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NIMASA Board Pledges Steady Growth & Blue Economy Focus

The Governing Board members of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency have reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the Agency’s Executive Management in delivering on its mandate. In a statement on Monday, the Head of Public Relations at NIMASA, Osagie Edward, stated that the Board, led by its Chairman, Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar, made this announcement...
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Kwara Gov Tasks Media On Professionalism

Media practitioners in Nigeria have been admonished to always prioritise national interest in their daily reportage of events in order not to plunge the country into an unwarranted turmoil. Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq gave this advice in Ilorin, the state capital, on Wednesday evening at the grand finale of the Press Week of the...
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APC Begins Campaign In Obio/Akpor

Ahead of the Local Government (LG) election in Rivers State, the state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Thursday began its campaign flag-off. New Telegraph reports that the rally, which is currently taking place at the Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Rumuola, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, is designed to canvass the...
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Insurers Face N500,000 Fine for Delayed Claims

Nigerian insurance companies that fail to settle claims within 60 days of notification now face stiff penalties, including a N500,000 fine and monthly compound interest at the prevailing bank rate on the claim amount. This was part of the provisions in the newly signed Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025. In Section 210, which focuses...
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NAPE Celebrates 50th Anniversary with NNPC Boss, Others

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, will join other stakeholders in Lagos to mark the 50th anniversary of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists. The event, happening today, Thursday, August 14, would also be attended by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, and...
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No Politician Can Defeat Tinubu- Bwala

The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, on Wednesday, declared that President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2027 general elections is certain. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politic Today, Bwala said no politician could defeat President Tinubu in the next electoral cycle. Bwala explained that Tinubu had been able...
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Kano Port Trade Surges 51% in H1 2025

APM Terminals Kano has announced a record 51 per cent increase in Through Bill of Lading volumes for its half-year period, from January to June 2025. In a statement on Wednesday obtained by The PUNCH, the Terminal Manager of APMT, Steen Knudsen, said, “When compared with the 2024 half-year period from January to June, we...
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