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April 22, 2023 No Responses

Customs Intercept 553 Parcels Of Cannabis Sativa

The Semé Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 553 parcels of canabis sativa worth N10 million, with four suspects arrested. The Customs Area Controller of Seme Customs, Comptroller Dera Nnadi disclosed this in a statement on Friday. According...

April 22, 2023 No Responses

Court Nullifies Sections Of CAMA 2020

A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja has nullified some sections of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), 2020 which were considered to infringe on the fundamental human rights of Nigerian citizens. Justice James Omotosho, who struck out the sections...

April 22, 2023 No Responses

APMT Regional Director Visits Shippers’ Council

APM Terminals’ Regional Managing Director, Africa and Europe, Igor van den Essen, recently, visited the corporate head office of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) where he expressed the commitment of the global terminal operator to work with the c...

April 21, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Pays N50.7b To Retirees

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it had paid over N50.7 billion to 13,928 retirees, from 2019 till date. The Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Mrs Ajibola Ponnle, made this known during the 100th Retirement Bond Certificate Pre...

April 21, 2023 No Responses

Access Holdings Declares N1.4tri Gross Earnings For 2022

Access Holdings Plc has announced gross earnings of N1.39 trillion for the 2022 financial year. The company disclosed this in its Consolidated and Separate Financial Statement for the year ended December 31, 2022, released on Thursday in Lagos. The gross...

April 21, 2023 No Responses

Varsity Bans Artificial Eye Lashes, Fingernails

The management of Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu has banned the fixing of fingernails, eyelashes and other artificial materials on the body. The institution also banned the wearing of short clothes by staff and students to work and lectures. Rev. Fr....

April 21, 2023 No Responses

FG Concessions Onitsha Port For 30 Years

The Federal Government says it has successfully concessioned the Onitsha port in Anambra State while discussions are ongoing for the concessioning of Baro and some other ports in the country. George Moghalu, Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authori...

April 21, 2023 No Responses

Air Peace Begins Two Weekly Flights To Israel

Air Peace has, again, made another history as the first ever Nigerian airline to fly direct, nonstop to Israel. The airline commenced scheduled operations into Tel Aviv on April 20, 2023, from Lagos and Abuja. At the well-attended inaugural flight...

April 21, 2023 No Responses

World Maritime University, RINA Sign MoU

In recognition of mutual interests in maritime education and research, RINA, the inspection, certification and consulting engineering multinational, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Maritime University (WMU), an institution establi...

April 21, 2023 No Responses

Eid-el-fitr: FRSC Partner NEMA, Others To Enforce Traffic Rules

The Sokoto state command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is collaborating with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other agencies to enforce traffic rules and regulations during Eid-el-fitr celebrations. Mr Kabir Yusuf-Nadabo, FRSC Sect...

April 20, 2023 No Responses

FG, States, LGs Share N714.629b For March

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared N714.629 billion to the three tiers of government in Abuja on Wednesday as federation allocation for the month of March. This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the FAAC...

April 20, 2023 No Responses

Stock Market Recover N18b

The stock market on Wednesday recorded a positive position, gaining N18 billion to close at N27.871 trillion from the N27.852 trillion posted on Tuesday. Also, the All-Share Index rose by 39.49 points, representing an increase of 0.08 per cent to...

April 20, 2023 No Responses

385 Applicants Get Nigerian Citizenship

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the granting of Nigerian citizenship to 385 applicants who have met the requirements. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC me...

April 20, 2023 No Responses

NPA Receives 17 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Frozen Fish, Others

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday said 17 ships at the Lagos Port Complex were discharging petroleum products and other items. NPA listed other items being discharged as general cargo, container, bulk urea, bulk wheat, bulk sugar, bulk salt,...