The Senate has urged the Presidency to take over the Nigerian Navy Flagship “NNS ARADU’’ as a presidential asset and resuscitate it for national security and safety. NNS ARADU is the largest ship in the Nigerian Navy fleet. The resolution…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday said it intercepted 61 containers of timber woods with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N7billion on the verge of being smuggled out of the country to the Middle-East. Speaking to…
President Muhammadu Buhari leftAbuja on Wednesday to attend EXPO 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, revealed this in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Adesina, EXPO…
By Seun Ibiyemi In furtherance of its contribution to reducing the harmful effects of industrial wastes on the environment, the management of APM Terminals Apapa has started recycling its used tyres into pavement blocks for use in exterior flooring. Studies…
By Seun Ibiyemi Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has listed seven areas where profitable investment opportunities exist in the maritime industry. He called on foreign investors to take advantage of the industry. Amaechi made this known in his Paper…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) group, has postponed indefinitely, the 2021 Africa Investment Forum (AIB) scheduled for Dec. 1 to Dec. 3, in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire until further notice. Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of AfDB, in a statement issued on…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says transportation is key to realising the major objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area(AfCFTA). Amaechi said this at the International Conference on the Role of Transportation in the…
In this interview with MATHEW IBIYEMI, Co-Founder/CEO, Thrive Agric, Uka Eje posits that an agricultural revolution is essential for the elimination of poverty in the country. Speaking on the role of smallholder farmers, he explores the role of funding, private-public-partnership…
…As Air peace commences flight to Dubai soon By Tobi Adetunji The Federal Government of Nigeria and its counterpart, the United Arab Emirate has lifted suspension on their respective Airlines after about six months of diplomatic face-off. Nigerian Minister of…
Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has met with the Danish Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Sune Krogstrup, on the reported killing of pirates in the Gulf of Guinea by a Danish…
