Minister of Transport, Alhaji Ibrahim Isa Bio has called on the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) to partner with other organisations and parasatals under his watch to ensure it fulfil its statutory roles and responsibilities as enshrined in the CRFFN Act 2007.

Small scale farmers in Nigeria , under the auspices of the United Movement of Small Scale Farmers have urged the Federal government to ensure proper and fair disbursement of the N600 billion agriculture intervention fund towards rejuvenating the nation’s comatose agricultural sector.

THENigerian Maritime Administration and safety Agency (NIMASA) has collected over N20billion into the nation’s maritime fund meant to develop the local shipping industry and its auxiliary industries.

As part of measure to increases the number of pilots in its employment, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has engaged the services of the 16 successful candidates that scaled its pilot’s examination for new pilots.

Despite payment of N226 million duty on its N800 million worth of iron rod consignment by B/ Bird Capital with loan facility, the goods are still trapped at the Josephdon terminal in Tin_can Island port for over four weeks after obtaining all relevant clearing documents.

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has constituted a national maritime search and rescue Committee with a view to rescuing persons and vessels at sea.

The Federal Government earned about $51.64 million as fees paid by the concessionaire of the Onne Ports in Rivers State between 2006 and April 2009. The Commercial Manager of Intels Nigeria Ltd, Mr Akintoye Akinpelu, disclosed this while receiving the House of Representatives Committee on Privatisation and Commercialization at the Onne Port on Saturday.

Transaction on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) was put in abeyance owning to the grounding of a power panel that helps to supply power to the trading machine on the trading floor.

Donors formally com mitted funds today to the $50 billion Global Trade Liquidity Program (GTLP), triggering the first disbursements to importers and exporters in developing countries to help reverse the decline in trade resulting from the economic crisis.

GIFIC Solutions Limited, has unveiled job opportunities that abounds in the printing industry, urging unemployment youths to go for them.

The Chairman, Board of Directors, Dangote Sugar Refinery PLC, Alhaji Aliko, Dangote, has declared that the company’s 1.1 million annual metric tonnes Algerian sugar refinery is nearing completion, and will begin production next year.

A cargo scanner valued at over N750 million is lying idle at the Calabar port, the Chief Executive Officer of Global Scansystems Ltd, Mr Fred Udechukwu, has said. Udechukwu told the news Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Monday that one year after his firm installed the HCV Mobile scanner, the scanner had only performed less than 5 per cent of its installed capacity.

Dr Shamsuddeen Usman, Minister, National Planning Commission, on Monday in Abuja said Nigeria ‘s Vision 20:2020 document would be released in October. Usman told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that this would set the development agenda for Nigeria.

The Acting Managing Director of NDDC, Mr Power Aginighan, on Monday in Abuja solicited the support of the Senate to ensure continued survival of the commission.Defending the commission’’s 2009 budget of N96.62 billion before the Senate Committee on Niger Delta, Aginighan appealed to the committee to ensure that the 50 per cent due to the commission from the Ecological Fund for 2009 was given to it.

Property catastrophe rates increased   for midyear renewals, but not as much as reinsurers had hoped and insurers had feared, brokers and reinsurers say.