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December 6, 2024 No Responses

Lagos HOS: Staff Training, Key To Development

The Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro, has stated that Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu’s administration has been investing heavily in training and retraining of public servants in the State because of his strong belief that a skilled and...

December 5, 2024 No Responses

NDDC Reaffirms Commitment To Development In Niger Delta

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has reaffirmed the commitment of the Commission to executing impactful projects and fast-tracking development for the benefit of all the ethnic nationalities in the Niger ...

November 18, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria, India Harp On Investment Treaty, Trade, Cooperation

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, have directed their officials to finalise pending bilateral trade agreements between the two countries. The leaders announced this in a joint statement issued on Sunday in Abuja at the...

September 14, 2024 No Responses

CNG: NADDC DG, Experts Rally Young Nigerians To Embrace Initiative

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) in partnership with the Office of the Special Assistant to the President on Youth Initiatives, Monitoring, and Delivery has concluded a two-day programme aimed at equipping young Nigerians with car...

July 26, 2024 No Responses

Shettima, Sanwo-Olu, Others Harp On Collaboration For Effective Development

The Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kasim Shettima and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu have emphasised the importance of partnership, innovative thinking, and effective policies for shaping a new blueprint for sustainable development an...

July 17, 2024 No Responses

Access Bank Raises N442b Capital Through Syndicated Tier II Facility

Access Bank Plc has announced its partnership with the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO). The occasion marked the signing of a monumental syndicate Tier II Facility agreement of USD295 million (the equivalent of about N442,500,000,000), underscori...

July 12, 2024 No Responses

Stakeholders Task Tinubu On Auto Industry Development Plan Bill

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to facilitate signing into law the National Auto Industry Development Plan (NAIDP) bill.The automakers made the joint call via a communiqué issued after the Nigeria Auto industry Summit held in Lagos and delivered...

July 11, 2024 No Responses

NDDC Pledges To Accelerate Development With 2024 Budget

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has promised that the early approval of the Commission’s 2024 budget will help to fast-track the development and socio-economic transformation of the Niger Delta region.The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuk...

July 10, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Creates Ministry Of Livestock Development

President Bola Tinubu has announced the creation of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development. Tinubu approved the creation of the ministry on Tuesday when he inaugurated the Presidential Committee on Livestock Reforms at the Council Chamber of the S...

July 2, 2024 No Responses

NDDC To Develop New Strategies For Niger Delta Development

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has assured that the Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit, coming up on July 10-13, 2024, will develop strategies for economic growth and development of the Niger Delta Region....

June 24, 2024 No Responses

NDDC Harps On Youth Empowerment

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has re-affirmed its commitment to programmes aimed at empowering the youths of the Niger Delta region.The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, gave this assurance during a stakeholders’ engagement in Akure, ...

June 20, 2024 No Responses

NDDC Engages Afreximbank On Development Strategies

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has started discussions with officials of the African Export-Import Bank, Afreximbank, as part of its efforts to collaborate with development partners in the quest for economic growth in the Niger Delta region. Spe...

April 25, 2024 No Responses

Obaseki Rallies Stakeholders In Uhunmwode, Orhionmwon On Regional Development

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, met with residents and other stakeholders in Orhionmwon and Uhunmwode Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the State to seek their support and input in the State’s Regional Development and Benin City...