Seafarers’ raises alarm over fake merchant navy operatives
The Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association, NMNOWTSSA, has raised alarm over the activities of fake merchant navy operatives. They said their activities pose a threat to the already fragile security situation in the country. President…
Price of Rice to fall next month — Ogbeh
Indications have emerged that going by the quantum of private sector and states governments’ investments in rice farming; next harvesting season of rice which is November will see huge harvest and possible saturation of the market. States where rice is…
Dangote, 9 others to discuss Africa-Europe trade with Hollande
French President, François Hollande has concluded discussion with top 10 entrepreneurs across Middle East, Europe and Africa in Paris on ways of promoting trade relations with Europe. The dialogue is coming on the heels of serious collapse in the volume…
LADOL seal partnership deal with Norwegian companies
The Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL) is currently working out a strategic partnership package with some Norwegian companies towards oil and gas business development in the country. This was made public when a delegation of the Nigerian-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce…
Africa closes ranks to fight piracy, illegal fishing
Africa will come together to battle piracy and illegal fishing for the first time at an African Union maritime security summit that kicks off in Togo on October 15. The continent urgently needs to fight “extremely high stakes” piracy and…
Fayemi Negotiates $500m Mining Investment Fund with NSIA
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has disclosed that he is currently negotiating a $500 million investment fund with the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), managers of Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, to support a long term development…
Anxiety as Intels sacks 300, may ease 1,700 before year end
Leading maritime logistics servicing group, Integrated Logistics Service Limited (INTELS), Nigeria’s foremost oil and gas logistics service provider may have sacked about 300 Nigerian workers and over 20 expatriates members of staff last month. Before the latest mass sack, about…
PMG-MAN boss gives terms on how to bid for FG’s tenders
Managing Director of SKG -Pharma Limited, and President, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN), Mr. Okey Akpa has given a recipe on how best the government can grow the industry in Nigeria. In an interview, he…
Agriculture shortest way out of recession —BoI
The Bank of Industry has disclosed that if Nigeria raises her potentials in many agricultural products, especially plantain and cassava, recession may start to ease earlier than expected. This was revealed yesterday in Ile Ife by the Group Head, Department…
Economy may shrink to 1.3% before end of 2016 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said Nigeria’s economy is likely to shrink by 1.3 per cent before the end of 2016 due to the sharp fall in the naira after dollar peg was dropped in June. The…
