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September 6, 2019 No Responses

Bank Unveils $500m Facility For Nigerian Manufacturers

The African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK) has pledged to allocate $500 million from its Nigeria-Africa Trade and Investment Promotion Programme to support Nigerian manufacturers. The bank’s President, Benedict Oramah, announced in Lagos that the facility is expected to help manufacturers take...

September 5, 2019 No Responses

Labour Seeks More Stringent Measures Against South Africa

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, (TUC) has condemned the unending xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African nationals living and doing business in South Africa. In a statement issued by its President, Quadri A. Olaleye and Secretary Gen...

September 5, 2019 No Responses

Crude Oil Theft: NNPC, Navy To Deepen Collaboration

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigerian Navy have pledged to deepen collaboration to tackle the menace of crude oil theft and attacks on oil and gas facilities. The two organisations came to the resolution when the NNPC...

September 5, 2019 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R: Moejoh Oluwaseyi Peace, CEO Apprentice; Adewale Adeboye Boaz; Jesutunmise Lawanson, CEO Apprentice; Bola Adeeko, Head, Shared Services Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Oluwatodimu Solomon Obidipe, CEO Apprentice; Ajoke Oluwanifise Aj...

September 4, 2019 No Responses

EFCC Seeks CBN’s Support In Fight Against Corruption

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has solicited the support of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the fight against corruption, noting that the apex bank’s strategic position in the financial sec...

September 4, 2019 No Responses

Shasore Leads Discussions At Taiwo Afolabi Maritime Conference

OlasupoShasore (SAN), former Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Lagos State from 2007- 2011 and Partner, African Law Practice, a leading commercial law firm in Nigeria will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime C...

September 4, 2019 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L-R: Oscar N. Onyema, CEO, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), strikes a pose with children of NSE employees, during their visit to the Exchange on Tuesday.

September 4, 2019 No Responses

AU Condemns South Africa Violence

A senior official of the African Union (AU) has condemned the xenophobic violence in South Africa’s commercial capital, Johannesburg, saying the businessmen who suffered economic losses should get “justice”. Dozens of people were arrested on ...

September 3, 2019 No Responses

NNPC Boss Tasks Top Management Team On Performance

Keen on delivering on his mandate, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has charged members of his management team to work assiduously to deliver on the key priority areas of growing the...

September 3, 2019 No Responses

NPA Photo News

Representative of the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority and the General Manager, Managing Director’s office, Dr. Chinwe Abama receives a present on behalf of the Managing Director from the in-coming Secretary General of Port Management Association ...

September 2, 2019 No Responses

Nigerians Sue Senate Over Plan To Spend N5.5bB On Cars

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT, Enough is Enough (EiE) and 6,721 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court to “restrain, prevent and stop the National Assembly Service Commission from paying or r...

September 2, 2019 No Responses

“Lagos records over 70% of Nigeria’s vehicular traffic”

Lagos State records more than 70 per cent of Nigeria’s vehicular traffic, in spite of its small landmass. The Federal Controller of Works in the state, Adedamola Kuti, made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...

September 2, 2019 No Responses

Aviation Minister Lauds Asaba Airport Facilities

The federal government has commended the Delta State Government for the quality of facilities at the Asaba International Airport, saying the facilities are of international standards. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, stated this on Sunday in Asaba shortl...

September 2, 2019 No Responses

Shell Launches Electric Vehicle Chargers

Shell is launching electric vehicle chargers at petrol stations in Singapore, its first such foray in Southeast Asia. The electric vehicle charging service, ‘Shell Recharge’, will be available at 10 Shell petrol stations in Singapore by October, th...