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Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun (Right) with her Angolan counterpart, Augusto Archer de Sousa Mangueira at the Spring Meetings of the IMF/World Bank meeting in Washington DC
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Dakuku emerges new Chairman of AAMA
The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside has been elected as the new Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administrators (AAMA). This is one of the decisions reached at the just concluded third...
Oyeyemi lauds road users on traffic compliance during Easter
In the aftermath of the 2017 Easter Special Patrol by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has commended road users for their compliance with the traffic rules and regulations during the festive period, saying...
Buhari implores African maritime administrators on security
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged African maritime administrators and regulators to ensure a coherent collaborative continental response to the challenges facing the maritime space. Represented by his Vice, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari gave the c...
How to spur industrial, economic transformation in Nigeria through gas, by Attah, NLNG MD
By Moses Ebosele – The expansion of NLNG’s Bonny Island Plant with Trains 7 and 8 could be a catalyst to unleashing the country’s gas potentials, Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Tony Attah has said. Speaking in Lagos...
Don’t scrap PEF, group tells FG
Insinuations that the Federal Government plans to scrap the Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF) has been condemned by a socio-cultural group, United for a Better Nigeria (UFBN) on grounds that such action would cause more hardship for Nigerians. Speaking at a...
FRSC sets aside N300m for DCMs accommodation, N8.3b for allowances in 2017
Barring any last minutes adjustment, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) will before the end of this year purchase Abuja residential accommodation for Deputy Corps Marshalls (DCMs) at a cost of N300 million. Also within the year, the management of...
World Economics: Nigeria out of recession
The Nigerian economy is looking up, signalling an end of the recession, the World Economics declared on Tuesday. However, the London based organisation cautioned that “conditions remain difficult for businesses.” According to the body,“April Sales Manage...
Buhari lauds re-opening Of Abuja Airport
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the efforts of the Ministries of Transport, Power, Works and Housing, the security agencies, Kaduna State Government, the contractor, Julius Berger, and others, on the successful completion of work on the runway and re-...
NCAA: Abuja airport ready for operations
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport runway, Abuja, is ready for operation and can be opened on Wednesday, Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Usman Muktar, has said. Speaking with Journalists on Monday during an inspection of the ...
FG canvasses support for whistle-blower policy
The Federal Government has hailed its whistle-blower policy, which has led to the recovery of looted funds in many currencies that may otherwise not have been discovered, describing it as an effective tool of fighting corruption in Nigeria. In a statement is...
FG, British Council train 40 Nigerian festival managers
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said 40 Nigerian Festival Managers have been trained by the British Council on the management of festivals for economic gains, under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Ministry and....
NNPC to commercialise communication network
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced plan to commercialise some of its critical Information Communications & Technology (ICT) infrastructure in line with its bid to re-focus the Corporation as a commercially viable entity. The G...
Minister explains N243.7b capital project for land transport, maritime, aviation in 2017
Barring any further adjustment, the Federal Ministry of Transportation, comprising of Land Transport, Maritime and Aviation is to execute N243,746,507,321.00 capital project in 2017. In 2016, the total Capital budget of the Ministry was N171,652,299,451.00 out...