A Trustee of Shippers Association Lagos State, Mr Odolo Nicodemus, has advised Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and other government agencies at ports to jointly inspect cargoes to reduce time of doing business. Nicodemus gave the advice in an interview with NAN on the sidelines of a one-day Sensitisation Workshop titled : “SON ACT 2015 and Ease of Doing Business,’’ in Lagos on Wednesday. “SON told operators that all its documentation will be online. So if SON’s documentation is done on line, why can’t other government operators adopt the SON electronic system? “After getting permit for Standards Organisation of Nigeria…
Author: Alaba Rotimi
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Managing Director, Nsima Udo Ekere, said the agency had revoked more than 600 contracts and projects as part of efforts to restructure the commission. Ekere told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Thursday that the commission’s management and board took the decision to adopt a ‘4R’ initiative as roadmap to development. According to him, the commission’s 4R initiative is restructuring the balance sheet, reforming governance protocols, restoring core mandate and reaffirming commitment to doing what is right and proper. Ekere, who said that the commission’s balance sheet was over bloated with contingent liabilities in excess…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had said resolving the Etisalat debt issue is an incentive to attract the two billion dollars Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) expected from Mubadala of United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said this in a statement by Mr Tony Ojobo, the Director, Public Affairs of the commission in Abuja on Wednesday. The EVC was speaking when he received, Mr Boye Olusanya, the Chief Executive and the Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs, Mr Ibrahim Dikko of 9Mobile in his office in Abuja. “Resolving the issue was partly to forestall any form…
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has ordered the striking Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), to unblock the premises of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Abuja. In a ruling in Abuja on Wednesday, Justice Maureen Esowe held that the unblocking of the premises by the union would enable the applicant (CAC), take actions that would stop the strike. The union had on July 17 embarked on a warning strike over alleged non- payment of salary arrears. The union blocked the premises of the CAC preventing top management of the CAC from accessing their…
Troops of the Nigerian Army had rescued all the 10 NNPC staff kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Borno on Tuesday. But the effort came with a huge price for the Nigerian military. Nine soldiers and a civilian died in the confrontation with the abductors. The Director Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday, also said that the bodies of an officer, eight soldiers and a civilian, who died in the incident had been recovered. Usman said the bodies had been evacuated to 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital. Suspected Boko Haram terrorists ambushed…
President Muhammadu Buhari who is fast recovering from him ailment, beaming with smiles and life, has received in audience seven Nigerian governors who left Nigeria Tuesday night to visit him in London, where he has been recuperating since 8 May. The governors were led by Governor Abdulaziz Yari, chairman of the Governors Forum. The six other governors are: Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state, Udom Emmanuel, (Akwa Ibom), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Abdullahi Ganduja (Kano) and Samuel Ortom, Benue State and Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state. It was the second goodwill visit by Nigerian political leaders. President Buhari had on Sunday in…
A top advisor to Pope Francis, Cardinal George Pell, has denied all charges of historical sexual abuse at his first appearance today in an Australian court. The 76-year-old, the number-three figure in the Vatican as the finance chief, returned from Rome earlier this month to face the charges in Melbourne Magistrates Court. Details of the charges have not been made public although police said they involved “multiple complainants”. The former Sydney and Melbourne archbishop has always maintained his innocence. Looking sombre and frail, he attended the hearing with his lawyer, top criminal barrister Robert Richter, who told the court his…
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, has advised governors in the country to stop pilfering from the public treasury with the aim of accumulating wealth. Instead, he urged them to focus on enhancing the well-being of the masses. The governor gave the advice on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2017 graduation of Internally Displaced Girls under the Organisation of Female Students Scholarship Scheme. The 73 graduating girls were sponsored by the Girl Child Concern (GCC), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), in collaboration with the Borno Government, and were selected in from secondary schools in five Northern states. ´´The most important yard…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the establishment of a Digital Literacy Council of Nigeria, the Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, has said. Shittu said on Tuesday in Lagos at the 2017 Digital Citizenship Summit Nigeria, that the Council was for the development of a National Policy on digital literacy. According to him, through the National Policy, appropriate digital literacy guidelines and standards in Nigeria will be promoted. ”The Council is expected to develop a National Digital Literacy Policy and Strategic Action Plan for the implementation of this initiative, as well as identify and harness opportunities for partnerships. ”This…
Vice-Chancellor of Veritas University, Abuja, Prof. Michael Kwanashie on Tuesday urged Nigerians to stop blaming President Muhammadu Buhari for the current economic recession in the country. He made the remark while speaking as lead paper presenter at a One-Day seminar on “The Viability of Federal Government Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020 held at the main campus, Samaru, Zaria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seminar, which was organised by Institute for Development Research and Training (IDR) was held at ABU main campus, Samaru, Zaria. “Let me emphasis that President Buhari did not bring suffering to…