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June 16, 2025 No Responses

Peter Obi Seeks Support For Local Businesses

Foremost businessman and Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has reiterated his call for necessary support and encouragement to local Businesses.Obi, who flew into the United Kingdom at the weekend on a local airline,...

June 16, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts N1.1b codeine

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 157,800 bottles of codeine-based syrup at Port Harcourt Ports, Onne, Rivers.The shipment has an estimated street value of over ₦1.1 billion, according to a statement released on Sunday in Abuja...

June 16, 2025 No Responses

Dangote Deploys 4,000 CNG Tankers For PMS, Diesel Distribution

With effect from August 15, 2025, Dangote Refinery will begin the distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and diesel to marketers, petrol dealers, manufacturers, telecoms firms, aviation, and other large users across the country, with free logistics to boos...

June 15, 2025 No Responses

Minister Unveils NDDC Projects In Cross River

The Minister of Regional Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, has commissioned the Ultra-Modern NDDC Cross River State Office and a road network totalling 8,137 km in Calabar South and Municipality. He also flagged off the first phase of distributing Handheld Ti...

June 14, 2025 No Responses

Customs Boss Lauds Ogun II Command for Optimising 40 Per Cent Revenue Increase

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has commended Ogun II Area Command’s impressive revenue performance and pledged support to address its operational challenges.He made this known during a working visit to the Command Headquarters...

June 14, 2025 No Responses

NAJA Holds Auto Industry Summit July 31, Focuses On Local Content Development

The Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) has concluded plans to the second edition of the Nigeria Auto Industry Summit (NAISU) on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Conference Centre in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.Thi...

June 14, 2025 No Responses

Lagos Loses N4tri Annually To Traffic Congestion, Vows To Enforce e-Call-Up

The Lagos State Government is to begin enforcement of its Electronic Call-Up (e-Call-Up) system for tankers and other articulated vehicles operating on the Lekki-Epe Corridor with effect from June 16.The government said that the enforcement would be in an effo...

June 14, 2025 No Responses

Firm Drags Zenith Bank To UK Parliament, ICC Over $64m Contract Judgment

The stage is set for another round of legal battle between Zenith Bank and Owigs and Obigs Nigeria Limited over what the company terms institutional sabotage.In a petition before the UK Parliament and the International Criminal Court Hague, Owigs and...

June 14, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Top Executives Of Sun Trust Bank Over Alleged $12 Million Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday, June 13, 2025 arraigned the duo of Halima Buba and Innocent Mbagwu before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja for alleged fraud.The defendants, who are Managing Director/Chief Execu...

June 14, 2025 No Responses

Edo Inaugurates N1b Interest-Free Loan Scheme For Traders, Farmers

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo on Friday inaugurated a N1billion interest-free loan scheme, targeting farmers and traders across the state.According to Okpebholo, the initiative would support over 5,000 beneficiaries.He said that it was designed to stimu...

June 13, 2025 No Responses

Akinlaja Hails Tinubu For Honoring Kokori, Others

The former Deputy President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Hon. (Comrade) Joseph Iranola Akinlaja has joined other well meaning Nigerians to commemorate the enthronement of democracy in Nigeria since 1999, noting that President Bola Tinubu was on point to h...

June 13, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu’s Democracy Day Address At Joint Session Of The National Assembly

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the 12th June, 2025 delivered an address at the joint session of the National Assembly in commemoration of Democracy Day. Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly; a...

June 13, 2025 No Responses

IMO Elections: MWUN Seeks Support For Nigeria

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has pledged its full support for Nigeria’s bid to return to Category C of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, while commending the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for...

June 12, 2025 No Responses

NPA Meets APM Terminals, Shipping Lines Over Container Movement To Seaport

Based on public outcry over the delay in evacuation of empty containers leading to yard congestion at the APM Terminals, Apapa, Lagos, the Nigerian Ports’ Authority, NPA, convened a crucial meeting comprising of the major shipping lines and the APM...