Federal Archives — Page 62 of 138

June 22, 2022 No Responses

Minister Appeals To Nigerian Navy For Women Inclusion In Hydrography

The Minister of State for Transport, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, on Tuesday appealed to the Nigerian Navy to include more women in hydrography to achieve the United Nations (UN) Ocean Decade. Saraki made the appeal at the 2022 World Hydrography Day...

June 21, 2022 No Responses

Buhari To Private Sector: Reinvest Profit On Job Creation

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to members of the organised private sector to reinvest their profits on creation and retention of jobs. Buhari made the appeal while declaring open the maiden Nigeria Employers’ Summit of the Nigeria Employers’...

June 19, 2022 No Responses

NPA Tasks Procurement Dept On Processes, ISO Certification

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko has challenged the procurement department to be more proactive in terms of decisions on processes and procedures. Addressing participants at the NPA Procurement Strategic Retreat ...

June 17, 2022 No Responses

Work Bank Seeks Accelerated Implementation Of NG-CARES By States

The Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) has urged the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to accelerate the implementation of the programmes. Prof. Foluso Okunmadewa, the World Bank, Lead Spec...

June 16, 2022 No Responses

FEC Approves N90.8b For Kashimbila-Takum-Chanchangi Road, Airport Equipment

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N90.8 billion for the rehabilitation of Kashimbila-Takum-Chanchangi road in Taraba and the procurement equipment for some airports in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that N66.9 billion of...

June 13, 2022 No Responses

PDP Tasks FG On Credible Elections

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Federal Government to take practical steps to guarantee the conduct of free, fair and transparent general elections in 2023. The party gave the advice in a statement issued by its National Publicity...

June 8, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Targets 500,000t Of Cocoa Production By 2024

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to increase Nigeria’s cocoa production from the present 340,000 tonnes to 500,000 tonnes by 2024. A statement issued by Mr ...

June 8, 2022 No Responses

NEPZA, FIRS Sign MoU On Effective Tax Administration In Free Trade Zones

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for effective administration of taxes in the free trade zones. Signing the MoU on Tuesday in Abuja, the Execut...

June 6, 2022 No Responses

FRSC Deploys 1,500 Personnel, 35 Vehicles For APC Presidential Primary

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has ordered the deployment of 1,500 personnel and 35 vehicles for the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Primary Elections. A statement issued by the Corps Public Education...

June 4, 2022 No Responses

Maritime Agencies Harp On National Single Window

Federal Government Agencies under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT), have reached an agreement to digitalize their internal processes, while also maintaining focus on actualizing the National Single Window regime in the nation’s t...

June 4, 2022 No Responses

NPA Boss Rolls Out More Infrastructure Development Agenda

As part of activities to mark his 100 days in office, the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, on Friday, rolled out more infrastructure development agenda. Bello-Koko also dismissed report of an imminent co...

June 3, 2022 No Responses

CBN Reviews Operations Of NIBBS Instant Payments System, Others

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reviewed upwards, the operations of the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) and other electronic payment operations. This is contained in a circular issued by Musa Jimoh, Director, Payments S...

June 1, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA Pledges Logistics Support For NNS Kada

The arrival of Nigerian Naval Ship NNS KADA will greatly enhance security in the Nigerian maritime domain, the Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh has said. The NIMASA Boss who jo...

May 31, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Targets $176b Via e-Customs Project

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is to generate $176 billion over the next 20 years through the implementation of e-customs project. The NCS Comptroller-General, retired Col. Hameed Ali, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during the signing of e-Customs ...