Business

Onne Customs Generates N188.6bn in 2021

By Ebube Egbufor The Area II command of the Nigeria Customs Service at Onne Port, in Rivers State, has achieved a record breaking collection of N188,643,692,057, from January to December 2021, surpassing the 2020 collection with N69 billion. According to a press statement made available to journalists by the public …

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Maritime Stakeholder Tasks Journalists On Investigative Reporting

By Ebube Egbufor Secretary General of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) in Rivers State, Deacon Chinedu Ikenga, has advised journalists, especially Maritime reporters to always avoid speculations and hearsay while reporting events. Deacon Ikenga gave the advice while addressing members of the Business and Maritime Writers’ Association …

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Omehia, OCJ, Others Extol New PHCCIMA President, Mike Elechi

Former governor of Rivers State, Sir Celestine Omehia, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), OCJ Okocha (SAN), president of the Nigerian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Ide John Udeagbala, and chairman of Greater Port Harcourt City Development Authority, Chief Ferdinand Alabraba, among others have extolled …

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Security at Eastern Ports, Our Top Priority ~ CP Peterside

The Nigeria Police, Eastern Ports Command, says ensuring a secured and peaceful business environment in ports under its watch is its top priority. The commissioner of Police in charge of the command, Tami Evelyn Peterside, made this known during a courtesy call on her on Monday by the Energy and …

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Tricycle Union, RTEAN Bicker over Sale of Tickets in Bayelsa

By Amos Odeh,Yenagoa Tricycles operators under the aegis of Bayelsa Indigenous Tricycle Riders Association, (BITRA), have protested what they alleged are plans to stop them from selling their own tickets like other tricycle groups in the state. Chairman of the tricycle operators’ association, Comrade Okoli Afori, who spoke through their public relations …

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Nigeria’s Pharmaceutical Society Endorses Jubilee Syringe

By Amaechi Okonkwo The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, has endorsed Jubilee syringe, noting that it meets the highest international standards. The endorsement took place at the 94th annual conference of the society which held in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The conference focused on how patronage of homemade …

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NIMASA Galvanises Littoral States on Blue Economy

By Amaechi Okonkwo The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, has said that it is galvanising littoral states and other partners to embark on pursuit of the nation’s development of its Blue Economy.  The move according to Ubong Essien, special assistant to Dr Bashir Jamoh, director general, NIMASA is expected to …

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NPA Commends Eastern Port Security on Seizures

The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Rivers Port, has applauded security agencies at the Eastern ports for their vigilance and commitment to duty, especially over the recent arrests of port thieves and recovery of stolen items at Rivers Port. In an interview, head, Corporate and Strategic Communications department at …

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