Category: News

Edo Local Councils share N2.146b for August
September 1, 2017 No Responses

Edo Local Councils share N2.146b for August

The Edo Joint Account and Allocation Committee (JAAC) has explained that the total allocation for the 18 Local Government Councils in the state for the month of August was N2, 146,235,377.   Head of Owan East Local Government Administration, Mr. Akeena...
read more
Eid-el-Kabir: Obaseki facilitate with muslims
September 1, 2017 No Responses

Eid-el-Kabir: Obaseki facilitate with muslims

As our Muslim brothers and sisters celebrate Eid-el-Kabir today, I offer my felicitations on behalf of the government and good people of Edo State.  We have put in place measures to guarantee that everyone is secure in the state during...
read more
BUA unveils $1b cement factory in Edo, to commission $300m Sokoto plant in 2018
August 31, 2017 No Responses

BUA unveils $1b cement factory in Edo, to commission $300m Sokoto plant in 2018

One of Nigeria’s largest conglomerate,BUA Group, has unveiled its 1billion dollars Obu Cement factory in Okpella, Edo state at a commissioning ceremony performed by Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo.   During the ceremony, the Vice President also performed ...
read more
NPA elevates Nasiru, Eze, Fawole, others to AGMs
August 31, 2017 No Responses

NPA elevates Nasiru, Eze, Fawole, others to AGMs

The Management of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) has approved the elevation of some of its managers to the rank of Assistant General Manager (AGM), in line with its commitment towards operational efficiency. Amongst those list  are Ibrahim Nasiru of the...
read more
Minister implores CBN on support for creative industry
August 30, 2017 No Responses

Minister implores CBN on support for creative industry

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to replicate in the Creative Industry the role it played in promoting the agriculture and health sectors. The Minister made the appeal in Abuja o...
read more
FG unveils N5b funding support for artisanal, small scale miners
August 30, 2017 No Responses

FG unveils N5b funding support for artisanal, small scale miners

The Ministry of Mines and steel Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bank of Industry (BOI) for the management of a N5 billion fund in support of Artisanal and Small Scale Miners in the country. Under the...
read more
Lagos to enforce compulsory insurance scheme
August 30, 2017 No Responses

Lagos to enforce compulsory insurance scheme

 The Lagos State Government wants effective enforcement of Compulsory Insurance Scheme (CIS) in its territory to mitigate risks resulting from violation of insurance regulations in various sectors. Already, the state has constituted an enforcement team to ta...
read more
GOCOP at Presidential Villa, seeks accreditation of more members
August 30, 2017 No Responses

GOCOP at Presidential Villa, seeks accreditation of more members

The recently elected executives of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) on Friday visited Nigeria’s seat of power, Aso Rock. The GOCOP team, led by its new President, Dotun Oladipo, was received by the Special Adviser to the President...
read more
Customs detains Oritsetimeyin truck over alleged smuggling
August 29, 2017 No Responses

Customs detains Oritsetimeyin truck over alleged smuggling

A truck belonging to Oritsetimeyin Logistics Limited has been detained by the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of Nigeria Customs Service,Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, over alleged smuggling.   With registration number SMK 412XC, the truck was arested while conveying smug...
read more
Customs records 54 Seizures, recovers N252.1m duty payments
August 29, 2017 No Responses

Customs records 54 Seizures, recovers N252.1m duty payments

The Federal Operations Units (FOU) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘A’, Ikeja has recorded 54 seizures with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of over N783million.    According to the command, the seizures were recorded between Wednesday 9th and Friday 25th...
read more
Edo rehabilitates fertilizer plant, to ‘disrupt’ importation
August 28, 2017 No Responses

Edo rehabilitates fertilizer plant, to ‘disrupt’ importation

The Edo State Government and WACOT Limited will receive the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, to commission the Edo State Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited (ESFCCL) located in Auchi, Edo State.   The Edo Fertilizer...
read more
Minister: Nigeria is ready for investments in creative industry
August 28, 2017 No Responses

Minister: Nigeria is ready for investments in creative industry

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says Nigeria is ready to receive investors in the Creative Industry, having created the enabling environment for investments through favourable economic policies. The Minister stated this in Abuja...
read more
Gunmen attack anchored oil tanker in Lagos
August 27, 2017 No Responses

Gunmen attack anchored oil tanker in Lagos

Armed robbers boarded a tanker and stole some oil from the ship while it was anchored at Lagos General Purpose Anchorage, Nigeria, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).has reported.   Quoting  report put together by ICC, IMB explained that the  incident...
read more
‘Photo exhibition by Hanan Buhari, a game changer’
August 27, 2017 No Responses

‘Photo exhibition by Hanan Buhari, a game changer’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described as a ‘game changer’ the ongoing photo exhibition in Abuja by a daughter of the President, Hanan Buhari, saying her uncommon passion for photography will encourage more y...
read more
1 … 531 532 533 534 535 … 602