January 2026 – Page 17

Sahara Group awards $36,000 research grant to UNILAG

30.01.2026

Sahara Group has reinforced its push for sustainable development and human capital growth in Africa with the award of a total of $36,000 under its Making A Difference Grant initiative to three academics of the University of Lagos. The beneficiaries, Prof. Sunday Adebisi, Dr Victor Odumuyiwa and Prof. Abdul-Hameed Sulaimon, were selected in the second...

Nigerian Shipowners Seek Funding to Compete Globally

30.01.2026

The Shipowners Association of Nigeria has stated that with improved access to funding through the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund, Nigerian operators will be better equipped to compete more effectively with foreign operators. The President of SOAN, Sunny Eja, stated this last week during the official launch of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund application portal by...

TRS to ease cargo bottlenecks & boost trade in Nigeria

30.01.2026

The Customs Area Controller in charge of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, of the Nigeria Customs Service, Aliyu Gambo, has described the newly launched Time Release Study as a transformative tool that will drastically reduce cargo clearance delays, improve transparency and enhance trade efficiency across Nigeria’s ports and border formations. According to a statement...

Multi-Trex Gets NGX Nod to Increase Public Shareholding

30.01.2026

Multi-Trex Integrated Foods Plc has secured approval from the Nigerian Exchange to take steps aimed at increasing its public shareholding, following a recapitalisation that left its free float below the Main Board requirement. According to a statement signed by the Company Secretary, Sogunle Adekunle, on Tuesday, NGX Regulation Company granted the company a 24-month moratorium,...

NCDMB empowers 250 youths with vocational skills training

30.01.2026

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, in collaboration with Jake Riley Academy, has trained 250 youths in Lagos in solar installation and other high-demand vocational skills as part of efforts to promote self-reliance and job creation. The beneficiaries graduated on Monday from the NCDMB Lagos Youth Skills Training Programme, a capacity-building initiative designed to...

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NIWA sustains private sector collaboration to boost efficien

30.01.2026

The National Inland Waterways Authority said it is sustaining collaboration with the private sector to enhance efficiency and expand service delivery. According Wednesday’s statement, the Acting Managing Director of NIWA, Yusuf Girei, disclosed this in Abuja when the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Fatima Mahmood, engaged with the management...

Customs Transfers N36.5m Expired Goods to NAFDAC

30.01.2026

The Nigeria Customs Service, Kirikiri Lighter Terminal Command, has handed over a 20-foot container carrying 440 bags of expired raw materials with a duty paid value of N36.5m to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. This was contained in a recent statement by the Customs Public Relations Officer of the command,...

Ogun community raises concerns over oil exploration site

30.01.2026

Community leaders and stakeholders from the Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State have queried Governor Dapo Abiodun over what they described as conflicting narratives surrounding the approved location for oil exploration in the state, particularly the status of Tongeji Island in the Ogun West Senatorial District. The concerns were raised in a letter addressed...

Tinubu’s Reforms Restoring Global Community’s Confidence In Nigeria, Says Shettima

30.01.2026

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has said the reforms of the administration of President Bola Tinubu were beginning to restore the confidence of the global community in Nigeria. This, he said, explained why persons from foreign countries now choose to participate in professional courses like the Professionals’ Certification Programme in Nigeria. Shettima made the observation...

Bunmi Akinnaanu’s Son Berates Father During Singer’s Burial

30.01.2026

The son of the late Nigerian gospel singer, Bunmi Akinnaanu, popularly known as Omije Ojumi, has reportedly prevented his biological father from participating in the burial ceremony. A video circulating online captured the emotional moment the young man confronted his father and refused him entry into the burial venue. READ ALSO: According to the eyewitness account,...