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December 19, 2023 No Responses

Kuku Takes Over As FAAN MD, Pledges Improvement In Service Delivery

The new Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku, has assured all stakeholders in the aviation sector that the agency will continue to be the bastion of excellent service delivery in the...

December 19, 2023 No Responses

FG WELCOMES UN DECISION TO EXTEND NIGERIA’S MARITIME BORDER

The Federal Government has welcomed the decision by the United Nations to extend Nigeria’s continental shelf from 200 Nautical Miles to 220 Nautical Miles. This coincides with the creation of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola...

December 15, 2023 No Responses

New NCDMB Boss Charges Staff On High Performance

The newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe has assumed office and held his first official meeting with the Directors and management of the Board. Ogbe was appointed on Thu...

December 14, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Budgets N2.246trillion For 2024

For the fiscal year 2024, the Lagos state government on Wednesday presented N2.246 trillion budget to the state House of Assembly for deliberation and approval. Presenting the 2024 appropriation bill tagged “Budget of Renewal” to the ...

December 14, 2023 No Responses

Oyetola To Prioritize Modernization, Rehabilitation Of Ports In 2024, Budget N10.9b

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has presented a N10.9bn, 2024 budget for his Ministry to the joint House Committees of the Senate on Marine Transport and the House of Representatives Committees on Ports and Harbour, Maritime...

December 12, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Customs Targets N6tri Revenue In 2024

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has concluded plans to generate N6trillion revenue for the Federal Government in 2024. The NCS Comptroller-General, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, stated this at the 2024 budget defense before the House of Representatives Committee on Ap...

December 12, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Inaugurates Electric Taxis In Maiduguri

President Bola Tinubu on Monday inaugurated 50 four-seater electric taxis and 57 other gas-powered mass transit vehicles purchased by the Borno State Government to provide cheap transportation within the state and reduce the dependence on fossil fuel. &nb...

December 11, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA Photo News

The Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh OFR paid a working visit to the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral E I Ogala in a quest to deepen the relationship between NIMASA and the...

December 9, 2023 No Responses

Maida: Competition Key In Telecom Sector

Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigeria Communications Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, has said competition is key to the healthy growth of the telecoms sector. Maida, who spoke on Wednesday when he received a delegation of manageme...

December 9, 2023 No Responses

FG Tasks Media On Citizen Code Charter Awareness

The Minister of Information of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has extended a call for support to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) as the government prepares to unveil a groundbreaking Charter on Citizen Code, designed to define and...

December 7, 2023 No Responses

NCDMB Completes 83% Of The Nigerian Content Roadmap

The 12th Practical Nigerian Content Forum 2023 got underway on Tuesday at the Nigerian Content Towers, Yenagoa, with the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote announcing that the agency ...

December 6, 2023 No Responses

DMO Auctions N360b FGN Bonds

The Debt Management Office (DMO), on Tuesday announced the offer for subscription of four Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) bonds valued at N360 billion through auction. According to a statement issued by the DMO, the first offer is April, 2029...

December 5, 2023 No Responses

Maida Pledges Support For Meta On Undersea Cable Initiative

Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, during a visit by Meta’s delegation to the Commission in Abuja Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NC...

December 2, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Partners Germany On Presidential Power Initiative

President Bola Tinubu and German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz on Friday witnessed signing of an agreement targeted at expediting the implementation of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) to improve electricity supply in Nigeria. ...