Category: News

Oil Palm Investment: Edo Seeks Regional Collaboration
June 13, 2022 No Responses

Oil Palm Investment: Edo Seeks Regional Collaboration

Edo State Government has called for regional collaboration to drive investment into sustainable oil palm production in Nigeria as part of strategies to lift Nigeria’s industrialization effort.  Managing Director of the Edo State Investment Promotion Office (ESIPO), Mr. Kelvin Uwaibi...
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Osinbajo Leaves For Africa CEO Forum In Abidjan
June 13, 2022 No Responses

Osinbajo Leaves For Africa CEO Forum In Abidjan

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo departed Abuja on Sunday for Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, to participate in the annual summit of the Africa CEO Forum.  The vice president will participate in the event alongside other leaders in the continent and beyond.  O...
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Host Community Applauds Presco’s Transparency, Support  
June 13, 2022 No Responses

Host Community Applauds Presco’s Transparency, Support  

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Elders and Leaders of Evbuekpen Community, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, have commended the Managing Director of Presco Plc, Mr Felix Nwabuko for running an inclusive administration which has giv...
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NDIC Reiterates Commitment To Financial Stability 
June 12, 2022 No Responses

NDIC Reiterates Commitment To Financial Stability 

Managing Director, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mr Bello Hassan, has said the corporation would continue to monitor the banking sector to address challenges it might be facing.  Hassan said this at a retreat for members of the Senate...
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FIRS Embarks On Nationwide Tax Compliance Campaign 
June 11, 2022 No Responses

FIRS Embarks On Nationwide Tax Compliance Campaign 

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is to embark on a compliance exercise from July, 2022 on Value Added Tax (VAT) and Withholding Tax (WHT).  The announcement is contained in a public notice signed by the FIRS Executive Chairman, Muhammad...
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Customs Hands Over N1.4b Drugs To NDLEA
June 10, 2022 No Responses

Customs Hands Over N1.4b Drugs To NDLEA

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, on Thursday, handed over tramadol, cannabis sativa and other drugs to the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Seme, Lagos State. Speaking at a press briefing, the Customs Area...
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Okonjo-Iweala Warns Of Global Food Crisis
June 9, 2022 No Responses

Okonjo-Iweala Warns Of Global Food Crisis

A food crisis kicked off by the Ukraine war could last for years without intervention, the head of the World Trade Organization has said. African countries could be hit especially hard by wheat and fertilizer shortages, WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala...
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Nestle Partners Wecyclers To Rid Nigerian Environment Of Plastic Pollution
June 9, 2022 No Responses

Nestle Partners Wecyclers To Rid Nigerian Environment Of Plastic Pollution

Nestle Nigeria and Wecyclers have put resources together to ensure that the Nigerian environment is rid of plastic pollution. Already, the two firms have put in place a strategy to eradicate waste plastics from the society in other to protect...
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Nigeria Targets 500,000t Of Cocoa Production By 2024
June 8, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Targets 500,000t Of Cocoa Production By 2024

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to increase Nigeria’s cocoa production from the present 340,000 tonnes to 500,000 tonnes by 2024.  A statement issued by Mr ...
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NEPZA, FIRS Sign MoU On Effective Tax Administration In Free Trade Zones 
June 8, 2022 No Responses

NEPZA, FIRS Sign MoU On Effective Tax Administration In Free Trade Zones 

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for effective administration of taxes in the free trade zones.  Signing the MoU on Tuesday in Abuja, the Execut...
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Presco Tasks Oil Palm Stakeholders On Research, Smallholder Farmers 
June 7, 2022 No Responses

Presco Tasks Oil Palm Stakeholders On Research, Smallholder Farmers 

 By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com  — The Managing Director, Presco Plc, Felix Nwabuko, on Monday, appealed to Oil Palm Stakehoders and Government Agencies to support sustained research as part of measures to boost expansion and e...
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Mandilas Group Implores Medical Outreach Beneficiaries On Regular Check-Up
June 6, 2022 No Responses

Mandilas Group Implores Medical Outreach Beneficiaries On Regular Check-Up

Mandilas Group Limited under the aegis of The John Basil Mandilas Foundation has concluded a two-day free medical outreach for employees and others within the company’s immediate community in Lagos Island East Local Council Development Authority (LCDA).&nbsp...
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INEC Detects 47,633 Double Voter Registrations In Ekiti 
June 5, 2022 No Responses

INEC Detects 47,633 Double Voter Registrations In Ekiti 

As Ekiti prepares for June 18 governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has detected 47,633 double voter registrations on its portal.   INEC’s Head, Information and Communication Technology, Titilayo Oderinde, disc...
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Abducted Customs Officer Regains Freedom 
June 5, 2022 No Responses

Abducted Customs Officer Regains Freedom 

Mr Muawiyah Gambo, the Customs officer abducted in Zaria, Kaduna State, has regained freedom after payment of N25m ransom.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Gambo has been in captivity for over two months after his kidnap from...
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