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October 12, 2022 No Responses

FRSC Boss Tasks Driving Schools On Competent Drivers

The Acting Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Dauda Biu on Tuesday tasked driving schools to focus on producing competent drivers with an appreciable road safety mindset. According to Biu, this is necessary to further reduce road traffic crashes in the...

October 12, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Gets FG’s Approval To Construct Lekki Airport

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Tuesday presented an official Letter of Approval for the construction of the proposed Lekki-Epe International Airport to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. Sirika, on behalf of the Federal Government, presented th...

October 12, 2022 No Responses

FirstBank Partners Group On National Competition

First Bank of Nigeria Ltd., on Tuesday partnered Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) to implement the 22nd National Company of the Year (NCOY) competition. A statement issued by Mrs Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications...

October 12, 2022 No Responses

FG Confers National Honour On 450 Nigerians, Foreigners

The Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Sen. George Akume, said 450 out of over 5, 000 nominees received the 2022 National Honours Awards for their various contributions in the country. Akume said this in his address of welcome...

October 11, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Decries Low Trade Level With Egypt

Nigeria on Monday decried her low level of trade with Egypt, two economic powers on the African continent. Nigeria’s ambassador to the northern African country, Malam Nura Rimi, noted that statistics showed that notwithstanding the sizes of the two eco...

October 11, 2022 No Responses

Ex-FRSC Chief To Unveil Book On Efficiency In Trucking Operations

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com All is now set for the public presentation of the book, “Efficiency In Trucking Operations”, put together by foremost road safety expert and former Assistant Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (F...

October 11, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA Boss Extols Staff, Stakeholders

The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has stated that stakeholders would continue to occupy premium position in the life of NIMASA, noting that it is the stakeholders who keep the Agency and...

October 11, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Congratulates Abike Dabiri-Erewa At 60

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa on her 60th birthday. In a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Monday Buhari ...

October 10, 2022 No Responses

SEC Nigeria, Ghana Renew Market Development Partnership

As part of measures to encourage market integration and provide better opportunities for the economic prosperity of Nigeria and Ghana, the Securities and Exchange Commissions of both countries have signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding. Speaking dur...

October 10, 2022 No Responses

Coscharis Group Photo News

Some Customers with the Coscharis team celebrating Customer Service Week at its group head office in Lagos, Nigeria.

October 10, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Expresses Sadness Over Anambra Boat Accident

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday expressed sadness over the boat accident in Anambra in which dozens of people were killed. The president in a statement issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu, on Sunday said he was saddened by the...

October 9, 2022 No Responses

Cotton Farmers Urge FG To Sustain Anchor Borrowers Programme

Cotton Farmers in Bauchi State on Saturday called on the Federal Government to encourage cotton farming by sustaining the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) in the country. The cotton farmers, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency o...

October 9, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA To Engage Cadets Protesting In Philippines

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)is to engage the National Seafarers Development Program (NSDP) 2013 cadets protesting at Nigerian embassy in the Philippines. In a statement issued on Saturday, NIMASA said: “We wish...

October 9, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Vincent Ogbulafor

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of Chief Vincent Ogbulafor, former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who passed on Friday at 73. In a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Saturday, Buhari commiserated wi...