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February 25, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Begins N46.83b Agric Scheme In Niger Delta

The Nigerian Government has engaged 140 trainees to support the take-off of $129.17m (N46.83 billion) agricultural scheme in the Niger Delta region. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, disclosed this at the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise-Niger Delta (LIFE-ND)...

February 24, 2020 No Responses

CBN Clarifies Position On Domiciliary Accounts

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has not prohibited the acceptance of foreign currency cash deposits by Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), the CBN Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Issac Okorafor, clarified on Sunday. He explained that only electronic fund tran...

February 24, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Proposes Bill To Ban Plastics

The National Assembly and the Federal Ministry of Environment are putting the finishing touches to a bill meant to prohibit the production of plastics, which pollute the environment. A member of the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, Senator Tolulope ...

February 23, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds 140 Smuggled Gas Cylinders

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has seized two trucks with 140 gas cylinders and 678 bags of NPK fertilisers being smuggled into the country from Niger Republic. Mr Mustapha Sarki-Kebbi, Zone B Controller who disclosed...

February 22, 2020 No Responses

CBN Lifts Retail Secondary Market With $292.34m

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected the sum of $292.34m dollars into the retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS). CBN Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Okorafor explain...

February 22, 2020 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria To Host Regional Trade Forum

All is set for Ecobank Nigeria’s 2020 Regional Trade Forum in Lagos. The forum taking place in March, will be a two-day event, providing the opportunity for exporters and importers within the African region to exhibit their products in a...

February 21, 2020 No Responses

NPA’s Eunice Ezeoke Emerges WISTA Nigeria President

Mrs Eunice Ezeoke, Assistant General Manager, Tariff and Billing, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has been elected the new President of the Women International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Nigeria. Ezeoke was elected during the 2020 WIS...

February 20, 2020 No Responses

Customs Intercepts 3,593 kg of Marijuana

The Kwara Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted and seized 3,593 kgs of cannabis sativa (marijiana) along Bukuro, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara state. The Area Controller of Customs in the state, Husseini Ahmed, made the disclosure...

February 19, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Loses $750m To Oil Theft In 2019

Nigeria lost about 750 million dollars to oil theft in 2019, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), said on Tuesday .The NNPC Group Managing Director, Malam Mele Kyari, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Acting spokesman for the...

February 19, 2020 No Responses

Ooni Of Ife, Princess Kolade Set To Celebrate 2020 Aje Festival

The ancient and historical city of Ile Ife will be a Mecca of sorts on the 24th of February 2020 when the annual Aje Festival will commence. The epoch event will begin with spiritual prayers and cleansing of the entire...

February 18, 2020 No Responses

Rice Farmers In Kano Seek More Earth Dams

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) Kano State chapter, has called on Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to construct more earth dams to boost irrigation activities across the 44 Local Government Areas of the state. The Secretary, Alhaji Ado Hassan, made.....

February 18, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds Two Chisco Buses Over Drug Smuggling

The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 563,400ml of Amphetamine Syrup concealed inside two Chisco Buses. The Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller Chedi Wada, made this known on Monday while briefing Journalist...

February 14, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria loses N1.3tri To Tax Waivers

Nigeria lost 1.3trillion naira to granting of tax waivers to companies operating in three sectors of the economy in the last five years, the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) has said. Chairman of FIRS, Mr Muhammad Nami, made the disclosure...

February 14, 2020 No Responses

Emir Of Zuru Seeks Adequate Regulation Of Motorcycle Operations

The Emir of Zuru Major General (Dr) Muhammadu Sani Sami, (rtd), CON, LLD, mni FICEN has commended the Federal Road Safety Corps for its initiatives and adoption of modern strategies in evolving safer road culture in Nigeria. He praised the...