By Mary Benson Independent Marketers at the Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports have lamented alleged high handedness by the Nigeria Customs Service ,NCS in the ports, following  the closure of some bonded terminals. The directive to shut  down the bonded terminals according to them, was  handed down by a Deputy Controller General , without a […]

By Moses Nosike Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group, a global conglomerate and leading contributor to the Nigerian economy, has once again demonstrated its commitment to deepening relationships with its stakeholders. This time, TGI Group partnered with public relations practitioners in the country by featuring at the recent PR Week organized by the Lagos State chapter […]

By Etop Ekanem In yet another demonstration of its commitment to the sustainable development of Nigeria’s agricultural sector, leading food and agro-allied company, WACOT Limited, has supported the 2021 International Sesame Seed Conference, held in Kano July 29 to 30, 2021. The conference, themed, ‘Developing the Sesame Seed Value Chain for Sustainable Economic Growth’ was […]

By Moses Nosike Nigeria’s foremost bilateral Chamber of Commerce, The Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce, NBCC, held her 42nd Annual General Meeting last Friday at the Chamber’s recently commissioned Multipurpose Plaza in Lekki. The installation of the new President and Chairman of Council, as well as other Officers of the Chamber took place during the AGM […]

Real estate mogul and Managing Director of Sujimoto Construction Limited, Sijibomi Ogundele who was recently awarded Vanguard Young Entrepreneur of the year 2020 by the Vanguard Newspapers said he drew inspiration from other notable businessmen like MKO, Dangote and Abdulsamad Rabiu, confronting all challenges with determination, and responding to every ‘What if’ with WHY NOT! […]

By Kayode Ojewale FLOODING does not just suddenly happen, it is usually preceded by some occurrences hinting its imminent arrival. When the flow of rain water on its way to the drainage channels or river is impeded, then flooding occurs. Flooding is having too much water in the wrong place. The cause of flooding is […]

Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has refused the application of Osborne Foreshore Resident Association(OSFRA) asking the court to jail the 1st and 2nd defendants, Lekki Gardens Estate Limited and Foreshore Waters Limited for contempt.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated Mrs. Elohor Aiboni on her appointment as the first female Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCO). Okowa, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, described Mrs. Aiboni as an illustrious daughter of Delta, who by her industry […]

By Moses Nosike As part of efforts aimed at further simplifying tax remittances in Nigeria, SystemSpecs has collaborated with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to strengthen tax administration through its Remita Payment Gateway which powers payments on TaxPro-Max, a solution newly introduced for filing tax returns. The Remita Payment Gateway platform for private sector […]

By Bola Bakare NIGERIA, since attainment of independence in 1960, has experienced recurrent tensions due to severe horizontal inequities that exist between different regions and ethnic groups where one divide of the country appears to be better placed than the other. The Nigerian civil war was fought and ended with a declaration of ‘no winner, […]