Lagos ports expect 85 ships
Eighty-five ships laden with various items are expected to sail into Lagos ports between May 17 and June 29. This was contained in the Shipping Position, a document of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), made available to newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday.
Industrial crisis looms in Oyo, Ogun
Among other actions by the outgoing governors of Ogun and Oyo states after the April 26 election, the reported employment
Man remanded in prison for burning in-laws’ house
A 65-year- old man, Kadiri Mohammed, has been arraigned before a Bauchi Chief Magistrate’s Court charged with attempted homicide by setting the house of his in-laws on fire.
Shipping firms risks sanction over non-compliance with CTN scheme
Shipping firms operating in Nigeria stands the risks of being sanctioned by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) as most of them have refused to fully comply with the Cargo Tracking Note scheme.
Cement manufacturers promise to abide by government’s directive
Cement Manufacturers Association of Nigeria says that the association is working on ways to meet the Federal Government’s directive to reduce prices of cement. Mr James Salako, Executive Secretary of the association said in Lagos that some factors outside the control of manufacturers were responsible for the high prices.
NURTW urges FG to fast-track railway operations nationwide
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to fast-track railway operations across the country. The union’s General Secretary, Mr Kingsley Ukoh, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
ERC calls for return to old fees
The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has condemned the Anambra state government and the university management of Anambra State University (ANSA) for increasing the school fees from N36,000 to N86,000 for non-medical students, N120,000 for medical students saying that ERC sees the increment as unjustifiable and anti-people.
Board wades into UNTH Consultants’ strike
The management Board of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Enugu headed by Professor Okey Mbonu, has waded into the industrial disputewhich forced about 140 Consultants in the hospital to withdraw clinical servicessince May 5.
Caleb Varsity students acquire ICT certification
The first set of 21 students of Caleb University, Imota, Ikorodu, have recently acquired international licence in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and COMPTIA +, both ICT-based certification.
PC software theft in Nigeria hits $255 m in 2010, says BSA
While the fight against software goes on, the commercial value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers in Nigeria has reached $225 million in 2010 even as 82 percent of software deployed on PCs during the year was pirated., according to a new study by business software alliance, (BSA). Nigeria’s piracy rate, according to the Business Software Alliance (BSA) 2010 Global Software Piracy Study, which evaluates the state of software piracy around the world.
Visa seeks continuous improvement in Nigeria’s payment system
Global electronic payment firm, Visa, has emphasised the need for continuous innovation in Nigeria’s electronic banking and payment systems, so as to position the country on equal pedestal with other countries in the global economy and enable businesses and individuals enjoy the benefits of a robust payment system.
