Gunmen abduct ex-Bayelsa Ag CJ’s husband
The peace of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital was again shattered Wednesday as gunmen kidnapped the husband of the immediate past Acting Chief Judge of the state, Justice Margaret Akpomiemie, on the busy Mbiama-Yenagoa road.
Abuja Sheraton hosts associates, embraces core values
In an innovative bid to smoothly re launch the Sheraton brand new positioning and evolved core values to Sheraton Abuja associates, General Manager of the Hotel, Mr.Morten Ebbesen hosted over 500 associates to a grand lunch at the Ladi Kwali conference Centre.
Lagos partners developer on 5,000 workers housing
In its quest to make affordable housing available to its teeming workforce, the Lagos State government is set to collaborate with a private real estate developer to deliver 5,000 housing units for middle income workers in the state.
PMI,Shelter Afrique plan N3.6bn Bayelsa estate
A primary mortgage institution (PMI),Trans Atlantic Mortgages Limited, has secured an agreement with Shelter Afrique to construct a N3.6 billion housing estate in Yenegoa, the Bayelsa State capital.
Sale of NPA properties, Reps to institute probe
Following years of complains and petitions by the leadership of the Senior Staff Association of the Nigerian Ports Authority (SSANPA) over the sale of the authority’s properties, the House Committee on Marine Transport is set to institute a probe to ascertain the sale.
Lack of tug boats frustrate eastern ports’concessionaires’ efforts
Effort of terminal operators to revive the already moribund Eastern ports with heavy financial investments are being frustrated by the Mallam Abdulsalam Mohammed led management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) which has refused to allocate tug boats to the ports in the region.
STOA laments poor port access road
By Godfrey Bivbere Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOA) has lamented the poor port access road, noting that it is contributing to increase freighting goods from the nation’s ports in Lagos, even as it kicked against the introduction of the wharf landing fees (Wharf landing fee is a new levy introduced by the Lagos […]
IDL plans expansion into African markets
Intercontinental Distillers Limited (IDL) has announced its plans to expand the distribution of its products across the African market in the next couple of years.
BATN supports appropriate regulation of tobacco industry
The British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) has expressed its support for appropriate regulation of tobacco industry. This, the company believes, will help reduce the impact of tobacco on public health in the country. The company made this known at the public hearing for the anti-tobacco bill in the Senate.
Moneywise publishes ‘Wealth Report’ on Lagos State
Moneywise, Nigeria’s premier personal finance company, is set to publish “The Lagos Wealth Reportâ€.
The report, which will be published in September 2009, will be the first in the series of reports on how state governments in Nigeria utilise public funds to create wealth for their citizens.
Stakeholders commend Oceanic Bank for making provision for loan loss
Ahead of its 2009 Annual General Meeting (AGM), operators and other stakeholders have commended the Oceanic International Bank Plc for writing off bad loans as directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
