THE United States wants a “seamless” renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, AGOA, the U.S. law that offers trade incentives to African countries that open their economies.

Standard Chartered have signed an agreement with South African Airway, SAA to buy 10 aircrafts- A320-200.

Researchers have raised alarm over the increasing spread of banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) across West Africa with more farms in Nigeria—West Africa’s second largest producer— being ravaged by the disease.

As part of effort to promote Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs, the Lagos State Government has concluded plans to host the year 2013 domestic trade fair tagged Eko Expo, aimed at promoting locally made products in the country.

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As part of its commitment to reward and empower its customers, leading telecommunications service provider Airtel Nigeria, has introduced an exciting trivia-based mega consumer Promo to delight and handsomely reward subscribers with millions of cash prizes daily.

The President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Mr Lanre Ajayi, has urged the Federal Government to transform the information communication technology sector through deeper broadband infrastructure.

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has called on the US to partner with his administration in its ongoing rebuilding agenda. Amosun made the call in Abeokuta when he received a delegation of the U.S. Congress, led by Mr Jeffrey Hawkins, the U.S. Consular-General to Nigeria.

EXECUTIVE Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr. Hassan Bello, has said that the reported neglect of the maritime sector by the Ministry of Transport was untrue. He, however, stressed that all the parastatals under it were well covered in terms of policies and direction.

Ethiopian Airlines has said it is set to commence four weekly flights to Nigerian cities including Enugu, the capital of Enugu State beginning from August 24.

DAEWOO Ship building & Marine Engineering has announced a patent licence agreement with MAN Diesel & Turbo for use of the DSME high pressure-fueled gas supply (HP-FGS) system.

CUSTOMS licensed agents have decried incessant breakdown of server at the Tin-Can Island port, a development that sometimes make cargoes run into unnecessary demurrage.

Shell Nigeria, Wednesday, denied claims that its parent company, Royal Dutch Shell, lost $700 million (N112 billion) in second quarter 2013, due to crude theft and other sundry issues in Nigeria, saying that the actual amount lost to operational difficulties in Nigeria is $250 million (N40 billion).

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has disagreed with claims that Shell lost $700 million to oil theft in the second quarter of the year.

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