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November 14, 2016 No Responses

Nigeria to end $800m a year wheat import from Russia

The Federal Government is putting measures in place to curtail $800 million on wheat importation from Russia. According to the Foreign Affairs Minister of State Hajiya Khadija Abba-Ibrahim, the meaure is expected to preserve foreign exchange for the country....

November 13, 2016 No Responses

FG spends N750B for infrastructure development in five months, says Minister

As part of measure to reposition Nigeria’s economy, the Federal Government in the last five months mobilized not less than N750 Billion for infrastructure development. Speaking in Lagos on Saturday at the 2016 Wealth Creation Platform organized by KICC...

November 13, 2016 No Responses

FG congratulates Super Eagles for defeating Algeria

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday congratulated the Super Eagles on their 3-1 victory over Algeria in the African qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Buhari commended the team and its handlers for their determination and high professionalism.....

November 12, 2016 No Responses

Dangote foundation to unveil private sector strategy against malaria

With Nigeria accounting for 300, 000 out of 100 million deaths arising from Malaria complications worldwide annually, the Dangote Foundation is set to launch a private sector policy documents aimed at reversing the trend. The Dangote Foundation said it was ch...

November 12, 2016 No Responses

‘Nigeria has political will to drive sustainable tourism’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Federal Government has demonstrated that it has the political will to drive sustainable tourism in the country, Speaking at a panel of African Ministers of Tourism, who met on the sid...

November 12, 2016 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R Abimbola Ogunbanjo, First Vice President, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, NSE; Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria; Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, CON, President, NSE an...

November 11, 2016 No Responses

Criticism trails FIRS N143B budget

The dust raised by the N143 Billion Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) budget for 2017 continued unabated yesterday in the Senate. At the end of yesterday’s session, the Senate rejected the budget and the report of its Finance Committee, citing...

November 11, 2016 No Responses

Nigeria to unveil Africa’s fifth largest modular floating dockyard in 2017

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has said that the Agency is set to deliver what will be Africa’s fifth largest floating dockyard in 2017. Peterside stated this during a projec...

November 11, 2016 No Responses

Maritime’s role critical in economic recovery efforts, says NPA Chairman

The maritime sector has critical role to play in the ongoing efforts to reposition Nigeria’s economy, the Board Chairman of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr Emmanuel Adesoye has said. The obvervations were made by Adesoye and members of the...

November 9, 2016 No Responses

Senate faults rail track concession deal with General Electric

Citing lack of due process, the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday commenced investigation into the concession of Eastern and Western rail lines to General Electric (GE). According to the Senate, the contract entered into with the United States Company did not...

November 9, 2016 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R shows Efiok E. Efiok, Head, Investment Management Department, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Hajara Adeola, Managing Director, Lotus Capital Limited; Garet...

November 9, 2016 No Responses

Rail track concession: Deliberate undervaluation, lack of due process

By Segun Esan and Romanus Emezie – On August 12, 2016, the Vice President of Federal Republic of Nigeria announced that the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), in collaboration with Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), established th...

November 9, 2016 No Responses

NPA Photo News

Executive Director of NPA (Marine and Operations) Dr Sokonte Davies (Left) and Hon Obinna Chidoka, Chairman House of Representative Committee on Environment during the Committee oversight function to NPA.

November 8, 2016 No Responses

NPA Board wades into Calabar dredging stalemate

The Board of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has pledged to facilitate successful dredging of Calabar Seaport as part of measures to generate more jobs and ginger economic activities. Inspecting facilities at the Seaport on Monday, members of the Board led...