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Nigeria well positioned as W’African trade hub – LASG – Punch Newspapers

20.02.2025

The Lagos State Government has said that with the introduction of the Authorised Economic Operator by the Nigeria Customs Service, the country has been well positioned as the West African trade hub. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated this over the weekend during the official launch of the AEO programme in Lagos. Represented by the...

NCDMB prioritises partnerships with IOCs on new projects – Punch Newspapers

20.02.2025

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Felix Ogbe, has reiterated the determination of the agency to continue partnering with international oil companies to develop new projects. Ogbe stated this recently when he visited the facilities of Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria and Africoat Nigeria Limited, a pipe coating plant, located at...

FG mulls port automation to reduce cost – Punch Newspapers

20.02.2025

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has stressed the need for the government to automate port processes to cut down the cost of doing business in the country. Adegboyega, who stated this recently during a media chat with editors in Lagos, said some of the costs at the ports do not add...

Customs partner NPA to boost port efficiency – Punch Newspapers

20.02.2025

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has emphasised the importance of collaboration between the service and the Nigerian Ports Authority in enhancing the efficiency and competitiveness of Nigerian ports. In a statement on Tuesday, Adeniyi, who stated this during a courtesy visit to the NPA Headquarters recently, noted that the success of the NCS is...

Customs AEO programme will improve Nigeria’s business environment – WCO – Punch Newspapers

20.02.2025

The Secretary-General of the World Customs Organisation, Ian Saunders, says the Authorised Economic Operator programme introduced by the Nigeria Customs Service to boost trade in Nigeria will create a healthier business environment. Saunders stated this while speaking via Zoom during the official launch of the AEO programme in Lagos over the weekend. He said that...

NPA advises port managers to address gridlock

20.02.2025

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, on Monday, paid an unscheduled visit to the Lagos ports access road, determined to swiftly respond to stakeholders’ feedback on the traffic situation along Apapa and Tincan Island Port complexes. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the NPA. Speaking during the...

Shippers Council, maritime police, Navy collaborate on security

20.02.2025

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council said it’s strengthening its partnership with the Maritime Police and Nigerian Navy to enhance efficiency and security in the country’s maritime sector. The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Pius Akutah, disclosed this during high-level meetings with key maritime security agencies in Lagos. He urged the police to collaborate closely with the...

Marketers skeptical on IOCs naira-for-crude plan, eye March date

20.02.2025

Marketers of petroleum products have expressed scepticism over a plan by international oil companies to sell crude oil to Dangote and other local refineries in naira. The PUNCH reliably gathered that barring any last-minute change in decisions, international oil companies in Nigeria will join in crude oil sale in naira to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery...

Govt disburses $68m to 28 states for business reforms

20.02.2025

The Federal Government has disbursed a total of $68.36m to 28 states under the States Action on Business Enabling Reforms Programme, a $750m loan initiative supported by the World Bank to improve the ease of doing business across Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs Lydia Jafiya, disclosed this in Abuja...

NNPCL refutes 2025 petrol importation claim

20.02.2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has denied reports claiming it recently imported 200 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol. The company also clarified that it had not imported any volume of the product in 2025. This was stated in a rejoinder issued by NNPCL’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye,...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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