Federal Archives — Page 47 of 147

August 28, 2023 No Responses

STOAN Congratulates Oyetola, Pledges Support To Harness Blue Economy

The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) has promised to fully support the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, to harness the potential of the maritime sector. The Chairman of STOAN, Princess Vicky Haastrup, who said...

August 27, 2023 No Responses

COVID-19: No New Variants In Nigeria, Says NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is monitoring the new sub-variants of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, namely EG.5 and BA.2.86. In a press release issued on Saturday and signed by Director General, Dr. Ifeda...

August 26, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Endorses Commonwealth Roadmap On Gender Equality

Women’s affairs ministers from Commonwealth countries, including representatives from Nigeria, on Friday committed to a roadmap, designed to scale up efforts to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls, especially in climate action. The road...

August 26, 2023 No Responses

Minister Reiterates FG’s Commitment To End Petroleum Importation, Inspects Port Harcourt Refinery

The Nigerian Government on Friday, reiterated its commitment to end petroleum product importation soon, adding that efforts are being redoubled to restore the nation’s local refining capacity. This was made known by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resour...

August 26, 2023 No Responses

Navy Deploys Deep Blue Assets

Assets acquired by the Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency (NIMASA) under the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, otherwise known as the Deep Blue project, have been fully deployed by the Nigerian Navy. A statem...

August 25, 2023 No Responses

FMDQ Approves Review Of Eunisell CP Programme To N20b

FMDQ Securities Limited has approved a 100 per cent upward review of the Commercial Paper Issuance Programme of Eunisell Limited, a company specialized in the provision of speciality chemical solutions across a wide range of industrial users. In a letter...

August 25, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Explains $2.5b Non-Oil Exports In Six Months

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council says the country generated $2.5 billion from January to June from non-oil exports. The Executive Director of the NEPC, Dr. Ezra Yakusak, revealed this at a one-day workshop for emerging exporters. At the event on...

August 25, 2023 No Responses

NSML Intensifies Campaign Against Waterways Pollution

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Managing Director, NLNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited, Mr. Abdulkadir Ahmed has intensified campaign for the proper disposal of plastic wastes as part of measures to reduce its harmful effect ...

August 24, 2023 No Responses

At BRICS Summit, Nigeria Harps On MSME Empowerment

Empowering Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to boost Nigeria’s economic growth is a key focus for President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima has said. Speaking with Journalists during his tour of exhibition stan...

August 24, 2023 No Responses

Minister To The Media: Let Us Collaborate, Partner For Success

The Minister of Information, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi has called on Media practitioners to collaborate with his Ministry and the government for the betterment of society. Malagi made the call while receiving Executive committee(Exco) members of the G...

August 23, 2023 No Responses

FG, States Share N966b For July

For the Month of July 2023, the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared N966.110 billion revenue to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils (LGCs). The amount is higher than the N907. 054 billion shared in June, out...

August 22, 2023 No Responses

Farmers Seek Improved Investment In Agriculture

AS economic situation bites harder on Nigerians, some farmers in Gombe have urged the state government to leverage the additional funds received from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), to invest in the agriculture. They said such investment wa...

August 22, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu To New Ministers: You Are Not Regional Or States’ Ministers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged newly sworn-in Ministers to work for Nigeria and not a particular state, region or ethnic nationality. Tinubu made the declaration on Monday while delivering a speech at the inauguration ceremony of the 45 ministers...

August 22, 2023 No Responses

Ex-NIMASA DG, Dakuku Peterside To Speak At Maritime Conference In Saudi Arabia

Former chairman of the Association of Africa Maritime Administrations (AAMA), Dakuku Peterside, will be speaking at the sustainable maritime industry conference, scheduled for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from September 4 – 6. The conference, under the patronage of...