday announced the immediate removal of all directors of First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. and FBN Holdings Plc over purported management changes at the bank. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emeifele said th...

March 1, 2021 No Responses

Lagos To Host Stakeholders’ Engagement On Red Meat

The Lagos State Government is to host stakeholders’ engagement on the Red Meat Value Chain as part of efforts to revamp the red meat industry. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, made the disclosure in a statement o...

February 11, 2021 No Responses

KPMG Boss Steps Aside

The UK boss of KPMG will step aside while the accountancy giant investigates offensive comments he allegedly made at a meeting on Monday. Bill Michael reportedly told consultants to “stop moaning” about the impact of the pandemic and lockdown...

February 9, 2021 No Responses

Ayomide Olajide Emerges Nigerian-British Chamber Of Commerce DG

A development sector professional, Mrs Ayomide Olajide, has emerged the new Director-General of the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) effective February 1, 2021 A statement explained that Olajide’s appointment came after she had se...

January 20, 2021 No Responses

SIFAX Group Gets Company Of The Year, Investor Of The Year Awards

SIFAX Group has won two awards. The awards are Company of the Year and Investor of the Year 2020 awards. The award was bestowed on the company by the management of New Telegraph Newspaper at the Group’s corporate head office,...

December 24, 2020 No Responses

Adebayo: AfCFTA Offers New Opportunities For Nigeria’s Industrial Growth

The Federal Government has urged Nigerians, particularly industrialists, to take advantage of inherent opportunities to promote Made-in-Nigeria goods as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) takes off on Jan. 1, 2021. Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, t...

December 15, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Suspends Issuance Of FTZs Licences

The Nigerian Government has suspended issuance of licences for the operations of Free Trade Zones (FTZs) in the country.The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Chief Adeniyi Adebayo, announced this at the inauguration of the panel on the evaluation of....