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Month: September 2017

Shell lights up Lagos, inks $300m gas saturation understanding with firm

Indications that crash of high price and associated scarcity of natural gas around Lagos have emerged as Royal Dutch Shell has sealed a deal with Shoreline Energy Group to develop, market and distribute the product across the state. The agreement,…

‘Safety standards, procedures spurred 827 incident-free days at Egbin Power station’

The Chairman of Egbin Power Station Plc, Mr Kola Adesina, has said insistence on safety standards and procedures at Egbin Power station spurred the nation’s largest power plant to record incident free operations for 827 day. He noted that all…

Governors’ believe in Nigeria’s exit from recession toes party lines

A sharp division between governors from the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and key opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on the trending issue of Nigeria’s announced exit from economic recession has been observed. Whereas Kaduna State Governor, Mallam…

Only 8 out of 32 airlines recorded no case of delayed, missing baggage in H1 2017

Flight statistics bumped upon by Business Hilights on Monday have revealed that out of 32 local and international airlines that operated in Nigeria during the first half of 2017 ending June, only eight recorded no single case of either missing…

Leave performing airports, concession failing ones, Expert tells FG

Following the trending tweet by Vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, announcing that the federal executive council has agreed to the concession of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, aviation expert, Mojeed Aina has advised…

Lagos Marine Police boss, Folawiyo visits NIMASA, seeks interagency cooperation

The Lagos Police Commissioner in charge of Maritime Command, CP David Folawiyo has paid a courtesy visit at the Nigerian Maritime Resource Development Centre (NMRDC), Lagos and had fruitful discussion with the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…

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Tincan Customs command smokes out 1,100 Pump Action Riffles from Turkey

The Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, on Monday displayed before the media a total of 1,100 Pump Action guns smuggled in from Turkey. He agreed that there are chances that a cabal made of importers and…

Medical Faculty’ll lead emerging TB Joshua Varsity in Ondo

More insights have emerged on the factors driving the establishment of the $1billion University of Science and Technology in Arigidi Akoko,Ondo State, by leading African prophet, TB Joshua (MFR). TB Joshua is the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations…

Nigerians missing in LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Africa Middle East

Details on the winners for Africa Middle East segment of the LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 has emerged showing that none of the 75 entries from Nigeria made it to the winners list. Results show that whereas Silver Prize went to Fatima-azzahra…

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How funding frustrations neutralised NITDA’s 2016/2017 Scholarship scheme

The originally targeted speed in building up technology capacity in the younger generations of Nigerians vide NITDEF Scholarship, organized by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has been punctured this year as the program hanging on account of paucity…