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August 22, 2022 No Responses

Lekki Deep-Sea Port To Lift Nigeria’s Economy, Create 112,000 Jobs, Says Minister

Minister of Transportation, Alhaji Muazu Sambo, on Sunday said that the Lekki Deep-Sea Port project would create 112,000 jobs for Nigerians upon its completion. Sambo gave the declaration on Sunday while speaking to newsmen in Jalingo. He said that the...

August 21, 2022 No Responses

Airline Operator Implores FG On Release Of Foreign Airlines’ $450m Ticket Sales

Chief Executive Officer of an aviation company, Mr Segun Adewale, has urged the Federal Government to repatriate the $450million in ticket revenue belonging to foreign airlines operating in the country. Adewale, also former Vice-Chairman, the National Associ...

August 21, 2022 No Responses

Ecobank Reiterates Support For Creative Industry

The Managing Director and Regional Executive, Ecobank Nigeria Limited, Bolaji Lawal has assured that the Bank will continue to provide a platform for harnessing and powering the creative industry in Nigeria. The Managing Director made this pledge at the Photog...

August 20, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria, Japan Trade Volume Hits $1b

The annual bilateral trade volume between Nigeria and Japan stands at $1 billion, the Ambassador of Japan to Nigeria, Mr Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, has said. Speaking at the 2nd Japan-Nigeria business facilitation council meeting on Friday in Abuja, Kazuyoshi expl...

August 20, 2022 No Responses

AFRIMA Fetes Jurors At Annual Patrons‘ Dinner

It was an exciting blend of glitz, glam and euphoria as the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) hosted its annual patron’s dinner with the jury members on Wednesday, in Lagos, Nigeria. The event, which feted stakeholders in Africa’s creative economy,...

August 20, 2022 No Responses

SEC To Sanction Stakeholders Over Unclaimed Dividends

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has threatened to sanction stakeholders whose actions are frustrating its efforts toward reducing the volume of unclaimed dividends. Director-General of SEC, Mr Lamido Yuguda, said this at a post-Capital Marke...

August 20, 2022 No Responses

FRSC Trains Officers On Intelligence Gathering, Processing

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun has trained 29 intelligence operatives of the corps on diligent intelligence gathering, processing and sharing of information for effective national security. Speaking at the workshop in Abeokuta on Friday, Mr...

August 20, 2022 No Responses

NPA Generates N172b Revenue In Six Months

Between January and June 2022, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) generated N172.286 billion in revenue.Within the same period, the Authority remitted N78.497 billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) of the federation.Giving details of the half-year 2...

August 19, 2022 No Responses

Access Bank Empowers 20 NYSC Members With N30m Grant

Access Bank Plc, through its Accesspreneur programme has empowered 20 National Youth Service Corps members (NYSC) with exceptional ideas, across the country, with N30 million grant. The Group Head, Consumer Banking, Access Bank Plc, Adaeze Umeh, in a sta...

August 19, 2022 No Responses

Kwara Customs Area Command Gets New Comptroller

Newly posted Area Comptroller of Customs, Kwara Area Command, Mr Aliyu Bello, on Thursday assumed duty in Ilorin, Kwara State. Bello, who was deployed from Zone A Headquarters, took over the mantle of leadership from Comptroller Hussaini Ahmed. A...

August 19, 2022 No Responses

eNaira Records 200,000 Users, N4b Transactions Value

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), digital currency, eNaira has recorded 200,000 volumes and N4billion value of transactions since its inauguration in 2021. Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor said this on Thursday in Abuja at the grand finale of...

August 18, 2022 No Responses

Monkeypox Cases Top 35,000 In 92 Countries

The Director General, World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Wednesday, disclosed that monkeypox infections continue to rise globally, with more than 35,000 cases across 92 countries and territories, and 12 deaths. Speaking at a news...

August 18, 2022 No Responses

Test Run Of Lagos Blue Line Rail Project Begins December

The test run of the Lagos Blue Rail Line train service project is to commence December 2022. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this in Marina on Wednesday at the launch of the last track beam (T-beam) for the blue line...

August 18, 2022 No Responses

Electricity Workers Suspend Strike

The leadership of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has suspended the ongoing strike by two weeks. Mr Godfrey Abah, the Chairman, FCT chapter of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) said this in an interview with the...