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May 18, 2023 No Responses

FEC Approves $4.7b Seaport Projects In Delta, Ondo, Lagos

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved port development projects worth $4,713,841,477 in Delta, Ondo, and Lagos States. The approval was given during the weekly FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja. Minister of State...

May 18, 2023 No Responses

Stock Market Recovers N88b

The All-Share Index (ASI) of the Nigeria Exchange on Wednesday gained 161.53 basis points or 0.31 percent to settle at 52,580.86 compared to 52, 419.33 on Tuesday. Sustained interests in Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), and FirstBa...

May 17, 2023 No Responses

Edo, Radisson Seal 172-Room Hotel Deal

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sealed a deal with Radisson Hotels, an international hotel chain headquartered in the United States, for the development of a 172-room hotel in Benin City. Obaseki, while disclosing this in Benin City,...

May 17, 2023 No Responses

Minister Unveils New NIMASA Abuja Zonal Office

The transportation minister, Mu’azu Sambo has commissioned new Abuja Zonal Office of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Unveiling the office named after late Maritime icon, Otunba Kunle Folarin on Tuesday, Sambo emphasized the...

May 16, 2023 No Responses

Okonjo-Iweala Cautions Nigeria On Debt Service To Revenue Ratio

The Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Monday described Nigeria’s debt service to revenue ratio as alarming. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, who spoke at the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) 2023 induction for newly elected gove...

May 16, 2023 No Responses

Ecobank Workers Conference: Experts Harp On Savings, Income Diversification

Salary earners, individuals, self-employed and small businesses have been advised to make deliberate efforts to save and diversify their income stream in light of the current state of the nation’s economy. This was the submission of panelists at the webinar....

May 15, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts 5,610kg Of Illicit Drugs In Kaduna

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 218 suspects with 5,610 kilogrammes of illicit drugs in Kaduna. State In a statement on Sunday, the NDLEA Commandant in Kaduna State, Ibrahim Braji, explained that the suspects comprised 206 ma...

May 15, 2023 No Responses

Guinness Nigeria Constructs New Water Treatment Plant In Edo

Guinness Nigeria Plc has made an investment worth over N3 billion in Edo State. The Managing Director, Guinness Nigeria Plc, John Mmsunga disclosed this when he led members of the Board of Directors and other leadership of Guinness Nigeria Plc on...

May 15, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA Insists On Prevention, Commemorates 2023 World Safety Day

In commemoration of the 2023 World Safety Day, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) organized a safety workshop with the theme “Zero offshore incidents, a culture of prevention. This is in line with the International La...

May 14, 2023 No Responses

OKOMU OIL RESCUES A COMMUNITY FROM GAS EXPLOSION

Barely six (6) months after the fire service department of Okomu Oil Palm PLC averted what could have been a major fire disaster in Owan Community, Ovia North East LGA, the company has once again come to the rescue of...

May 14, 2023 No Responses

Obaseki Congratulates Lucky Igbinedion At 66

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has extended kind wishes to former governor of the State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, as he marks his 66th birthday. In a statement, the governor described Igbinedion as a “leader who over the years...

May 14, 2023 No Responses

Obasanjo Praises I-G Baba At Awards Night

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has praised the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, for efforts in the security of lives and property.Obasanjo spoke on Friday in Lagos in a keynote address at National Daily Newspaper Awards for Year 2022.He said the...

May 13, 2023 No Responses

WIME Mourns Margret Orakwusi

The Women in Maritime and Energy Awards (WIME) Advisory Board led by Mrs. Chizoba Anyika has paid a condolence visit to the family of Onyema and Orakwusi over the passing unto glory of Barr. Mrs. Margret Onyema-Orakwusi, a Maritime Lawyer and...

May 13, 2023 No Responses

Taiwo Afolabi Maritime Conference Holds May 19

The 2023 edition of Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime (TAAM) Conference will hold on May 19, 2023. The TAAM Conference is an annual event organised by the Maritime Forum of the Law Faculty, University of Lagos, in collaboration with SIFAX Group,...