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March 10, 2017 No Responses

Maritime stakeholders task FG on committee to verify, fine-tune charges adopted by terminal operators

Pending the establishment of the proposed National Transport Commission (NTC), Maritime Stakeholders in Nigeria have advised the Federal Government to constitute an ad-hoc committee to verify and fine-tune Terminal Operators current cargo handling practices and charges. In a communiqué issued...

March 10, 2017 No Responses

Crisis looms as NUPTE, PTECSSAN claims ownership of ZTE Nigeria check-off dues

The crisis rocking umbrella labour union in the country is taking its toll on ZTE Nigeria Limited, as two workers unions pledging allegiance to Comrades Aliyu Wabba and Joe Ajaero respectively are laying claims to the company’s check-off dues. The...

March 10, 2017 No Responses

Minister restates FG’s commitment to ease of doing business in Nigeria

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to improving Nigeria’s ranking in the World Bank Ease of Doing Business Index, saying the current ranking of 169 out of 190 countries ...

March 10, 2017 No Responses

Fashola explains support for Lagos projects, $200m World Bank loan

By Hakeem Bello – The attention of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing has been drawn to certain statements credited to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode claiming that the “Federal Ministry of Works“ has been...

March 10, 2017 No Responses

COMMUNIQUE OF A ‘TOWN HALL MEETING ON CARGO HANDLING AND PORT CHARGES’ HELD AT THE NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (NIIA), VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA, ON WEDNESDAY, 8TH MARCH, 2017.

PREAMBLE The maiden edition of the dialogue series organised by the publishers of Business & Maritime West Africa tagged:Town Hall Meeting on Cargo Handling and Port Chargesh, which the organisers have promised would be an annual event, held at the Nigeri...

March 9, 2017 No Responses

Forum hings Seaports’ growth on adequate infrastructure, single window, others

For Seaports in Nigeria to attain sustainable growth and development, there is the urgent need for the Federal Government to implement existing laws, provide adequate infrastructure and streamline cargo clearance operations and procedure. Speaking in Lagos on ...

March 9, 2017 No Responses

NSE to unveil economic dividend of gender equality, explains paternity leave

By Moses Ebosele As part of measures to eliminate gender inequality, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is to unveil an Economic Dividend of Gender Equality (EDGE). According to the NSE, the campaign is aimed at educating listed companies and dealing...

March 9, 2017 No Responses

‘NLNG, Nigerian success story in management, technical competence’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited as a shinning example of the Nigerian success story in management and technical competence. The Minister stated this on Bonny Island,...

March 9, 2017 No Responses

Couple ‘detained in UAE for sex outside marriage’

(BBC) A South African man and his Ukrainian fiancee have been detained in the United Arab Emirates for unlawful sex, a relative says. Emlyn Culverwell‚ 29, and Iryna Nohai, 27, were reportedly arrested after a doctor discovered Ms Nohai, who...

March 8, 2017 No Responses

FG seeks self-sustaining railway, completes studies on 13 routes

It is important to have viable self-sustaining and self-improving railway service, the Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said. Speaking in Lagos at the Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Segment II Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project with extension to Lagos Port Com...

March 8, 2017 No Responses

Labour vows to occupy Rivers State over alleged anti-workers’ policies

Citing alleged anti-labour policies in Rivers State, organised labour under the auspices of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has concluded mobilisation to “shut down Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital, and other major cities in th...

March 8, 2017 No Responses

Customs zone ‘A’ impounds N1.3b contrabands in two months

Between January and February, 2017, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), zone A Ikeja, “intercepted various contrabands and other goods on detention with a duty paid value (DPV) of Seven Hundred and Thirteen Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty Eight Thousand, Ni...

March 8, 2017 No Responses

Sustain reforms at NNPC, expert tells Baru

The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, has been enjoyed to sustain ongoing reforms despite stiff opposition in some quarters. Since his assumption of office, Baru has undertaken far reaching measures de...

March 8, 2017 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R: Dayo Obisan, Managing Director, Greenwich Asset Management Limited; Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Kayode Falowo, Group Managing Director, Greenwich Trust Limited at the listing of Greenwich Plus Mone...