…AMATO Wants FG to Introduce E-TAG to Eliminate Theft of E-Call Up Identity The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola has promised to eliminate extortions of maritime truck drivers, illegal checkpoints, unapproved parking of trucks along the road among other vices causing traffic along the port access roads, within one week. Rising…
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Dangote to Save Forex Through 40% Sugar Import Substitution
Management of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has resolved to significantly reduce the importation of sugar into the country by 40 percent, thus paving the way for the employment of over 30,000 youths. President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote explained recently in a chat with newsmen that it was embarking on Phase II of its Sugar…
Lagos, NPA Streamline Checkpoints along Apapa/Tincan Axis
The Lagos State Government has reached an agreement with the Nigerian Ports Authority to streamline checkpoints along the Apapa/Tincan axis as part of efforts by the present administration to eliminate traffic gridlock and curb illegal extortion in the area. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting with Transport Unions, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation,…
FG Goes Tough, Bans Importation of Refined Sugar, Derivatives from Free Trade Zones
The Federal Government has prohibited the importation of refined sugar and its derivatives from the nation’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs), in a bid to protect the sugar industry, which is governed by the Nigerian Sugar Master Plan (NSMP). The prohibition move, which came through a directive from the Minister, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment,…
What Is Good For the Goose May Not Be Good For the Gander
By Christie Obiaruko Ndukwe Governor Wike sacked his Commissioner for Environment in the middle of a summit on the hazardous Sooth in Rivers State. It’s not a problem since he has the power to hire and fire. But the reason he gave for the sack is what I find amusing. Dr Tamuno Igbiks had allegedly…
Rivers APC Okays Sokonte’s Appointment As NPA Exec Director
By Nwaorgu Faustinus Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has congratulated Sokonte Hutton Davies on his appointment as Executive Director, Marine Operations of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, by President Muhammadu Buhari. The party in a statement signed by its spokesman, Senibo Chris Finebone said, “The APC believes that the appointment of Sokonte…