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CILT Global President-Elect  Attributes Piracy Reduction In Gulf Of Guinea To Collaboration

CILT Global President-Elect  Attributes Piracy Reduction In Gulf Of Guinea To Collaboration

By Frank Odinukaeze   The success recorded in  the Gulf of Guinea(GoG) in the reduction of piracy attacks ,has been attributed to sub- regional and international  collaborations  as well as enforcement, by governments of member states and the international community. …

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Ghana Plans To Buy Oil With Gold Instead Of U.S. Dollars

Women In Mining In Nigeria  To Exhibit Gold & Gems In Conference

Genevieve Aningo   In a bid to accrue a diversified economy for Nigeria and lure human interests in the mining sector, the Women In Mining In Nigeria (WIMIN), Lagos Chapter would be hosting its maiden Gold and Gemstone Exhibition between …

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Why I Abandoned NTC, Ex-Transport Minister

FG Describes Maritime Workers As Critical To Economy

  The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has stated that Maritime Workers are vital not only to the maritime industry but to  Nigeria’s economy. The Minister stated this when the President, Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale …

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NYSC Trains Management Officials

NYSC Trains Management Officials

 Genevieve Aningo    The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah has begun the training and retraining of its management members of staff to build capacity for higher productivity. The DG emphasized that the …

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FG disburses N309bn grant to exporting firms

NEPC Inaugurates Anti–Corruption, Transparency Unit

By Genevieve Aningo   The Executive Director/CEO of Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC, Dr Ezra Yakusak has inaugurated an Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU)  to expose and expunge corrupt practices in the council . This was published on the NEPC official …

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Sanwo-Olu gets FG’s approval for $2.5bn Badagry seaport

Sanwo-Olu gets FG’s approval for $2.5bn Badagry seaport

  Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has received approval to build the Badagry Deep Seaport which was approved by the Federal Executive Council in August. A statement signed by Sanwo-Olu’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, said the approval, which …

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Our Priority In NIMASA Is Stakeholders- Jamoh

Our Priority In NIMASA Is Stakeholders- Jamoh

The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has stated that stakeholders would continue to occupy premium position in the life of NIMASA, noting that it is the stakeholders who keep the Agency and …

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ICC Seeks Collaboration With Shippers’ Council To Aid Trade Facilitation

ICC Seeks Collaboration With Shippers’ Council To Aid Trade Facilitation

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Nigeria has called for collaboration with Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC)to aid trade facilitation in Africa. The Chairman, ICC Global Customs & Trade Commission, Mr. Segun Olugboyegun made the call when he led a delegation …

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Nigeria Not Ready For Renewable Energy, Let’s Focus On LNG- Experts

By Genevieve  Aningo   Against the global community calls for nations to transit to renewable energy, greener shipping, technological innovations to reduce carbon foot prints, green house emissions and  climate change, experts at the two-day national conference organised by the …

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Why I Abandoned NTC, Ex-Transport Minister

Transport Minister To Speak As Maritime Art Exhibition Debuts

The African Continent is set to record a historical event with the debut of the African Maritime Art Exhibition (AMAE) which will be held in Lagos on Saturday October 29th, 2022. AMAE, is curated by Hazi’s Art, an arm of …

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Stakeholders knock Ethiopian Airlines’ stake in Nigeria Air

Stakeholders knock Ethiopian Airlines’ stake in Nigeria Air

Stakeholders have continued to condemn the recently announced stake of Ethiopian Airlines in Nigeria’s national carrier, Nigeria Air. The Federal Government recently announced the choice of Ethiopian Air­lines as the core investor and technical partner in the Ni­geria Air project, …

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FG mulls Chinese, Portuguese loans to complete railways

FG yet to secure 85% foreign railway loan

The Ministry of Transportation said it was yet to secure 85 per cent of the foreign loan component for Kaduna/Kano and Port-Harcourt/Maiduguri rail service projects. The Minister of Transportation Mu’azu Sambo disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Abuja …

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Domestic airfares soar by 95% in 12 months – NBS

FG approves Lekki-Epe airport, projects five million passengers

The Federal Government said on Monday that the Lekki-Epe international airport, upon completion, would cater for about five million air travelling passengers around Lekki, Ajah, and Epe axis of Lagos State annually. This was as Lagos State officially received the …

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FG Committed To Establishing Sustainable Infrastructure For Transport, Logistics -Sambo

FG Committed To Establishing Sustainable Infrastructure For Transport, Logistics -Sambo

By Frank Odinukaeze   The Federal Government has declared its readiness to improve transport infrastructure to enhance sustainable transport and logistics. Minister of Transportation, Engr.Mu’azu Jaji Sambo stated this on Tuesday,  in Lagos while declaring open the 2022 Chartered Institute …

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ValueJet begins operations in Nigeria

ValueJet begins operations in Nigeria

ValueJet Airline on Monday commenced commercial flight operations in Lagos. The airline made this known during its launch party in Lagos on Monday, noting that it would be a hybrid carrier offering both low-cost and legacy options for everyone to …

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Aso Rock to spend N14bn on Internet

Aso Rock to spend N14bn on Internet

  The Presidential Villa plans to spend N14.8bn on Internet access, stationery and telephone charges, among others, under the Federal Government’s planned expenditure captured in the 2023 budget. In the budget, N67.1m was budgeted for Internet access to the Villa, …

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CILT NIGERIA Conference On Sustainable Innovation Begins Tuesday

CILT NIGERIA Conference On Sustainable Innovation Begins Tuesday

  In line with the clarion call to ingest sustainability, innovation and technology across all sectors of the economy, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Nigeria would be hosting a national conference themed ‘ Sustainable Innovations In Global …

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$350million Cabotage Fund: 11 Firms Shortlisted To Benefit

$350million Cabotage Fund: 11 Firms Shortlisted To Benefit

  ·  No record of eleven banks anywhere ·  NISA, SOAN call for criteria, transparency   As the Federal Government plans the inauguration of a special committee this week in preparation for the disbursement of the long-awaited $350m Cabotage Vessel …

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Why I Abandoned NTC, Ex-Transport Minister

Blue Economy: Nigeria To Take Lead In Harnessing Resources

The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has given assurance that Nigeria will take the lead among African countries in harnessing the abundant resources of the blue economy for her benefit. The Minster who disclosed this when the Secretary-General, International …

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Lack of funds halts Eastern railway project —FG

Kaduna Train Attack; Sambo Fulfills Promise As Terrorists Set 23 Remaining Victims Free

Barely two months after the last release of victims of Kaduna Train attack,precisely last August, the remaining 23  Kaduna train attack victims were on Wednesday released by their captors.  Secretary of the Chief of Defence Staff Action Committee, Usman Yusuf, …

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