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Shippers’ Council, NIMASA to tackle arbitrary charges by shipping lines
By Godfrey Bivbere MARITIME The Nigerian Shipper Council, NSC, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, yesterday disclosed that they will challenge the sustained arbitrary charges by international
Ekiti pensioners laud Fayemi over release of N250m gratuity payment
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Ekiti State Council, has applauded Gov. Kayode Fayemi for releasing N250m to pay part of the outstanding gratuities
German lawmakers pass ’emergency brake’ virus rules to curb new wave
Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor in the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany on Friday, April 16, 2021 The German parliament passed legislation on Wednesday to allow the introduction of an “emergency brake”
Gunmen kill Amotekun corps in Oyo
Some gunmen has reportedly ambushed and killed Suleiman Qudril, an operative of Amotekun Corps, around Fiditi area of Oyo State. Qudril, 25, was killed in an ambush on Tuesday by
Bill to establish Nigerian Maritime security trust fund passes 2nd reading
A bill for an Act to establish Nigerian Maritime Security Trust Fund and other matters related passed second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday in
Prices of rice, others rise in March — NBS
By Elizabeth Adegbesan ECONOMY The National Bureau of statistics , NBS, said the prices paid by consumers for rice, eggs, tomato and yam rose in March. This corresponds
Police in Edo charge 331 suspects to courts in two months
The Police Command in Edo on Wednesday disclosed that no fewer than 332 suspects have been charged to courts in the last two months. Mr Phillip Ogbadu, the Commissioner of
Allianz begins eight-year worldwide Olympic partnership
By Rosemary Iwunze INSURANCE Allianz said it has officially began its eight-year worldwide partnership with the Olympic & Paralympic Movements on January 1, making it the insurer of the movements.
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[ICYMI] Igbo community in C’River at ‘war’ over leadership
By Emmanuel Una PASSIONS are high, voices are rising and fists clenched in the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndi Igbo in Cross River State, following a pronouncement by a
Nigeria’s trade deficit rises 49% to $2.5bn
A map of Nigeria *Capital importation drops 31% By Elizabeth Adegbesan The nation’s trade deficit rose month-on-month by 49 percent to $2.5 billion in January from $1.69 billion in
