Tag: Nigeria

Aero Contractors resumes flight operations
December 21, 2016 No Responses

Aero Contractors resumes flight operations

Aero Contractors airlines will resume its scheduled services across the country from December 21, 2016. According to the airline’s Chief Executive Officer, Fola Akinkuotu,  the suspension of flight was  embarked upon as a strategic business realignment to re-position the airlines...
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Customs intercepts gas mask, riffles, bulletproof vests, others at Tin Can Island Port
December 20, 2016 No Responses

Customs intercepts gas mask, riffles, bulletproof vests, others at Tin Can Island Port

The Tin Can Island Port (TCIP) Command of Nigeria Customs Service has intensified its surveillance activities as part of measures to curtail all forms of illegal import into the country. Under the arrangement, the command has expanded its intelligence gatherin...
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Minister at Olam farms, reiterates FG commitment to enhance rice cultivation, food security
December 20, 2016 No Responses

Minister at Olam farms, reiterates FG commitment to enhance rice cultivation, food security

Inline with the Federal Government’s desire to enhance domestic food security, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has assured Nigerians that adequate measures are being taken to scale up rice cultivation, encourage local prod...
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LCCI financial services group gets new chairman
December 20, 2016 No Responses

LCCI financial services group gets new chairman

The Financial Services Group (FSG) of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has elected Mrs. Mojisola Bakare, to steer the ship of the group and take charge of its affairs for the next two years. This followed the...
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All set for Digital switch over in Abuja, says Minister
December 20, 2016 No Responses

All set for Digital switch over in Abuja, says Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said all is now set for the launch of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) in broadcasting in Abuja on Thursday. The Minister announced this in Abuja on Monday during the tour...
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Next Titan Season-3: Marshal-Idio emerges winner of Heritage Bank’s N5m star prize
December 20, 2016 No Responses

Next Titan Season-3: Marshal-Idio emerges winner of Heritage Bank’s N5m star prize

An entrepreneur with unique business idea of turning trashes into beautiful furniture, Mrs. Marvis Marshal-Idio has won the Heritage Bank’s sponsored entrepreneurial competition show, Next Titan Season 3. The star prize is N5 million from Heritage Bank, whic...
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Remove health insurance funds from TSA, Labour tells Buhari
December 20, 2016 No Responses

Remove health insurance funds from TSA, Labour tells Buhari

Worried that billions of naira meant for the running of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has been diverted to the Treasury Single Account (TSA), Organised Labour under the auspices of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged...
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New investors join Scatec Solar to develop 100 MW Nova Scotia Solar Project in Nigeria
December 20, 2016 No Responses

New investors join Scatec Solar to develop 100 MW Nova Scotia Solar Project in Nigeria

Scatec Solar   has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Africa50, an African Infrastructure Fund sponsored by the African Development Bank and more than 20 African States and Norfund (the Norwegian Investment Fund for Development Countries), secu...
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PTML, Nigeria’s largest RORO terminal seeks support for ban on importation of vehicles through land border
December 19, 2016 No Responses

PTML, Nigeria’s largest RORO terminal seeks support for ban on importation of vehicles through land border

The Managing Director of PTML Terminal, Mr. Ascanio Russo has thrown his weight behind the ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders imposed recently by the Federal Government. PTML is the leading dedicated Roll-On-Roll-Off (RORO) terminal in Nig...
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SEC to partner EFCC on market infraction
December 19, 2016 No Responses

SEC to partner EFCC on market infraction

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is working on a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to provide an efficient and effective policing of the capital market. This was disclosed by the Director Ge...
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NUPENG begins warning strike January 9
December 19, 2016 No Responses

NUPENG begins warning strike January 9

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) is to embark on three-day warning strike onJanuary 9, 2017 over alleged maltreatment of members. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the South-West chairman of the...
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NIMASA pledges full implementation of Stevedoring Regulations
December 19, 2016 No Responses

NIMASA pledges full implementation of Stevedoring Regulations

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to enforce full implementation of Stevedoring Regulation 2014.     According to the Director General of NIMASA, Dr Dakuku Peterside, the resolve form part of measures to strengthen stevedori...
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New central labour body debuts in Nigeria
December 18, 2016 No Responses

New central labour body debuts in Nigeria

A new central labour body under the leadership of Comrade Joe Ajaero has been unveiled in Nigeria. Identified as United Labour Congress (ULC), the new group on Saturday in Lagos pledged to provide purposeful leadership. In a communiqué issued at...
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NIMASA to partner NIMEX ON Meteorological data
December 18, 2016 No Responses

NIMASA to partner NIMEX ON Meteorological data

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is set to constitute its partnership with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on meteorological data with a view to ensuring safety of lives and sea. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dak...
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