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‘2.3m youths applying for 300,000 N-Power jobs means rising unemployment’

The revelation by the acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, last week Friday, that 2.3 million youths have so far applied for the remaining 300,000 jobs under the Federal Government’s N-Power scheme since the portal was reopened in June means that there…

Ghana Ports set to switch on central single window, paperless transactions Sept 1

Whereas Nigerian maritime agencies are still wobbling back and forth on their respective single windows rather one central platform operations which is global best practices to ease business for port stakeholders, Ghana is now set to flag off seamless central…

NPA flags off single interface exams of cargoes to deepen EO 22

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, weekend directed the immediate implementation of the single interface examination point for cargoes at all ports across the country. This is in conformity with Executive Order (EO) 22….

Bad Port access roads: Like Lagos, like Onne—BH Report

Barely one month after the dishing out of Executive Order (EO) to drive ease of doing business at ports and 24 hours port operations, studies by Business Hilights Economic Research Team (BHERT) has shown that the situation at both Lagos…

Minister, FAAN failed to be on same page on MMA2 concession agreement

The last may not have been heard on the real time limit for the deal sealed between the federal government and Bi-Courtney on the build, operate and transfer of the terminal back to the government after a number of years….

How Abia Speaker, Kalu ordered Police to shoot armless FRSC officers on duty

More details have emerged on the shooting of about three officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials on duty at the Umuikaa/Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway. The offence of the officers who were on uniforms with their patrol van parked…