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January 1, 2021 No Responses

AfCFTA: Examining Nigeria’s Steps Toward One Africa Market

By Joshua Olomu, News Agency of Nigeria — As African Union (AU) member countries start the ‘One African Market’ on January 1, 2021 under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Nigeria stands at the threshold of being able to maximise the trade...

December 24, 2020 No Responses

Seasons Greetings

Wishing you a joyous Holiday Season and a prosperous New Year.

December 15, 2020 No Responses

Manufacturers Decry High Costs Of Raw Materials

Small and Medium Scale Manufacturers in Edo have decried the persistent hike in the prices of raw materials used in the production of some finished goods in the state. Some of the manufacturers, who spoke with the News Agency of...

December 15, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Suspends Issuance Of FTZs Licences

The Nigerian Government has suspended issuance of licences for the operations of Free Trade Zones (FTZs) in the country.The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Chief Adeniyi Adebayo, announced this at the inauguration of the panel on the evaluation of....

December 15, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Customs Bags International Public Relations, Training Awards

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has emerged winner of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) and International Public Relations Association of Golden World Award for public sector communication 2020. Meanwhile, the Customs Command and Staff Co...

December 11, 2020 No Responses

Sokoto Budgets N176.7b For 2021

Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal on Thursday presented N176.7 billion as proposed budget for 2021 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for approval. Tambuwal said that the Appropriation bill included a capital expenditure of N95....

December 1, 2020 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Wins Commercial Bank of the Year As Okonkwo Bags CEO Of The Decade Award

Fidelity Bank Plc at the weekend clinched the award for Commercial Bank of the Year at the 2020 edition of BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards held in Lagos. The bank won the award in recognition of its support for e...

November 30, 2020 No Responses

Jamoh: NIMASA e-library Equipped To Bridge Industry Knowledge Gap

Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, has said that its newly commissioned e-library was equipped to bridge the knowledge gap in the industry. Jamoh, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday,&nb...

November 25, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Orders Overhaul Of Super Eagles

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has called for an overhaul of the Super Eagles technical and administrative structure to achieve better results. The minister gave the order on Tuesday in Abuja at a meeting with Nigeria Football...

November 24, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Boss Counsels Motorists On Safe Driving During Ember Months

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has urged motorists to desist from over-speeding, overloading and drinking of alcohol while driving to avoid crashes on the road.Oyeyemi stated this during the flag-off of the 2020 ‘Ember...

November 24, 2020 No Responses

Bayelsa Bemoans Drop In Federal Allocation

The Bayelsa Government on Monday lamented the decline in revenues accruing from the Federation account while announcing its income and expenditure profile for the months of August, September and October 2020. Presenting a breakdown of the figures for the...

November 23, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Auctions 44 Vehicles For Driving Against Traffic

The Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences have auctioned 44 vehicles for driving against traffic (one-way) in various parts of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the auction was in accordance with the...

November 22, 2020 No Responses

200,000 Farmers In Kano, Cross River, Others To Benefit From Agric Scheme

Over 200,000 farmers are to be engaged in Pioneering Regenerative Agriculture projects introduced by Dantata foods in partnership with the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office of the British Government under its Agricultural sector intervention LINKS Pr...

November 21, 2020 No Responses

Sterling Bank Lifts Trading Income By 265% In Q3

Sterling Bank Plc has reported a trading income of N7.1 billion for the 2020 third quarter (Q3) ended September 30, compared with N1.9 billion achieved in the corresponding period in 2019. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank,...