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Customs exceed 2024 revenue target, collects N5tn

14.11.2024
The Nigeria Customs Service said it has collected N5.079tn revenue as of Tuesday, November 12, 2024, exceeding its revenue target for 2024. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Wednesday at the ongoing 2024 Comptroller-General of Customs Conference in Abuja. The conference was themed, ‘Nigeria Customs Service: Engaging traditional and new partners with...
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Butane Energy unveils cooking gas plant in Kaduna

14.11.2024
Butane Energy Limited and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board have unveiled a 180-metric-tonne Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) plant in Kaduna. This was described as a significant milestone in their collective drive to make LPG a widely accessible, cleaner, and more cost-effective fuel option for cooking in the country. The gas filling plant,...
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Lagos deploys 22,000 solar streetlights

14.11.2024
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the government is adopting renewable energy to power its street lights. The governor said in one year, the majority of the streetlights in Lagos would be powered by solar. Represented by the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Biodun Ogunleye, at the NAPE 2024 Conference, Sanwo-Olu disclosed that 22,000...
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NCDMB seeks industry support to raise crude production

14.11.2024
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has canvassed industry-wide support for initiatives that reverse negative trends in Nigeria’s energy sector and boost oil production. The Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Felix Ogbe, spoke at the International Conference and Exhibition of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists in Lagos. Ogbe, in a paper entitled ’Resolving...
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Lekki Port targets more FDI with new vessels

14.11.2024
The Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Free Zone, Adesuwa Ladoja, has said that the arrival of COSCO, Ocean Network Express, and ZIM shipping lines is expected to attract more foreign direct investments to the zone. Ladoja disclosed this in Lagos recently when the management of Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited, Lekki Freeport Terminal, and the...
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Nigeria increasingly attractive to international investors – Ribadu

14.11.2024
President Bola Tinubu has stated that his administration’s commitment to creating an enabling business environment has resonated with the international investment community, thereby making the country increasingly attractive for both local and international investors. He added that his administration has also expanded its focus on strengthening Nigeria’s position in global trade and investment. Tinubu made...
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‘African economies need 100 ships to enjoy AfCFTA benefits’

14.11.2024
For African economies to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, estimated to be worth $3.4tn, the continent will need around 100 ships to facilitate the transport of goods, the Secretary-General of the Abuja MoU, Capt. Sunday Umoren has stated. Operating under a Cooperative Agreement with International Maritime Organisation, Abuja MoU was established...
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Opay grants N12m scholarship to 40 ABU students

14.11.2024
In a heartwarming gesture and another laudable initiative aimed at empowering the next generation, Nigeria’s leading financial service provider, OPay, has awarded N12m in scholarships to 40 deserving students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Opay in a statement on Wednesday, said that each student will receive N300,000, easing financial pressures and encouraging them to pursue...
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Tinubu signs instruments to boost maritime safety

14.11.2024
President Bola Tinubu has signed the instruments of accession for six Conventions of the International Maritime Organisation. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday by the Head of Public Relations at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Osagie Edward. Osagie explained that the action paves the way for Nigeria to officially deposit these...
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