(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South East Amalgamated Markets Traders Association (SEAMATA) has rejected the recent astronomical and indiscriminate increment of import duty on cargoes charged by Nigerian Customs Service. African Examiner reports that the body is the umbrella union of traders in all the markets in the South-East Geo-political Zone of Nigeria and traders of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Maritime Law Association (NMLA) on Saturday in Lagos expressed concerns about the killing of four alleged pirates in the Gulf of Guinea. The alleged pirates were reported to have been killed by the Danish Navy from their frigate, ESBERN SNARE, operating within the waters of the gulf. NMLA president Mrs […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, Acting Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has said that the two Lagos seaports located in Lekki and Tin Can Island were operating “far beyond their installed capacities”. “What it simply means is that if they were built to handle 500,000 Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), for instance, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) declared on Friday that reported leaks near its operational areas at Funiwa offshore facilities off the Atlantic coast was not from its facilities and pledged to support regulators in tracing the source. The fishermen around the Atlantic Ocean coastline reported an oil leak suspected to be from the […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun on Wednesday hailed the ongoing bilateral discussions between Nigeria and the Republic of Niger which, aimed at piping crude oil from the Republic of Niger for refining at the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC). […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hope of price slash of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas, (cooking gas) looms as the stranded vessel on the water with the product has finally delivered its consignment in Lagos. The Punch reported that the General Manager External Relations, NLNG, Kudo Eresia-Eke, said in an emailed statement, “NLNG’s LPG vessel successfully […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The passage of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) preparatory to working on the 2017 budget, amendment of the Company and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) and the Universal Basic Education Act as well as the continuation of the Ministerial Briefing on the […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has hinted it will include stakeholders such as security agencies, Niger Delta leaders, IOCs in its security advisory council which would address all security and host community agitations. This measure the oil empire said Thursday is aimed at steming pipeline vandalism […]
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General (DG) of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has listed quality governance, anti-corruption, institutional integrity, sound education and economic policies as factors that can uplift any nation, including Nigeria to greatness. Speaking during the 2016 University of Nigeria Nsukka […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has advised the management and board of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), to work towards ending the current 20 percent of gas being flared in the country, affirming if this is achieved, the activities of the gas company would be appreciated […]
The House of Representatives on mandated its Committees on Privatization and Commercialization, Public procurement, Commerce, Marine Transport and customs to commence investigation into activities of concessionaires at Nigerian ports. This resolution emanated from a motion moved by Rep. Jerry Alagbaoso (PDP-Imo) which was adopted without debate. The concessioning of Nigerian seaports through the Bureau of […]
Seplat Petroleum Development Co., a Nigerian oil company that bought assets in the Niger River Delta from Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA), is considering listing shares on two stock exchanges, according to Managing Director Augustine Avuru. “A dual listing remains an option for Seplat for equity-raising,” he said in a telephone interview on Nov. 8, […]
