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Eastern Ports Rehabilitation:  FG awards Escravos Channel dredging, breakwater reconstruction

Eastern Ports Rehabilitation:  FG awards Escravos Channel dredging, breakwater reconstruction

As part of efforts to revitalize the Eastern ports, the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has awarded the contract for the reconstruction of the dilapidated Escravos Channel at Warri Port, Delta State. Confirming the development, Mr. Ikechukwu Oyenmakara, General Manager of Corporate and Strategic Communication at the Nigerian Ports Authority, stated that […]
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Customs boss in smugglers forest

Customs boss in smugglers forest

Days after the Federal Government unfolded a policy to stop rice importation into Nigeria in the next four years, the tempo of rice smuggling in the country has taken a different dimension

‘FG’s 70% duty on imported cars will trigger hardship’

‘FG’s 70% duty on imported cars will trigger hardship’

Alhaji Jimoh Aremu is a dealer in all kinds of German, Japanese and American vehicles. In this interview conducted by telephone from the United States, the auto merchant admonishes the Federal Government to rescind its decision on the new policy that requires vehicle dealers, who do not manufacture locally, to pay 70 per cent duty on imported cars. He maintains that the policy will continue to attract public outcry and, worse still; it will affect the nation economically and keep lots of Nigerians out of job.

NIHOTOUR decries lack of training hotel

NIHOTOUR decries lack of training hotel

A Director in the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Alh. Abdul Maji Sheriff, has called for proper funding of the institute to enable it fulfill its mandates.