Customs, agents disagree over National Single Window operations
By Godwin Oritse & Efe Onodjae There are indications of festering disagreements over the implementation of the National Single Window (NSW), a centralized digital portal launched by the Federal Government in March this year to address delays in import-export processing at the ports. It allows importers and exporters to submit trade documents once, replacing duplicate paperwork […]
Nigeria needs sustainable food production facility – Netherlands envoy
The Netherlands high commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Bert Ronhaar has called for a sustainable food production facility in relation to the increased need for good food production worldwide.
Sovereign Wealth Fund ’ll strenghten Nigeria economy – Expert
An economist, Mr David Cowan, has said the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) would strengthen the Nigerian economy. Cowan, Managing Director, Citigroup, said this at the Eminent Speakers Series III, organised by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Abuja. The SWF is supposed to replace the Excess Crude Account (ECA)..
STI targets grassroots market for micro-insurance
Chief Operating Officer of Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, STI, Mr. Sammy Ogbodu has said that the company will soon introduce its takaful insurance and micro-insurance products into the market.
Fake insurance worse than fake drugs – NIA
The Nigerian Insurers Association, NIA, has decried the prevalence of fake insurance certificates in the country saying that fake insurance is worse than fake drugs.
Pollution: Reps advises shutting of Warri Refinery
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum, Downstream, has advised the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to shut down the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, WRPC, due to the dangerous emission of carbon black soot on the environment.
