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May 26, 2019 No Responses

IITA Explains New Agric Policy Framework As Obasanjo, Ajimobi Inaugurate Projects

Nigeria’s former President and IITA Goodwill Ambassador, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi on Saturday commissioned two key projects at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan— an Agricultural Transformation Building dedicated to research...

May 26, 2019 No Responses

Mustafa, Olagunju Seek Sustained Security, Safety Synergy

The Assistant Inspector General of Police AIG Mohammed Mustafa, mni and the Assistant Corps Marshal Dr Kayode Olagunju, mni in charge of the Nigeria Police and Federal Road Safety Corps respectively, for Zone 10 comprising Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States...

May 26, 2019 No Responses

EFCC Probes MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria on Saturday disclosed that it was being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the listing of its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). In a statement posted on the exchange web site by...

May 26, 2019 No Responses

ZAMFARA: INEC To Present Certificates of Return To Gov-Elect, Deputy, Others On Monday

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday declared the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winners of the 2019 National Assembly, Governorship and State legislative elections in Zamfara State. The party won all the three sen...

May 25, 2019 No Responses

Zamfara: INEC Holds Emergency Meeting

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will meet on Saturday to deliberate on matter arising from the Supreme Court judgement on the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara. The Commission made this known in a statement issued by Festus Okoye,...

May 24, 2019 No Responses

Ambassador, NIMASA Facilitate Release Of Nigerian Crew In Equatorial Guinea

The Nigerian-flagged vessel, MV CHARIS, which was attacked by unknown assailants on May 5 and subsequently rescued by the Spanish Navy and handed over to Equatorial Guinea, has been released. A statement issued by Isichei Osamgbi, Head, Corporate Communication...

May 24, 2019 No Responses

Ngige, Sunmonu, Others Join Air Peace Board

Renowned lawyer, Chief Emeka Ngige (SAN), former Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company, Mr. Mutiu Sunmonu, former acting Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Mr. Benedict Adeyileka and other new directors of Air Peace h...

May 24, 2019 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: The Representative of the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the General Manager, Corporate & Strategic Communications, Engr. Adams Jatto, the Director of Special Duties, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Haj...

May 24, 2019 No Responses

Shell Nigeria Spends N221m On Infrastructural Projects In Rivers communities

Shell Petroleum Development Company on Thursday said it invested over N221.08 million on several infrastructural projects in nine host Etche communities in Rivers. SPDC’s General Manager, External Relations, Igo Weli, spoke on Thursday at the formal handover...

May 24, 2019 No Responses

SIP Gulps N470.8b In Three Years

The Special Adviser to the President on Social Investment, Maryam Uwais, said N470.8 billion was released from 2016 to 2018 for the delivery of its Social Investment Programmes (SIP) across the country. The four-broad programmes are the N-Power, Conditional Ca...

May 24, 2019 No Responses

NPA Photo News

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), HadizaBala Usman(right) and theCorps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. BoboyeOyeyemi, who paid a courtesy call on the MD at the NPA Corporate Headquarters in Lagos, Thursday.

May 22, 2019 No Responses

CBN To Restrict Banks Access To Bonds, Treasury Bills

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is to restrict Banks access to government securities. Speaking at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja, the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele explained that MPC also directed CBN to initiate....

May 22, 2019 No Responses

Intels Denies Owing NPA

The Management of Nigeria’s oil and gas logistics giant, Intels Nigeria Limited said it is not indebted to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), but rather NPA owes it more than US$750 million. The company, which issued a statement on Tuesday...

May 22, 2019 No Responses

Photo News

Middle: Abayomi Obadare, General Manager, Billings, Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited flanked by Rev. Kelly Imade, Assistant General Manager, Administration, SIFAX Group and Olumuyiwa Akande, Corporate Affairs Manager, SIFAX Group, other management t...