Senate passes Finance Bill 2020
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Finance Bill 2020, transmitted by President Muhammadu Buhari on Nov. 25 for consideration. The bill, which has 77 clauses was passed following adoption of the report of Senate Joint Committee on Finance, Customs, Excise and Tariff, Trade and Investment and Public Procurement at the Committee of the Whole. Chairman […]
Osinbajo launches manual to create enabling environment for port users
By Providence Adeyinka THE Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has launched a Process Manual on Port Operations aimed at fostering an enabling environment for domestic and foreign port users. The manual was developed by stakeholders led by the Technical Unit on Governance and Anti-Corruption Reform, TUGAR, an arm in the Presidency. Osinbajo noted that the manual […]
We missed opportunity to develop shipping capacity through COVID-19 pandemic —Temisan Omatseyi
Former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Temisan Omatseyi, who is also a ship-owner and President of Africa Ship-owners Association, spoke with Vanguard Maritime Report on several issues affecting the maritime industry. In this interview with Godfrey Bivbere, he spoke about the missed opportunity at the height of the COVID-19 […]
Kankara Abduction: Zamfara Govt shuts 10 vulnerable schools
Zamfara Government on Tuesday announced the immediate closure of 10 secondary schools believed to be vulnerable to bandits’ attacks.
#EndSARS: Bayelsa Judicial panel begins sitting, pledges fair hearing
The Bayelsa State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality and related extra judicial killings on Tuesday began sitting in Yenagoa with an assurance to adopt the principle of the rule of law and fair hearing. In its inaugural speech, the Chairman of the panel, Justice Young Ogola (rtd) announced that the Judicial panel had […]
How the festive shopping season can help merchants Reimagine eCommerce
Andrew Torre, Visa’s regional president for Central Europe, Middle East and Africa, shares perspectives on how post-lockdown retail trends are creating new opportunities for online merchants on the path to recovery. This year’s holiday shopping season has taken considerably greater global significance with retailers of all sizes, sectors and geographies seeking a welcome boost during […]
