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Day: November 6, 2019

Era of under-declaring over 80% of sea cargo to end with tracking note—Bello

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Barr Hassan Bello, has assured that the days of importers and criminally minded clearing agents getting away with over 80 per cent under-declared goods at Nigerian ports are coming to an…

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NIMC’s NIN: Poor awareness, access dim 2018 target of 78m to distant 38m now

Strong indications have emerged showing that the original performance target of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in driving National Identification Number (NIN) registration in the country since 2016 has failed. This was discovered when latest revelation from the Director-General…

No airline in Nigeria has successfully existed for 10 years—AMCON

The Chief Executive Officer of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Alhaji Ahmed Kuru, has given insights on why no domestic airline in Nigeria has surpassed a decade of existence. Explaining in a meeting with the National Assembly on the…

Safety in Bayelsa State helped us attract investing expatriates— Azikel Refinery boss

Fresh insights on the key facts behind the feat of the emerging 12,000bpd refinery in Bayelsa State have been revealed by the President of Azikel Petroleum, owners of Azikel Modular Refinery, Dr. Eruani Azibapu. In an interview, he said “It…

Can FG wrestle self out from fuel import cabal to fix refineries, get new ones?

Whereas the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Lekki during a tour of the Dangote Refinery, Mele Kyari, said the Corporation is in the process of establishing two new 200,000bpd condensate refineries to boost in-country refining capacity,…

Can Nigerian neighbours meet FG’s 30% input in none African Products?

Latest conditions rolled out by the Federal Government on the opening of land borders linking Benin, Niger and Cameroon ahead of a tripartite meeting with ECOWAS Member States within next two weeks, have continued to elicit mixed reactions. Minister of…