Minister Archives — Page 113 of 144

May 2, 2017 No Responses

Proceed on medical leave, Falana, others, tell Buhari

Pro-democracy and civil society activists have advised President Muhammadu Buhari to proceed on medical leave immediately. In a statement on Monday, the activists explained that they were compelled to give the advice based on media reports that President Buhari has...

May 2, 2017 No Responses

Singapore: Well-Positioned for Maritime Industry

Singapore has once again clinched the top position in Menon’s Leading Maritime Capitals of the World Report, the third edition of the maritime report where Singapore was also ranked first in 2015 and 2012. Singapore was ranked number one in...

May 1, 2017 No Responses

Reps to pass new minimum wage bill as ULC faults exclusive list report

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has reinterated the commitment of House to pass a new minimum wage bill. In a message to mark the 2017 Workers’ Day, Dogara explained that increasing workers’ salary and wages...

May 1, 2017 No Responses

Edo Govt lauds workers

As the country celebrates the International Workers Day, workers in Edo State have received the greetings of Governor Godwin Obaseki, who felicitated and appreciated their efforts towards making the state work. A statement from the Office of the Chief...

May 1, 2017 No Responses

Total teams up with Pavilion Energy on LNG bunkering

Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions and Pavilion Gas signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on LNG bunkering cooperation in Singapore, on the sidelines of GASTECH 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Under the MOU, Pavilion Gas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pavilion Ene...

April 29, 2017 No Responses

Road accidents claim 1,466 Nigerians in three months

Not less than 1,466 Nigerians died as a result of road accidents between January and March, this year. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), 1,363 of the 1,466 Nigerians that got killed in the period were adults. NBS...

April 28, 2017 No Responses

Ecobank merges 74 branches, explores digital strategy

Ecobank Nigeria Limited has reaffirmed its digital transformation agenda enabling its customers depend more on its digital platforms to do their daily banking activities, thereby reducing the need to go to branches. By this development the bank will have enhan...

April 28, 2017 No Responses

NSE, London Stock Exchange renew capital market agreement

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) on Thursday in Lagos announced the renewal of their strategic capital markets partnership agreement at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Under the arrangement, the renewal extends t...

April 28, 2017 No Responses

Access Bank declares N26b profit, total assets of ₦3.54tri in first quarter

Access Bank Plc on Thursday reported unaudited financial results for the first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, 2017, indicating an increase of 38% in Profit before Tax, “which rose to N31.2 billion when compared to ₦22.6 billion in Q1 2016....

April 28, 2017 No Responses

NPA reiterates determination to lift infrastructural development

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has reiterated the organization’s determination to lift the NPA in terms of infrastructural development and rehabilitation. Usman explained that issues concerning the Safety and Se...

April 28, 2017 No Responses

AAMA: Ship owners seek support for NIMASA DG

April 28, 2017 No Responses

Photo News

From Left: Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Barr. Hassan Bello, Director General NIMASA , Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Outgoing Chairman of AAMA, Mr. Sobantu Tilayi and the Chairman, Governing Board of NIMASA, Major General Jonathan India ...

April 28, 2017 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R:Ade Bajomo, Executive Director, Market Operations and Technology, NSE; Pai Gamde, Acting Head, Corporate Services Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, NSE; Richard Quest, International Business Cor...

April 27, 2017 No Responses

NPA boss implores management team on reform agenda, global best practices

By Moses Ebosele – To make Nigerian Seaports competitive, efficient, effective and up-to-date in global best practices, the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has challenged the organisations’s Executive and Ma...