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SON partners NFIU to tackle menace of substandard products
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to tackle the menace of fake products in the country.
The Director-General, SON, Malam Farouk…
2021: NIMASA increases conditional survey of flag registration by 43.6%
• Port State inspection grows by 24.2 %
Paul Ogbuokiri
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh has announced an increase of 43.6 per cent in condition survey for…
N50bn modular floating dockyard starts operation soon -Jamoh
Paul Ogbuokiri
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said its N50 billion modular floating dockyard acquired in 2018 will become operational before the end of the first quarter of 2022, through a Public…
Viral video: Ihedioha has not converted to Islam -Media Office
...Says he'll recontest for Imo governorship seat under PDP
Paul Ogbuokiri
The immediate pas governor of Imo State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha has refuted insinuations in the social media that he may have…
How conflict of interests stall signing of $3.1b e-Customs project six years after
A conflict of interest by parties in the $3.1b e-customs project which aims at modernizing the operations of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has stalled the formal signing of the deal six years after it was conceptualised In 2016.
Ahead of…
Revealed! How Unity Bank staff swindles 86-year-old pensioner of N3.6m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe Zonal Command, on January 12, 2022, handed over a cheque of N3, 639,500 to a retired Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Adamawa State.
Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media…
SON moves to save N200bn annual loss to hackers, cyber crimes
Worried over the huge financial losses to cyber crimes and hackers, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has expressed its commitment to standardise the nation's Information Technology (IT) sector.
According to reports, Nigeria…
Mallam Nasiru, 6 others appointed general managers at NPA
...Ten also elevated to assistant general managers
Paul Ogbuokiri
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced the appointment of Mallam Ibrahim Nasiru as the General Manager Corporate and Strategic…
JUST IN: Titan Trust Bank acquires Union Bank
Titan Trust Bank Limited (TTB) has acquired major stakes in Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
Somuyiwa Sonubi, Union Bank’s secretary, disclosed this in a statement posted on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Thursday.
The…
I resign from FBN Holdings due to corruption in the system -Remi Babalola
Remi Babalola, former chairman of FBN Holdings, says he resigned from the company because of the ”corruption in the system”.
Babalola was appointed chairman on April 30, 2021, and had not spent up to a year in office.
FBN Holdings is the…