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December 13, 2020 No Responses

Olu Of Warri Implores FG On $16b Ogidigben Gas Project

The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to begin work on the US$16-billion Ogidigben gas project in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta. Ikenwoli made the appeal on Saturday during his fifth anniversary celebration...

December 11, 2020 No Responses

Edo Inland Dry Port Explains Expansion Agenda

The management of Atlantique Marine and Engineering Services Ltd (AMES), promoters of the AMES-Edo Inland Dry Port has said that no fewer than 300 Local Government Areas would benefit from the Port when it becomes operational. Dr Charles Akhigbe, Managin...

December 9, 2020 No Responses

ENDSARS Attack: ENL Donates Computers, Printers, Others To NPA

ENL Consortium, operator of Terminals C and D of the Lagos Port Complex Apapa, has donated various types of office items including desktop computers, photocopy machines, laser jet printers, and UPS backups to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to cushion...

December 6, 2020 No Responses

Makinde Mourns Harry Akande

Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has described as a huge loss, the death of business mogul and former presidential aspirant, Chief Harry Akande. Akande died on Saturday morning after a brief illness. He was aged 77. Makinde expressed the.....

December 4, 2020 No Responses

NEPZA Begins New Free Zone Registration

As part of measures to improve Ease of Doing Business,the Nigeria Export Processing Zones (NEPZA) is to commence operation on a new template for Free Zone registration with effect from January 1, 2021 According to NEPZA’s...

December 4, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Earmarks N32.76b For Security In 2021

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it had earmarked N32.76 billion in the 2021 Appropriation Bill for security. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this during the 14th Annual Town Hall Meeting on Security. The theme of the meeting was “Lagos...

December 4, 2020 No Responses

FG Inaugurates PENCOM Board

The Federal Government has inaugurated 16 members of National Pension Commission (PENCOM) board, to proffer innovative and feasible solutions to the challenges of the pension administration in Nigeria.Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federa...

December 3, 2020 No Responses

UN Adopts Resolution On Seafarers Status

The United Nations has adopted a resolution that calls on its members to designate seafarers and other marine personnel as key workers and implement relevant measures to allow stranded seafarers to be repatriated and others to join ships. The U...

December 2, 2020 No Responses

Catholic Secretariat Charges Youths To Look Inwards

The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria has charged Nigerian youths to look inwards and create opportunities for themselves, rather than endangering their lives on risky trips to seek greener pastures overseas. The National Social Communications Director of the se...

December 1, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Explains N1.02tr Import Duty Waiver, Grants In Three Years

The Federal Government has conceded N1.024 trillion import duty waivers, concessions and grants to drive economic growth in the country in the past three years. The Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, made this known at a...

November 30, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Seeks Executive Approval To Bear Arms

Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemihas said that the corps would require the executive approval of President Muhammadu Buhari to bear arms. Oyeyemi, at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, said in the...

November 29, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Monarchs Lament Murder Of Ondo Traditional Ruler, Olufon Of Ifon

The Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers, on Saturday lamented the killing of a first-class Oba in Ondo State by unidentified gunmen, describing it as both worrisome and against the Yoruba tradition and custom. The council, in a statement issued&nbsp...

November 29, 2020 No Responses

Widow Of LASTMA Officer Allegedly killed By SARS Seeks Scholarship For Children

Mrs Silifat Adeyemo, widow of Mr Rotimi Adeyemo, an officer of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) allegedly killed by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), on Saturday pleaded for scholarship for her children. The News Age...

November 29, 2020 No Responses

NAJA’s 2020 Training Workshop Holds December 12

All is now set for this year’s edition of the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) Training/Capacity Building programme on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at the Golden Tulip Hotel Essential, located on airport road, Lagos Despite this year’s co...