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March 5, 2025 No Responses

FG Launches End-Of-Life Vehicle Recycling Regulation

As part of measures to transform the Nigerian automotive sector, the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), on Wednesday launched the Approved End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Recycling and Regulation.According to NADDC, the event held in Lagos marks a major milestone...

March 5, 2025 No Responses

AfCFTA: NPA Boss Harps Nigerian Ports Competitiveness

Determined to ensure that the Nigerian ports take advantage of the intra African trade that is expected to increase with the coming into operation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),...

March 5, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Celebrates Obasanjo At 88

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, who turns 88 today, March 5th, 2025.Tinubu in a statement said “I pay a special tribute to an extraordinary leader and statesman who has made enormous contributions to Nigeria&#...

March 5, 2025 No Responses

Customs Impounds 28,300 Litres Of PMS

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has assured smugglers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) that tougher times lie ahead as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intensifies its crackdown on fuel smuggling.This warning came as officers of Operat...

March 5, 2025 No Responses

NDDC To Complete Rivers Kaa-Ataba Bridge This Year

The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Governing Board, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, has assured that the Commission will complete and inaugurate the 6.2-kilometre Kaa-Ataba Road and bridges linking the Khana Local Government Area to the Andoni...

March 5, 2025 No Responses

Bus Explosion Claims 16 Lives On Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway

Not less than sixteen passengers were burnt to death in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus along Buhari Estate on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State. The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Florence...

March 4, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints Ogunjimi As Accountant General Of The Federation

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Shamsedeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the new Accountant General of the Federation after a rigorous selection process.His appointment takes effect from 7th March, 2025, the same day the incumbent Oluwatoyin Madehin will ret...

March 4, 2025 No Responses

“CNG Conversion Fosters Job Creation, Enhances Economic Growth”

The Presidential CNG Initiative Expansion Coordinator, South West I, Mrs. Ogonna Onyemelukwe, has reiterated that the Nigerian Government has been promoting the use of CNG as part of its efforts to reduce dependence on expensive petroleum products and harness ...

March 4, 2025 No Responses

CNG Conversion: Lagos Trains Vehicle Inspection, Safety Officers

Following the Federal government’s directive on the need to move away from PMS to CNG, the Lagos State Government, through the Safety Commission, has organised a three-day training for Vehicle Inspection/Safety Commission Officers. Speaking at the ...

March 4, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Approves 11 Private Universities

President Bola Tinubu has approved provisional licenses for 11 private universities in Nigeria, bringing the total number of private universities in the country to 159. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, in a.....

March 4, 2025 No Responses

Edo: Tribunal Reserves Judgement In Governorship Election Dispute

The Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has reserved judgment in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and it’s governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, challenging the outcome of the governorship election in the state. The three-mem...

March 3, 2025 No Responses

Uzoka-Anite Canvasses More Women Participation In Capital Market

As the world marks International Women’s Day, Nigerian women have been encouraged to explore investment opportunities in the capital market as a pathway to wealth creation.The Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, made this call during the of...

March 3, 2025 No Responses

MacFolly Hospitality To Build 100-Room Courtyard By Marriott In Lagos

After the huge success recorded with the iconic Lagos Marriott Hotel, MacFolly Hospitality Limited, the hospitality subsidiary of SIFAX Group, is set to add another hotel brand, Courtyard by Marriott, to its collections.The 100-room Courtyard by Marriott will ...

March 3, 2025 No Responses

NADDC Partners SON On Vehicle Conformity Assessment

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on Monday, held a historic inauguration at the SON office in Abuja, launching the Joint Project Management Committee (PMC) and Project Implementatio...