Minister – Page 102 – City Business News

September 12, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Explains Paris Club Refund To States

The Federal Ministry of Finance on Tuesday provided some clarifications on the Paris Club Refund approved for the 36 States of the Federation. It will be recalled that the issue of Paris Club loan over-deduction had been a long...

September 7, 2018 No Responses

NPA Photo News

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) HadizaBala Usman (2nd from left), the General Manager, Special Duties of Channels Television, Steve Judo (3rd from left), the Controller Programmes, Ambrose Okoh (left), and the Assistant General Mana...

September 1, 2018 No Responses

Buhari To Merkel:We Respect Rule Of Law, Agreements

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said his administration will always uphold the sanctity of the rule of law in governing the country, while assuring German Chancellor Angel Merkel that all agreements will be fully respected. President Buhari received...

July 21, 2018 No Responses

NPA Hosts International Maritime Conference

The Nigerian Ports Authority would be hosting the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) Africa Regional Conference in Abuja, Nigeria between 17 – 19 September, 2018. According to information obtained from the Local Organising Commi...

July 19, 2018 No Responses

Reactions Trail Proposed New National Carrier

Mixed reactions on Wednesday trailed the unveiling of the name and logo of the proposed new national carrier by the Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika. Sirika had unveiled the name of the new carrier as “Nigeria Air’’...

July 19, 2018 No Responses

Nigerian Senate Probes Ibe Kachikwu

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday directed its Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) to investigate alleged irregularities in the oil and gas sector lease renewal. The upper chamber explained that the lease renewal being undertaken by the Minister of St...

July 17, 2018 No Responses

National Carrier: Nigeria Intensifies Negotiation With Airbus, Others

Ahead of the proposed unveiling of Nigeria’s National carrier, the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika has commenced negotiations with aircraft manufacturers and investors at the ongoing Farnborough International Air Show in the United Kingdom (U...

July 15, 2018 No Responses

Buhari: We’ll Be Guided By National Interests In Signing Free Trade Agreement

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will only be signatory to the Continental Free Trade Agreement if the nation’s national interests as well as regional and international obligations are balanced. The President reiterated this position at the 2018 Ann...

July 13, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Reconstitutes Tax Appeal Tribunals

The Federal Government has reconstituted the Tax Appeal Tribunals in the six geo-political zones as well as Lagos and Federal Capital Territory. The reconstitution of the Tribunals is in accordance with Section 2(1) of the Fifth Schedule of the...

July 13, 2018 No Responses

Holding Bays: NPA To Sanction Shipping Firms, Terminal Operators

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is to sanction shipping firms and terminal operators over failure to comply with agreement on holding bays. The agreement which was reached in November, 2017 between the Shipping Companies, Terminal Operators and the NPA,...

July 12, 2018 No Responses

Labour Demands Compensation For Civil Servants Over Aborted Promotion Exercise

Worried by the cancellation of Promotion Interview organised by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) for members of the Union in the Directorate Cadre in Abuja, organised Labour under the auspices of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCS...

July 11, 2018 No Responses

Labour: MTN Must Respect Workers Rights

Tuesday, July. 10, 2018 marks the second day of the picketing of MTN offices nationwide by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its civil society allies This press statement is intended to explain the reasons for this action as well...

July 4, 2018 No Responses

Osinbajo To Auto Stakeholders: Focus More On Vehicle Financing

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on stakeholders in the African automotive industry to pay more attention to vehicle refinancing, noting that it is impossible to have a successful automotive sector without a robust vehicle financing regime. The Vice...

July 3, 2018 No Responses

Arunma Oteh, Adesina, Adeosun, Others For 2018 ASEA Conference

Registration is now open for the 22nd Annual African Securities Exchange Association (ASEA) Conference scheduled to hold on November 26 and 27, 2018 at Oriental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria. According to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), attendees can register via...