Category: News

Yusuf, Ex-LCCI Boss Implores FG On Enabling Environment For Businesses
July 9, 2021 No Responses

Yusuf, Ex-LCCI Boss Implores FG On Enabling Environment For Businesses

The immediate past Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr Muda Yusuf, has urged the Federal Government to create an enabling environment to drive export business. Yusuf gave the advice at the monthly forum of the Finance Correspondents...
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AIB Releases Eight Reports
July 9, 2021 No Responses

AIB Releases Eight Reports

The Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) has released eight final reports involving seven serious aircraft incidents and one accident that occurred between 2010 and 2019.  Presenting the report on Thursday in Abuja, the Commissioner of AIB, Mr Ak...
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Nigeria, UNESCO Renew Support For Lake Chad
July 8, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria, UNESCO Renew Support For Lake Chad

The Nigerian Government has pledged renewed commitment to partner with UNESCO as part of measures to improve  livelihoods of inhabitants of the Lake Chad Region.  Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu made the pledge on Wednesday, when ...
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Ganduje Lauds NCC’s ICT Parks
July 8, 2021 No Responses

Ganduje Lauds NCC’s ICT Parks

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), under the leadership of its Executive Vice-Chairman, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has been commended for its ongoing initiative in building Information and Communication Technology (ICT) parks across the six-geo poli...
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Customs Impounds Four Containers Of N373.5m Wood
July 8, 2021 No Responses

Customs Impounds Four Containers Of N373.5m Wood

The Controller General of Customs Strike Force,  Team A, on Wednesday disclosed that it intercepted four container loads of unprocessed woods valued at N373.5 million. The unprocessed woods were about being shipped out of the country to Asia when it...
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NCC, Judges Brainstorm On Telecoms Conflicts
July 8, 2021 No Responses

NCC, Judges Brainstorm On Telecoms Conflicts

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Judges from across the country converged on Abuja to brainstorm on legal and regulatory issues in the telecommunications industry.  Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Comm...
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NEPZA Receives C of O For Textiles, Garments Park
July 7, 2021 No Responses

NEPZA Receives C of O For Textiles, Garments Park

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has received the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) for the site of Textiles and Garment Park in Funtua, Katsina State.  Managing Director of NEPZA, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba,  received the C of ...
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Opinion: Sylva: The Man With The Midas Touch Turns 57
July 7, 2021 No Responses

Opinion: Sylva: The Man With The Midas Touch Turns 57

By Ojie Ejemhen  — It is William James, a philosopher, who says, “It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.” For those who know the Minister of State...
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National Roaming: NCC Issues Regulatory Framework
July 7, 2021 No Responses

National Roaming: NCC Issues Regulatory Framework

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued regulatory guidelines on national roaming services  According to NCC, only certified roaming providers would have their request attended to under the National Roaming Agreement (NRA), for a duration of ...
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Full Text Of Southern Governors’ Communique
July 6, 2021 No Responses

Full Text Of Southern Governors’ Communique

The communique read by the forum Chairman and Ondo Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, also demanded that presidency be zoned to the South in 2023. The full text is reproduced below: “The Southern Governors Forum at the end of the meeting held on Monday,.....
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Nine Russian Firms To Invest $500m In Nigeria
July 5, 2021 No Responses

Nine Russian Firms To Invest $500m In Nigeria

Nine Russian firms have indicated interest to invest over $500 million in Nigeria’s manufacturing sector, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), Russia, Mr Sampson Uwem-Edimo, disclosed on Sunday.   Uwem-Edimo in a statement issued ah...
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Benin River Port, 15 Host Communities Strengthen Ties
July 5, 2021 No Responses

Benin River Port, 15 Host Communities Strengthen Ties

As work progresses on the Benin River Port project, the Edo State Government, at the weekend, met with over 15 host communities and other stakeholders, to strengthen ties and build stronger relationships ahead of the completion of the project. Chairman...
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Pope ‘Responds Well’ To Surgery
July 5, 2021 No Responses

Pope ‘Responds Well’ To Surgery

Pope Francis has undergone successful surgery to treat a colon problem at a hospital in Rome, the Vatican says. The 84-year-old “responded well” to the treatment, which was performed under general anaesthesia, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.&n...
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Buhari Congratulates USA On 245th Independence Anniversary
July 5, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Congratulates USA On 245th Independence Anniversary

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated President Joe Biden, the government and people of United States of America on the occasion of the 245th Independence Day and annual celebration of the country’s nationhood. Buhari, in a statement issued by hi...
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