By Foster Obi Two weeks after the introduction of Eto, the electronic truck call-app, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said it is pleased the operations have justified the conviction that, “we have finally found the solution to the problem of truck congestion in the access roads into the Lagos Port Complex and the Tin Can […]
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has made her first visit to Nigeria since she assumed office. She was received upon her arrival in the country on Saturday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo. Okonjo-Iweala told reporters in Abuja, the nation’s capital […]
Nigerians have been raging over claims by the National Security Adviser (NSA) Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd) that monies meant for the purchase of arms may have been misappropriated by the immediate ex-Service Chiefs. Monguno, who made the disclosure in an interview with the Hausa Service of the BBC, further stated the new Service Chiefs […]
Federal Government on Thursday said Nigeria would continue to administer AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine despite its suspension by eight European countries over fear of its possible deadly side effects. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja, said suspending the vaccine would amount to a […]
Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said on Thursday that plans had reached advanced stage to unbundle the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST). Pantami stated this in Abuja at the unveiling and launching of Nigeria at 60 commemorative postage stamps. The News Agency of Nigerian NAN reports that two stamps in N500 and […]
By Foster Obi As part of collaborations and efforts in developing partnerships to reposition the maritime sector,, Director General, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Aliyu Jauro recently paid a working visit to the Nigeria Ports Authority Corporate Headquarters in Lagos. In the pix: Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), […]
The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB), has renewed calls for the engagement of professional builders in construction production management towards ending ugly trend of building collapse in the nation. NIOB Lagos Chapter Chairman, Mr Sunday Wusu during a press briefing on Thursday to announce its ‘2021 Builders’ Day also called for enforcement of laws to […]
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has disbursed over N85 billion to no fewer than 80 projects, under its Healthcare Credit Support scheme, the bank’s Director of Development Finance, Mr Yila Yusuf, has announced In an interview with newsmen on Wednesday, in Abuja, Yusuf said that the projects cut across medical, pharmaceutical, herbal and […]
Crude futures rallied nearly 3% March 11 amid a rising tide of bullish sentiment fueled by improved second-half 2021 outlooks. In its closely watched Monthly Oil Market Report released March 11, OPEC revised up its forecast of 2021 oil demand by 220,000 b/d to 96.27 million b/d, but said the recovery would be backloaded in […]
The United Arab Emirates has extended its ban on Nigerian flights till March 20. A statement from the public relations firm for Emirates made available to our correspondent said customers from both Abuja and Lagos would not be accepted for travel prior to or including this date. The statement said, “In line with government directives, […]