By Joel Anekwe The Musa Yar’Adua Foundation has called for the merger of the Excess Crude Account (ECA) with the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF), even as it condemned the continued illegal withdrawals by successive federal administrations from the ECA. The foundation which made the call Monday in Port …
Read More »PHCCIMA Gets Trade Fair Ground As NACCIMA’s Quarterly Meeting Ends In PH
The 3rd quarterly council meeting of the National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), hosted by the Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce in Port Harcourt (PHCCIMA), has ended with the presentation of a trade fair ground to the state chamber of commerce at the Greater Port …
Read More »Youths Protest ‘Relocation of SNEPCO From Onne Seaport’
By Joel Anekwe Hundreds of youths, under the aegis of the Onne Youth Council in the Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, Tuesday staged a peaceful protest in the premises of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) located at the the Oil and Gas Free Zone, …
Read More »IMAN Vows To Fight Illegal Importation of Goods
By Joel Anekwe The Importers Association of Nigeria (IMAN) has asked relevant security agencies in the country to declare a total war against smuggling, especially on the activities of illegal importers. Speaking to journalists after his installation as the new national president of the association last week, Hon. …
Read More »NIMASA DG Stresses ‘Human Factor’ In Shipping, Tasks ILO
The director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr Dakuku Peterside has underscored the importance of human factor to successful shipping, pointing out that it is one of the most important elements in achieving competitive edge and safety in the maritime industry. Peterside, made this known while …
Read More »NASSI Re-Positioned To Assist Rivers SMEs ~ Captain Briggs
The newly elected chairman of the National Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI) Rivers State Chapter, Captain Opunabo Briggs has stated that the NASSI has been re-positioned, reinvigorated and re-focused to greatly assist all small scale Industrialists operating and doing business in South-South region, especially in Rivers State. The chairman …
Read More »NPA, OGFZA Collaborate For ‘Greater Efficiency’ At Onne Port
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) have resolved to collaborate towards ensuring efficiency and ease of doing business at the Onne Port. This resolve will also see both bodies work towards harmonizing charges at the port and the free zone area. Listing …
Read More »Saipem Emerges ‘Most Local Content Compliant Int’l Coy’
Leading EPCI Contractor, Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited (SCNL), has been recognized as the ‘Most Compliant Local Content International Service Company’ in Nigeria. The award, which follows over 50 years of Saipem’s extensive contribution to the local content development in the Nigerian Oil and Gas sector, came on the sidelines of …
Read More »NAFDAC Seizes Unregistered Herbal Drugs In Port Harcourt
In its bid to sanitize the sale of herbal medicines by ensuring that only registered (listed) and authorized herbal drugs are sold, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raided some outlets and sales vehicles, seizing large quantities of unregistered herbal medicines in Port Harcourt. …
Read More »Rivers NASSI Pushes for Industrial Development
The Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI), Rivers State chapter, in keeping with the vision of helping small businesses to take their place as the bedrock of an industrialized and vibrant economy, has presented an incisive lecture, as part of its end of year activities. Captain-Briggs Opunabo Dokubo, chairman …
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