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August 28, 2023 No Responses

STOAN Congratulates Oyetola, Pledges Support To Harness Blue Economy

The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) has promised to fully support the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, to harness the potential of the maritime sector. The Chairman of STOAN, Princess Vicky Haastrup, who said...

August 28, 2023 No Responses

Edo @32: Times Are Bleak, But We Must Not Lose Hope, Says Obaseki

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the nation is experiencing harrowing times with the future looking bleak amid the current socio-economic challenges but urged Nigerians not to lose hope in the country despite the prevailing c...

August 28, 2023 No Responses

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L-R: Engr. Edward Oyinbo, Chief Regulatory Officer, NMDPRA/Member, NGEP Secretariat; Engr. Olufunso Amoo, Executive Chairman/Founder, FUNTAY Nigeria; Dr. Mohammed M. Ibrahim, Chairman NGEP; and Remi Amoo, Deputy MD, FUNTAY Nigeria, after inspecting a tricy...

August 27, 2023 No Responses

LNG: Firm Completes Bunkering Operations

Low and zero-emission fuels supplier, Titan has performed its first ship-to-ship LNG bunker operations in Hamburg, Germany. The company said it performed its first-ever ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation in Hamburg to Vox Ariane, Van Oord’s trailing suctio...

August 27, 2023 No Responses

Heineken Sells Off Russian Business For €1

Heineken has finally sold off its Russian business for €1 – or 86p – nearly a year and a half after first pledging to do so. The Dutch brewer said it will take a loss of €300m on the division,...

August 27, 2023 No Responses

COVID-19: No New Variants In Nigeria, Says NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is monitoring the new sub-variants of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, namely EG.5 and BA.2.86. In a press release issued on Saturday and signed by Director General, Dr. Ifeda...

August 26, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Endorses Commonwealth Roadmap On Gender Equality

Women’s affairs ministers from Commonwealth countries, including representatives from Nigeria, on Friday committed to a roadmap, designed to scale up efforts to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls, especially in climate action. The road...

August 26, 2023 No Responses

Unclaimed Dividends Hit N190b

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disclosed that the unclaimed dividends figure in the nation’s capital market currently stands at N190 billion. Mr Lamido Yuguda, the Director-General of SEC, said this at the second post-Capital Market Committ...

August 26, 2023 No Responses

Minister Reiterates FG’s Commitment To End Petroleum Importation, Inspects Port Harcourt Refinery

The Nigerian Government on Friday, reiterated its commitment to end petroleum product importation soon, adding that efforts are being redoubled to restore the nation’s local refining capacity. This was made known by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resour...

August 26, 2023 No Responses

Navy Deploys Deep Blue Assets

Assets acquired by the Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency (NIMASA) under the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, otherwise known as the Deep Blue project, have been fully deployed by the Nigerian Navy. A statem...

August 26, 2023 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: Elijah Wisdom, CEO/Founder, Creek Transitway Ltd; Engr. Olufunso Amoo, Executive Chairman/Founder, FUNTAY; Chairman, National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP) Committee, Dr. Mohammed M. Ibrahim; and Executive Director Automotive Business, Stallion Group, Mr...

August 26, 2023 No Responses

Super Falcons Now 32nd In FIFA Ranking

NIGERIA’s Women Football National team, the Super Falcons, have moved eight places up to become 32nd in the world and first in Africa in the latest FIFA ranking released on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...

August 25, 2023 No Responses

FMDQ Approves Review Of Eunisell CP Programme To N20b

FMDQ Securities Limited has approved a 100 per cent upward review of the Commercial Paper Issuance Programme of Eunisell Limited, a company specialized in the provision of speciality chemical solutions across a wide range of industrial users. In a letter...

August 25, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Explains $2.5b Non-Oil Exports In Six Months

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council says the country generated $2.5 billion from January to June from non-oil exports. The Executive Director of the NEPC, Dr. Ezra Yakusak, revealed this at a one-day workshop for emerging exporters. At the event on...