Bitcoin rises after eagerly awaited ‘halving’
Bitcoin rose Wednesday after undergoing an eagerly awaited adjustment that occurs every few years to limit the amount of the virtual currency on the market, building on a recent coronavirus-driven rally. So-called “halving” takes place every four years and is when the reward received by “miners”, whose computer processors enable the running of the world’s […]
COVID-19: SON undertakes quality assurance inspections in Abia, Rivers
In continuation of its technical support to local manufacturers in the production of essential materials to fight the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has undertaken quality assurance inspection of mass production of Barrier Masks in Abia and Rivers states. Specifically, the Abia State Office of SON inspected Logistics De […]
COVID-19: Five more patients treated, discharged in Ondo
Five violators of border closure arrested Dayo Johnson – Akure Five more COVID-19 patients admitted and treated at infectious Disease Hospital in Akure, Ondo state capital has been discharged. The state information and Orientation commissioner Donald Ojogo said this in a statement issued yesterday. Ojogo said “This is to announce that five patients of the […]
NPA boss, others outline challenges of COVID-19 Nigerian economy, proffers solutions
THE Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has called for a total diversification of the economy through non-oil export at the backdrop of the reduction in crude oil shipment.
IOCs send operational agreements to 10 stevedoring companies
THE Nigerian Association of Stevedoring Companies, NASC, has confirmed the receipt of agreements by ten stevedoring companies from the International Oil Companies, IOCs, on new stevedoring operational procedures on platforms operated by the IOCs.
Nigeria dominates ship inspection in 2019
NIGERIA’s maritime authority has taken a dominant position in vessel vessel inspection regime in the West and Southern Africa maritime region. The country executed 30 percent of the region’s total inspection activiaties in 2019.This also shows a significant uptick against 26 percent achieved in the preceding year, 2018, in its Port State Control, PSC, regime.
