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November 19, 2022 No Responses

FG Seeks Reliable Agric Data For Effective Policy Formulation

Prince Clem Agba, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning has called for reliable agriculture-related data for effective policy formulation and strategies. Agba made the call at the 2022 African Statistics Day Celebration (User/Producer Dialogue) held at the National...

November 19, 2022 No Responses

Amnesty Programme Partners Navy On Training

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) and the Nigerian Navy (NN) are collaborating to develop the country, especially the Niger-Delta region through the training of ex-agitators. Alaenetonwa Lawson, acting Head of Information, PAP, in a statement on Friday,...

November 17, 2022 No Responses

Edo Budgets N320.35b For 2023

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, presented a N320.35bn budget to the Edo State House of Assembly for the 2023 fiscal year, representing a 44.3 percent increase from the N222bn budgeted for the year 2022. Obaseki, who pr...

November 17, 2022 No Responses

Dangote Peugeot, Mikano Secure N2.5b Contract For FRSC Operational Vehicles

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N2.5 billion for the procurement of operational vehicles for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, revealed this when he briefed St...

November 16, 2022 No Responses

8,520 Farmers, SMEs benefit from APPEALS Project In Enugu

No fewer than 8,520 persons have so far benefitted from the World Bank-assisted Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project in Enugu State. The Enugu State Deputy Governor, Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo, disclosed this...

November 16, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Bags Award For Tackling Corruption At Seaports

The collaborative efforts of the Federal Government, the private sector and a civil society group, Convention on Business Integrity (CBi), to curb corruption at the seaports has earned international praise. The collaboration won the first-ever “Outstan...

November 16, 2022 No Responses

Reps Panel Summons Total, Others Over $85b Tax

The House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on structure and accountability of Joint Venture (JV) Business and Production Sharing Contracts (PSCS) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. has summoned Total Upstream over tax claims of 85 billion do...

November 13, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria woos investors To Sanitation Value Chain

Nigerian Government has called on national and foreign investors to maximise the business opportunities in the sanitation sector for the nation’s socio-economic development. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Mrs Didi Walson-...

November 13, 2022 No Responses

FBNBank UK Stands Tall At 40, Appreciates Customers, Regulators

FBNBank UK, a member of First Bank of Nigeria Limited and Subsidiaries had London, the United Kingdom painted blue as it celebrated its 40th anniversary, themed Partnership Beyond Borders, on Friday, 11 November 2022. The event which had cust...

November 12, 2022 No Responses

Global Food Imports To Hit $2tri

Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly two trillion dollars this year, or higher than previously expected, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said. FAO, in a report published on Friday, stated that the new forecast...

November 12, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Boss Mourns Otunba Kunle Folarin

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) Emmanuel Jime paid a condolence visit to Mrs Folarin, wife of Late Otunba Kunle Folarin, Chairman Ports Consultative Council (PCC) at their home in Lagos, on Friday. The Council’s boss also signe...

November 12, 2022 No Responses

Edo Targets N60b IGR, Unveils Residency Card

Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki on Friday set an Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) target of N60 billion for 2023 fiscal year in the state. Obaseki disclosed this during sixth edition of the yearly Alaghodaro Investment Summit in Benin. &nbs...

November 12, 2022 No Responses

FRSC Felicitates With Sultan Of Sokoto On 16 Years On Throne

The Acting Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Dauda Biu, on Friday congratulated the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on his 16th year on the throne. The congratulatory message is contained in a statement...

November 11, 2022 No Responses

Edo Allocates 35,000 Hectares Of Land For Housing, Industrial Development Projects

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration has made available 35,000 hectares of land for housing and industrial development projects in various towns and cities across the State. Obaseki said this when he received executive ...