FG TO MAKE ILLEGAL REFINERS SHAREHOLDERS IN MODULAR REFINERIES

The Federal Government is currently working towards making some illegal refiners in the Niger Delta and local communities in the region shareholders in the proposed modular refineries concept. This is one of the falls-out of the ongoing engagements in the region being spearheaded by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. A government official who spoke on the condition of anonymity disclosed this to […]

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IFFA PLEDGES TO REVIVE MORIBUND TERMINAL

The International Freight Forwarders Association has pledged to deploy its members in ensuring that activities boom again at the Lillypond Container Terminal Limited at Ijora. The association stated this on Friday during the inauguration of the Ijora chapter of IFFA. Speaking during the inauguration, the IFFA President, Dr. Sam Onyemelukwe, also urged sister associations including the Association of Nigeria Licensed […]

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ARIK RESUMES OPERATIONS AFTER SETTLING ROW WITH UNIONS

The management of Arik Air says it has resolved the impasse with labour unions, which affected it operations on Thursday. The airline said the impasse, which was led by the Lagos State branch of National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and National Association of Aircraft Pilot and Engineers (NAAPE) was […]

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NNPC, FUEL MARKETERS ON COLLISION OVER INTRODUCTION OF BULK PURCHASE AGREEMENT FEE

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) are heading for a collision over the introduction of Bulk Purchase Agreement (BPA) fee by the corporation. The marketers alleged that NNPC introduced BPA fee of N125,000.00 yearly for bulk buyers of petrol and also directed that each marketer should make five years upfront payment, […]

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VIS MEN ACCUSED OF BURNING IMPOUNDED CAR IN LAGOS

A Lagos painter, Oluwadamilare Afolarin, has lamented the ill treatment he allegedly suffered in the hands of officials of the Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service. PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim’s Honda Accord with number plate, AKD 367 BG, was impounded by VIS operatives attached to the Eti-Osa office, for windscreen violation. He was reportedly fined N80,000.00, while the car […]

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22 TRADERS DIE IN KEBBI CRASH

The Giron-Masa community, in the Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi State has been thrown into mourning after 22 traders, who were returning home from a market, were killed in a road crash. PUNCH Metro learnt that the bus driver had attempted to avoid a pothole when he hit a motorcyclist, which made the bus to somersault several times before […]

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AVIATION UNIONS SHUT DOWN ARIK OPERATIONS

Labour unions in the aviation sector on Thursday shut down Arik Air operations, vowing to continue the action until the airline agreed to implement the agreement reached by the two parties in December. The unions involved in the action are National Union of Air Transport Employees, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and National Association of Aircraft Pilots […]

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LAGOS TASK FORCE ARRESTS 43 FOR DIESEL ADULTERATION

The Lagos State Task-Force on Environment says it has arrested 43 persons for alleged adulteration and seized tankers suspected to contain 2.5 million litres of adulterated diesel at Alausa, Ikeja. The chairman of the task force, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, confirmed the arrest to journalists on Sunday. “Adulterated diesel of about 2.5 million litres was fully loaded inside gallons and six […]

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