Olisa Metuh & Modu-Sheriff Congratulate David Mark on his re-election

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu-Sheriff, has congratulated the Senate President, David Mark, on his victory in Saturday’s Benue South Senatorial re-run election.

This is contained in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, on Sunday in Abuja.

 

Modu-Sheriff said that the development left no one in doubt of the popularity of Mark and that of the PDP not only in Benue,
but also in other states of the federation.

Nigeriens begin Voters Registration in Nigeria ahead Feb. 21 presidential poll

Citizens of Niger Republic, based in Nigeria, have commenced voter registration ahead of the country’s presidential election scheduled for Feb. 21, 2016.

The. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the voter registration exercise, which commenced on Sunday, February 7, would be rounded off on Wednesday Feb. 10.

SON Urges Agencies At Ports To Operate On Single Platform

Mr Isa Suleiman, the Deputy Director, Ports Operations, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has urged Federal Government agencies working at the nation’s ports to operate on a single platform in order speed-up trade between Nigeria and other countries.

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Suleiman made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday.

According to him, when that is done, transactions will be cheaper while a lot of time-consuming processes will be cut short.

“I want you to be aware that SONCAP (Standard Organisation of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Programme) is a Federal Government project and it involves other government agencies also.

“We can only facilitate trade whereby all relevant government agencies come on a single platform to operate.

“And when you do that, then that means time for processes will be cut short and then transactions or business will become cheaper.

“Actually, we are still on that.

“A lot of other government agencies are still coming on board and all these things are being coordinated by Comprehensive Import Supervision Scheme and the Project Implementation team involving all government agencies.

Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) orders removal of rice from import restriction list....

NIGERIA- The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has ordered the immediate removal of rice from import restriction list and the re-introduction of import duty payment at land borders.

The Public Relations Officer of customs, Mr Wale Adeniyi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.

He said that the restriction was only applied at land border stations before now, adding that the customs boss had lifted restriction on rice at border stations.

 

Adeniyi said that all rice imports through land borders by rice traders would attract the prevailing import duty of 10 per cent with 60 per cent levy.