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3 days ago
United Nations (UN) Tourism has urged all sectors across the globe to invest in women in order to accelerate progress towards gender equality across the sector.
3 days ago
Working under the theme ‘Intra-Africa Travel and Tourism Ecosystem: Maximising Opportunities for Sustainable Growth and Development’. Walk For Love Africa (WFLA) has announced that preparations are in motion for the inaugural edition of the WFLA Summit, a travel, tourism and trade event.
3 days ago
Towards empowering African youths across the continent, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced its collaborative effort with the Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) through a grant aimed at facilitating the training of 300 young African entrepreneurs.
13 Mar
The Area Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin Can Island Area Command, Dera Nnadi, has lauded the contribution of women to revenue generation in the maritime industry. Nnadi stated this during the International Women’s Day commemoration by the Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), Tincan Island chapter, Lagos.
13 Mar
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it would deploy an electronic cargo tracking system to address the delay in the movement of goods in transit. The NCS said it would work closely with shipping lines through the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) to resolve any issue hindering the timely clearance of goods at the ports. The…
13 Mar
The Women International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Nigeria has distributed boats in coastal communities in Lagos to enhance fisheries and unlock the full potential of the sector to contribute to economic growth.
13 Mar
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has urged stakeholders to take concrete steps towards implementing actionable strategies to ensure the maritime sector generates N1.5 trillion this quarter.
13 Mar
Stakeholders in the maritime industry have advocated a policy that would ensure that terminal delivery orders (TDOs) are linked to the electronic call-up tickets to address the racketeering creating bottlenecks in the movement of cargoes in and out of seaports.
9 Mar
To support the operationalisation of the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative (AUSII) – a new financing window dedicated to improving sanitation in African urban cities, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...
9 Mar
Report has shown that Africa is projected to remain the fastest growing region in the world, after Asia, exceeding the global average of 3 per cent in 2023.
4 Mar
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its 2023 Annual Safety Report for global aviation, describing 2023 as the best-ever for safe air transport.
4 Mar
Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), has won two awards in the airport category of the 13th Nigerian Aviation Award and Ministerial Dinner 2023.
4 Mar
.Air Peace rolls out competitive fares, 60% slash After about six years of hiatus, indigenous airlines will this month return to the Lagos-London route, with Air Peace Airline restoring national pride and competition on the busy route. Air Peace, the largest domestic carrier by fleet capacity, is making a maiden entry this month after the…

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The national president of the Society of Women in Taxation (SWIT), Mrs. Bosede Florence Ikhanoba, emphasized that paying taxes is a responsibility that citizens must fulfill. She also said that tax payment is based on an individual's income level, with different rates applying to individuals and businesses. Ikhanoba made these remarks during the SWIT National…
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A court in eastern England on Tuesday became the first in the country to jail someone for a new cyber-flashing offence, sentencing a convicted sex offender to 66 weeks in prison. A judge at Southend Crown Court handed Nicholas Hawkes, 39, the jail term after he previously admitted to the newly designated offence at an…
36 mins ago
The National Industrial Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State adjourned to the 20th of June,2024 for further mention in a suit filed by the alleged illegal removal of the Rector of Plateau State Polytechnic, Dr. John Dawam. Joined in the suit are the Governor of Plateau State, Plateau State Government, Attorney General, and Commissioner for…
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The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investments to mandate companies to inscribe “Made in Nigeria” on all goods manufactured in Nigeria. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Joseph Nwobasi (APGA-Ebonyi) during plenary in Abuja on Tuesday. The House said the ministry should work with the…
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The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has warned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to stop peddling lies over alleged padding of the N3.7 trillion worth in the 2024 budget. TMSG Chairman, Jesutega Onokpasa, remarked that it was not surprising that the former Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is dabbling into all sorts…
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Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Tuesday visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he briefed President Bola Tinubu on the ongoing following the gruesome murder of 16 soldiers in the Okuoma community of the State. Speaking to newsmen after he met behind closed doors with the President, the governor said that the situation is under…
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Scores of protesters were at the National Assembly complex in Abuja urging the Senator Godswill Akpabio led National Assembly to reject the re-appointment of Dr Vincent Isegbe as the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS). Jointly led by Comrades Danesi Momoh and Igwe Ude-umanta, the group maintained that a reversal of Isegbe's…
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A Prosecution Witness, PW6, has revealed how the Head of Stakeholders Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Emmanuella Eteta Ita, diverted money to her private school, Surestart School Ltd. The witness in the ongoing N2 billion fraud trial of Ita made this disclosure to Justice Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting…
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Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday refused to grant bail to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in the terrorism charges against him. Justice Binta Nyako declined to grant Kanu bail on the ground that the earlier application he filed had been refused. The court held that the only…
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R&B icon R Kelly has launched an appeal to overturn his 30-year racketeering sentence, issued in 2022. The musician was convicted of racketeering and trafficking after a high-profile trial in New York in 2021, culminating years of accusations against him throughout his career. Although he was absent from the appeal, his lawyer Jennifer Bonjean contends…