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October 18, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria To Fund Capital Projects With $2.9B Eurobond

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved that 2.9 billion dollars in Eurobond be raised to fund capital projects in the 2018 budget. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, made this known when she addressed State House correspondents...

October 18, 2018 No Responses

Senate To CBN: Suspend ATM Charges

The Nigerian Senate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) to suspend the Automated Teller Machine(ATM) card maintenance charges pending the outcome of investigation into alleged sharp practices by banks. The senate also resolved to invite the Governor of ...

October 18, 2018 No Responses

DAKUKU: MARITIME, CATALYST FOR NIGERIA’S INDUSTRIALISATION

For Nigeria to effectively move away from an oil-dependent economy and industrialise, it must develop the blue economy. This was the position of the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside and o...

October 17, 2018 No Responses

World Maritime Day: NPA Explains Critical Role Of Sustained Collaborations With Sister Agencies

On behalf of the Board of Directors, Management and staff of the Nigerian Ports Authority, I congratulate the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and stakeholders in the country’s maritime sector on the occasion of the 2018 edition of the World Maritim...

October 17, 2018 No Responses

Photo News

LEFT TO RIGHT: Director General, West African Monetary Institute, WAMI, Dr. Ngozi Egbuna, Head Research Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Dr. Afolabi Olowookere and Ag. Director General, SEC, Ms Mary Uduk at the just concluded World Bank/ IMF Annual Mee...

October 17, 2018 No Responses

Real Threat To APC Zamfara

By John Adeosun – The crises that characterized the conduct of all the primaries of the All progressives Congress, (APC), to produce governorship, national assembly and state assemblies candidates for the scheduled 2019 election should worry all lov...

October 16, 2018 No Responses

NPA Boss Implores Freight Forwarders On Cargo Clearance, Capacity Building

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) should not be solely blamed for lapses in cargo clearance at the nation’s seaport, Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman has said. Speaking in Lagos on Monday, Hadiza Bala Usman explained that it takes “more than...

October 16, 2018 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: Abiodun Sangotade, Senior Advisor, Private Banking, Private Wealth Mgt, Heritage Bank Plc; Funmilayo Lukman, Advisor, Private Banking, Private Wealth Mgt; Eng. Fredrick Ugo, Head, Health Safety & Management of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safe...

October 16, 2018 No Responses

Nnamdi Nwokike Resumes As NCC Director, Public Affairs

Mr. Nnamdi Nwokike has been named the Director, Public Affairs, by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). His appointment which is in line with the NCC management’s realignment of roles and redeployment, follows the retirement of Mr. Tony Ojobo at...

October 16, 2018 No Responses

NPA Photo News

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (Middle), the Celebrant, Prince Olayiwola Shittu (right), and Mrs. O. Shittu during the Colloquium and Book Presentation in honour of Prince Shittu in Lagos on Monday.

October 15, 2018 No Responses

Malnutrition In Nigeria: Political Will Needed To Reverse Trend, Drop Of N450b In GDP

Efforts to address malnutrition in Nigeria require both collective and political will, a coalition of nutrition advocates led by HarvestPlus have said. At a gathering in Lagos to announce the 2018 Nutritious Food Fair, the Country Manager for HarvestPlus, Mr.....

October 15, 2018 No Responses

NIMASA Team Meets Korean Ambassador On Maritime Development

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has assured seafarers and other members of the international community of the country’s continued efforts to ensure our waters are safer for naviga...

October 15, 2018 No Responses

Travel Ban Will Lead To Capital Flight, Recession

The Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation yesterday warned that the travel restriction placed on 50 prominent Nigerians by the government could lead to capital flight and drag the country back to economic recession. In a statement, the organisation...

October 14, 2018 No Responses

Arunma Oteh Canvasses Support For Green Sukuk Financing Scheme

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com – Green Sukuk financing scheme is promising for green projects, the Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank, Arunma Oteh has said. Speaking at the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Annual Meetings in Indone...