Category: News

Aregbesola Tasks Engineers On Alternative Energy As Afolabi Inaugurate Tower
February 1, 2022 No Responses

Aregbesola Tasks Engineers On Alternative Energy As Afolabi Inaugurate Tower

The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday in Lagos challenged the nation’s engineers to come up with innovations on alternative sources of energy to reduce the nation’s dependence on petrol. Aregbesola made the call at the 29th Founders’...
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NASS Canvasses Stronger Capital Market Regulation
February 1, 2022 No Responses

NASS Canvasses Stronger Capital Market Regulation

The Chairman, House Committee on Capital Markets and institutions, Hon. Babangida Ibrahim, has called for strengthening of the regulatory framework of the capital market to attract more investments.  Ibrahim made the remarks during a stakeholders meeting ...
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E-invoicing: Manufacturers Seek 90 Days Extension
January 31, 2022 No Responses

E-invoicing: Manufacturers Seek 90 Days Extension

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the implementation of the E-invoice and E-evaluator initiatives by 90 days to accommodate inputs of the stakeholders.  Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director...
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SON Pledges Support For Made In Nigeria Tyres
January 31, 2022 No Responses

SON Pledges Support For Made In Nigeria Tyres

Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has reiterated its commitment to the safety of lives, consumer growth and expansion of the manufacturing industry and economic growth of the country.  The Director-General SON Mallam Farouk Salim restated this during...
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FG Decries $35,000 Business Registration Fee For Nigerians In Egypt 
January 31, 2022 No Responses

FG Decries $35,000 Business Registration Fee For Nigerians In Egypt 

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has decried the $35,000 (about N19.2 million) deposit being requested by Egyptian Authority from foreigners including Nigerians to operate a business enterprise in that country.   The Minister describ...
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NRC Insist On E-Ticketing, To Train Staff 
January 31, 2022 No Responses

NRC Insist On E-Ticketing, To Train Staff 

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has reiterated the importance of e-ticketing platform in the purchasing of tickets across the country, saying it’s the way to go.  Mr Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director, made this known in an interview with t...
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NAFDAC Seeks More Funding For Herbal Medicine Research  
January 30, 2022 No Responses

NAFDAC Seeks More Funding For Herbal Medicine Research  

Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has called for more funding into research and development of herbal medicines to support universal health coverage in the country.   Adey...
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Sterling & Founder Institute Fellowship Award Holds In February  
January 29, 2022 No Responses

Sterling & Founder Institute Fellowship Award Holds In February  

Sterling Bank Plc is to organize an award in early February known as the Sterling Heart Fellowship Award, for tech founders whose businesses employ innovative solutions to tackle challenges in the HEART sectors and have been selected to partake in the...
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Lagos Flags Off Urban Farming Scheme 
January 28, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Flags Off Urban Farming Scheme 

As part of measures to curb food scarcity, the Lagos State Government on Thursday flagged off urban farming programme.  The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, inaugurated the programme at the Lagos State Agricultural Development Auth...
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Airtel Africa Joins FTSE 100 
January 28, 2022 No Responses

Airtel Africa Joins FTSE 100 

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com   The London Stock Exchange, on Thursday, announced that Airtel Africa plc will be joining the FTSE100 on Monday, 31 January, 2022.  AIrtel Africa in a statement explained that through its mobile teleco...
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Buhari Inaugurates Sokoto BUA Cement Factory
January 28, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Inaugurates Sokoto BUA Cement Factory

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday,  inaugurated the Sokoto BUA cement factory and urged manufacturers to maximally utilise Federal Government’s support windows.  Buhari made the call while inaugurating the new three Million Metric Tonnes of Li...
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2021: SIFAX Group Spends N250m On CSR
January 27, 2022 No Responses

2021: SIFAX Group Spends N250m On CSR

SIFAX Group, a conglomerate with investment in Maritime, Aviation, Logistics, Oil & Gas, Financial Services and Hospitality, has spent over N250 million on corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes across Nigeria in 2021. The company’s CSR is focu...
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Amaechi Receives Report On Private Jetties
January 27, 2022 No Responses

Amaechi Receives Report On Private Jetties

Minister of Transportation,  Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has commended members of the Presidential Standing Committee on Private Jetties (PSCPJ) for compiling and presenting report and compendium of private jetties in Nigeria.  Amaechi, while receiving the re...
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5G: Telecom Operators Rule Out Interference With Flights
January 27, 2022 No Responses

5G: Telecom Operators Rule Out Interference With Flights

Nigerian telecom operators on Wednesday allayed fears of 5G’s interference with flight operations in the country.  The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) made the clarification in a statement jointly signed by its Ch...
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