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April 25, 2025 No Responses

NiMet Workers Call Off Strike

Workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) have called off their strike after the Federal Government’s intervention. The workers had protested over poor working conditions, grounding flights across the country on Thursday. But after a meeting with the Minister of...

April 25, 2025 No Responses

SEC To Nigerians: Report Any Suspected Illegal Investment Schemes

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged Nigerians to report any suspected illegal investments scheme to the commission for proper investigation and necessary action.The Commission said this in a notice issued on Thursday to the investing public,...

April 24, 2025 No Responses

NPA, PEBEC To Enhance Port Efficiency, Ease of Doing Business

The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Thursday, launched the Ports and Customs Efficiency Commitee (PCEC) to end N912.5 billion Nigeria lost annually to port inefficiencies.Speaking at the ina...

April 24, 2025 No Responses

FG Bans Waivers For Threaded Pipes

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri on Thursday announced a ban on the issuance of waivers for the importation of threaded pipes for use in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.He handed the directive to...

April 24, 2025 No Responses

NCDMB Pledges Support For MT Group’s Valves Manufacturing Plans

A delegation from the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Wednesday visited MT Valves West Africa Free Zone at Lekki Free Zone, Lagos, to assess the firm’s operations and plans to invest in a 15,000 tons per year...

April 24, 2025 No Responses

Comptroller Alkali Resumes At FOU Zone ‘B’ Kaduna

Comptroller Aliyu Alkali has formally assumed the headship of the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone B, Kaduna, succeeding Comptroller Ahmadu Shuaibu.Speaking at the handover ceremony held at Kangiwa House on Wednesday, Comptroller Shuaibu d...

April 24, 2025 No Responses

NIMASA Pledges CVFF Disbursement By August

In response to a firm directive from the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has pledged to commence the long-awaited disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF)...

April 24, 2025 No Responses

Commissioner: Over 135,000 People Living With HIV In Lagos

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has revealed that over 135,000 residents in the state are currently living with HIV, even as the government steps up efforts to improve healthcare delivery and reduce disease prevalence. He discl...

April 24, 2025 No Responses

Lagos Cameras Detect 470,000 Traffic Violations

The Lagos State Government has disclosed that the deployed Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras have detected over 470,000 traffic violations. Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this during the 2025 Ministerial Press...

April 23, 2025 No Responses

FRSC Gets Three New Deputy Corps Marshals

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed has received the approval of the appointment of three Assistant Corps Marshals (ACM), to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM), by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...

April 23, 2025 No Responses

Maj Gen Nwachukwu Bows Out As Lt Col Anele Assumes Army PR Command

In a brief but symbolic ceremony, Lieutenant Colonel Onyechi Appolonia Anele has assumed command as the pioneer female Director of Army Public Relations (D APR) in acting capacity, marking a significant milestone in the Nigerian Army’s efforts to promote...

April 23, 2025 No Responses

FG Inaugurates Ports, Customs Efficiency Committee

As part of measures to sustainably improve efficiencies in port operations and service delivery, the Federal Government (FG) through the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) is set to inaugurate the Ports and Customs Efficiency Committee ...

April 23, 2025 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Boss Visits North East Zonal Directorate

The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC),Dr. Pius Akutah, MON,led a team from the Council on a familiarization visit to the North East Zonal Directorate, Bauchi.The purpose of the visit was to promote regional inte...

April 23, 2025 No Responses

Lagos Unveils Agenda For Marina To Lekki Rail Project

The construction of the 68-kilometre Green Line Rail project from Marina to Lekki Free Trade Zone will commence before the end of this year, the Lagos State Government has disclosed. This was disclosed by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation,...