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July 22, 2023 No Responses

No Vessel Caught Fire At Ports & Cargo Handling Services

Management of Ports & Cargo Handling Services Ltd., at Tin Can Island Port, on Friday, said that no vessel caught fire at its terminal. Group Head, Corporate Communications, SIFAX Group, Mr Olumuyiwa Akande, said: “Our attention has been drawn to...

July 22, 2023 No Responses

NNPCL Pays N123b Interim Dividend To FAAC

As part of measures to consolidate its post Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 status as an income generating company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), on Thursday commenced the payment of interim dividend and PSC profit oil into the...

July 22, 2023 No Responses

NGX Reclassifies Fidelity Bank As Medium Price Stock

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has announced the reclassification of Fidelity Bank Plc from Small price stock to Medium price stock. NGX in a statement explained that Rule 15.29 of the Rulebook of The Exchange, 2015 (Dealing Members’ Rules) notes that...

July 21, 2023 No Responses

FIRS Rakes In N5.5Trillion In Six Months

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced a total tax revenue collection of N5.5 trillion for the half-year period of January to June 2023. A statement issued by Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola, Special Assistant to the Executive Chai...

July 21, 2023 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Visits Apapa LG, Seeks Collaboration

The management of Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the Apapa Local Government, Idowu Adejumoke Senbanjo, to explore enhanced collaboration on smooth access to Apapa Ports roads. Speaking during the courtesy visit, th...

July 21, 2023 No Responses

India Bans Rice Exports

India has outlawed the export of non-basmati white rice in an attempt to ward off looming domestic price spikes. BBC report that heavy rains have hurt crops in the country and rice prices have risen by more than 11% over...

July 21, 2023 No Responses

Eleven Jostle For $100,000 Nigeria Prize For Literature

The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature on Thursday announced the longlist of 11 drawn from 143 plays in the running for the 2023 edition of the prize. The genre in focus is Drama.The literature prize is sponsored...

July 20, 2023 No Responses

Shell Partners Firm On Maritime Decarbonisation

United Kingdom design and engineering consultancy company Houlder and Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited (Shell) have agreed to work together to identify, evaluate, and further develop solutions to accelerate the decarbonisation of the ma...

July 20, 2023 No Responses

Fuel Subsidy: Diri Rolls Out 106 Vehicles In Bayelsa

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has unveiled a new transport scheme in a bid to alleviate the suffering of commuters in the state occasioned by the federal government’s removal of fuel subsidy. Governor Diri, who inaugurated 100 cabs...