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December 1, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria to commence implementation of revised import, export guidelines January 1, 2018

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – Nigeria is to commence implementation of the 2017 Revised Import and Export Guidelines on January 1, 2018. Speaking at a sensitisation workshop in Lagos on Thursday, the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi...

December 1, 2017 No Responses

At PwC Power, Utilities Roundtable, experts seek increased on-and-off grid generation, renewable energy solutions, embedded generation, others

Nigeria needs a lot more power and must invest in on-and-off-grid power solutions to meet the needs of the economy. These were the views of stakeholders and industry experts at the 8th edition of PwC’s Annual Power and Utilities...

December 1, 2017 No Responses

NLC faults mass sack of local govt workers in Kaduna

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described the reported mass sack of about five thousand local government workers by the Kaduna State Government as illegal. A statement issued by the NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, said the mass sack “violates the...

November 30, 2017 No Responses

FG suspends SEC DG, two others

The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr. Mounir Gwarzo and two others have been suspended from office by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun as the Federal Government launches investigation into several allegations of...

November 28, 2017 No Responses

Hydrographic society seeks national hydrographic commission

The Nigerian Hydrographic Society (NHS), Lagos /South-West Zone, has called for the establishment of a National Hydrographic Commission, in order to drive policies on hydrography for full utilization of hydrographic surveys to benefit the nation’s economy. M...

November 27, 2017 No Responses

Between waste, reality and politics of deep seaports

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – Did Governor Ben Ayade of Cross Rivers State carry out any feasibility study before embarking on the Bakassi Deep Seaport project? Who carried out the feasibility study and what is the outcome? ...

November 27, 2017 No Responses

Shipowners task FG on $100m cabotage fund

The President, Nigerian Shipowners Association (NISA), Mr Aminu Umar, has called on the Federal Government to intervene in delayed disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) to sustain shipping business. Umar made the call in an interview with t...

November 27, 2017 No Responses

NNPC to select core investor for Benue bio-fuel project

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has almost concluded discussion on the choice of a core investor for the proposed bio-fuel plant in Benue. The Group Managing Director of the corporation, Dr Maikanti Baru, said this in a...

November 27, 2017 No Responses

Ministry faults ‘flagrant abuse of import duty waivers by some NGOs, importers’

The Federal Ministry of Finance has alleged attempts by some importers and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) to malign the name of the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun over “spurious claims of refusing to grant import duty waivers in respect of...

November 25, 2017 No Responses

NPA MD lauds first set of RTG operators in Africa

Like their male counterpart, women can enhance the Maritime Industry and improve the Nation’s Economy, the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has said Speaking at the Tincan Island Container Terminal Ltd (TICT), the NPA ...

November 24, 2017 No Responses

2017 Budget: FERMA gets N800m out of N25b

Out of the N25billion budget of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), only N800million has been received, the Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said. Briefing members of the Senate Committee on Federal Roads Maintenance A...

November 23, 2017 No Responses

Fidelity Bank disburses N2.5b to 500 SMEs operators

Fidelity Bank Plc says it has disbursed the sum of N2.5 billion out of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF). Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo, the bank’s Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer...

November 23, 2017 No Responses

Dakuku: Capacity building, sectorial reform critical to maritime security in Gulf of Guinea

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that capacity building initiatives and sectorial reforms are critical elements that can address maritime security issues in the Gulf of Guin...

November 23, 2017 No Responses

NPA Photo News

Executive Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Marine Operations, Sekonte Davies,(Middle), next on his left is Executive Director, Engineering and Technical Davies Services, Prof Idris Abubakar, General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communica...