Brito Sporting Club of Portugal, a football club founded in 1956, has signed an official contract with a 19-year old Nigerian footballer, Yaqub Usman-Malah. The official unveiling of the United …
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CUSTOMSSHIPPING & TRADE
Customs releases Kano, Jigawa area operations report, nets N102.5bn in 2024
by Olu Jonesby Olu JonesThe Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday released report on its operations for the Kano/Jigawa Command, showing a total revenue collection of N102.5 billion in 2024. The figure represents 94% increase …
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SHIPPING & TRADETRANSPORT
New Year: MWUN leader congratulates maritime stakeholders, says sector’s future promising
by Olu Jonesby Olu JonesThe President-General, Nigerian Maritime Workers Union (MWUN), Dr. Adewale Adeyanju says the year 2025 looks promising and that the maritime industry will bounce back to reckoning again urging Nigerians to …
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NEWS & PUBLIC ECONOMYOIL & GAS
Pandemonium in Ogun town as gas plant catches fire
by Olu Jonesby Olu JonesThere was pandemonium in Ofada, a town along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State, on Saturday when fire erupted from a gas plant located on Ofada-Owode Road near Trinity College. …
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FEATURESNEWS & PUBLIC ECONOMY
Labour Party begins online membership registration, releases timetable for congresses
by Olu Jonesby Olu JonesIn its desire to exceed a membership size of 20 million before 2027 general election, the opposition Labour Party, has launched an online membership registration and revalidation application. According to …
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MONEY MARKETNEWS & PUBLIC ECONOMY
Why Naira has not fallen to N10,000/$1 — Pastor Adeboye
by Olu Jonesby Olu JonesThe Nigerian Naira would have plunged to N10,000 to $1, but for prayers from citizens across the country, the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye …
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AGENCIESSHIPPING & TRADE
Nigeria strategises to fill Category C in IMO Council
by Olu Jonesby Olu JonesIn a strategic manoeuvre to grab a position in the Category C of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has inaugurated an …
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SHIPPING & TRADE
MARAN annual maritime lecture focuses on dismantling trade barriers under AfCFTA
by Olu Jonesby Olu JonesThe Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) is set to hold the second edition of its apex international trade event, the Annual Maritime Lecture (MAMAL), slated for November 21, 2024, …
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SHIPPING & TRADETECHNOLOGY
Industrial Hazard: MARAN, Police hold workshop on cyberbullying for journalists
by Olu Jonesby Olu JonesTo keep journalists abreast of legal requirements and ethical issues surrounding their jobs, as impacted by technology, the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) in collaboration with the Ports Division …
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AGENCIESSHIPPING & TRADE
NPA MD meets maritime workers, commits to higher productivity, revenue generation
by Olu Jonesby Olu JonesThe Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has reaffirmed his commitment to staff development, to boost productivity and revenue generation. Dr. Dantsoho gave this assurance when …