The naira strengthened against the dollar on the interbank market on Monday, reaching its strongest in almost three months, as a unit of Royal Dutch Shell sold dollars and demand for hard currencies weakened. According to Reuters, the naira closed at …

Not less than N4.9 billion worth of goods were exported out of the country through Nigeria’s premier border, Seme in the first six months of the year. Some of the goods exported during the period include plastics, furniture, fruit drinks …

The Chairman, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, Mr. Atedo Peterside, has said that with consistent improvement in political governance, an expanding middle class, huge consumer market and economic growth rates averaging five per cent in the last decade, investors can no …

It has come to the notice of Bears that the police men who are assigned to patrol and control traffic along Alaba International axis are no longer doing their job as supposed, what they do these days, is to take …

Minister of State for Finance, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda The Federal Government has unveiled plans to deepen bilateral trade relations with the United Kingdom in order to attract fresh investments into the country. The Minister of State for Finance, Ambassador Bashir …

Millions of pounds of fines imposed on Lloyds Banking Group for manipulating lending rates will go to military good causes. According to the Sky News, the Prime Minister, along with the Chancellor George Osborne, made the announcement on a visit to a …

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has sensitised workers from different agencies operating at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Ikeja and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on the dangers posed by the Ebola virus and how to …

Barely a week after the Nigerian Navy handed 25 suspected oil thieves, including foreign nationals, to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) for prosecution, the navy has again apprehended 11 Indian nationals, three Ghanaians and two Nigerians in …

Bull wish to congratulate the National Publicity Secretary of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Dr. Obicee Okonkwo on the recent award he received from the Transport Development Excellence Award (TDEA), as the most progressive publicity secretary. Bull …

is the Inspection Manager of Cargo Inspection and Freight Ltd (CIF). He is a professional with vast knowledge of Cargo Survey in the shipping business. In this week’s edition of your Shipper’s Guide, he takes you on what Cargo survey …

Suicide bombing, kidnapping bomb explosions and such other vices were alien to Nigeria a few years ago; we only read about them in newspapers and wondered if what we heard were actually true. Sometimes, we thought it was movie stunt …

The supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (otherwise referred to as cooking gas) to the Nigerian market by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited is currently being limited by the low utilisation of the products by Nigerians. The NLNG is claiming …

Born on December 6th 1960, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke is a woman with steely will for change in leadership. Her Commitment to help bring a better order in Nigeria has elicited a bundle of mixed feelings …

Mrs Barbel Freya is the Head of Renewable Energy of the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce. In this chat with Emeka Chukwuaku, she explains what embedded energy generation is as related to renewable energy and calls for more awareness …

The Minister of power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo has called on the Nigeria Customs Service to desist from keeping government consignments in the port for a long period of time due to accumulation of demmurage or clearing costs so as to …

The National Inland Waterways Authority NIWA, has been assured of the support of the Akwa Ibom State Government in its effort to enforce safety and security on our inland waterways. Governor Akpabio gave the assurance at the National Conference organized …

The Lagos Port Complex (LPC), Apapa, has a number of “unique selling points”, the Port Manager, Mr. Nasir Anas Mohammed has said. Apparently adducing reasons why LPC is different from others, Mohammed said: “One is the channel that we have. …

The Chairman of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Captain Nogie Meggison has advised the Federal Government to compel foreign airlines to set up a line station for aircraft maintenance in the country and employ engineers as a means of assisting …

To attain its goal of exchange rate stability in the economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has handed down some monetary policy measures to operators in the maritime industry. Under these measures, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has further …

In actual fact, there are two sides to a coin which also depicts what obtains in associations or any group of persons who come together under the aegis of transacting a business or getting a deed done. The Association of …