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September 27, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Joins IMO On Greener Shipping For Sustainable Shipping

Nigeria is committed to achieving greener shipping in line with the campaign by the International Maritime Organization, IMO, to attain sustainable development in the maritime industry, the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has declared. This is just as Nigeria joins the IMO to...

September 27, 2022 No Responses

FRSC Deploys 10 Additional Operational Vehicles To Tackle Gridlock In FCT

The Acting Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu has directed the immediate deployment of 10 additional operational vehicles to tackle traffic gridlocks in FCT. A statement issued on Monday Mr Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Educati...

September 27, 2022 No Responses

SON Impounds Substandard, Adulterated Wines In Ebonyi

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has impounded substandard and adulterated alcoholic and non-alcoholic wines within the Abakaliki metropolis in Ebonyi State. A statement issued on Monday by the Head of Public Relations, SON South-East Regional...

September 27, 2022 No Responses

N5b Libel Suit: Out Of Court Settlement Fails, Court Adjourns To Nov15

THE out-of-court settlement embarked upon by parties in a N5 billion libel suit instituted by the immediate past Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in Akwa Ibom, Mike Igini, has failed in a Benin High Court presided over by Justice Vestee Eboreime ...

September 27, 2022 No Responses

Stock Market Rebounds By N87b

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) was upbeat on Monday as market capitalisation increased by N87 billion or 0.33 per cent to close at N26.532 trillion from N26.445 trillion recorded on Friday. Also, the All-Share Index (ASI) increased by 162.70 basis points,.....

September 27, 2022 No Responses

Delta, Lagos, NIMASA, Chevron, Access Bank, Unity Bank, Support GOCOP Confab

The momentum has continued to rise for the sixth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) as more corporate partners emerge for the event scheduled for Thursday, October 6, at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja-Lagos. The chairman, 2022 Confere...

September 27, 2022 No Responses

NPA Assures Terminal Operators Of Renewed Concession Agreements

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has assured that the renewed Concession Agreements for five terminal operators that expired in 2021 are almost ready. The Managing Director NPA, Mohammed Bello Koko who made this known during a chat with journali...

September 26, 2022 No Responses

500,000 Nigerians Await Repatriation From Three Countries

Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Ms Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, has disclosed that 500,000 Nigerians are awaiting repatriation in three countries. Suleiman-Ibrahim told the News Agen...

September 26, 2022 No Responses

LASTMA Urges Motorists To Obey Traffic Laws

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned operators and drivers of ‘LagosRide’ Taxi across the state to obey the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, said this on...

September 26, 2022 No Responses

NAFDAC Warns Against Use Of Bleaching Cosmetics

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against too much use of bleaching cosmetics, saying it could lead to skin cancer. A statement issued by the agency’s media consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, expla...

September 25, 2022 No Responses

Catholic Bishops Drum Support For Credible Polls In 2023

Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja have pledged to work with relevant stakeholders to ensure free, credible and transparent general elections in 2023. The commitment is contained in a communiqué jointly signed by Most Rev. Ignatius Kaiga...

September 25, 2022 No Responses

Coscharis Motors Assembly Plant Wins Award

It was another brilliant outing for one of the leading auto giant in Nigeria, Coscahris Motors Plc through its local assembly arm of the business, Coscharis Assembly Plant as it carted home the award of the Outstanding Auto Assembling Company...

September 25, 2022 No Responses

CMA CGM Orders Biogas-Powered Containership Fleet

French container shipping and logistics major CMA CGM has ordered seven containerships powered by biogas that will serve the French West Indies. The order was unveiled by Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Ofﬁcer of the CMA CGM Group, during ...

September 24, 2022 No Responses

FG, States, LGCs Share N673.137b For August

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared N673.137 billion with the three tiers of government as federation allocation for August. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Phil Abiamuwe-Mowete, the Director (Information/Press) o...