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March 14, 2020 No Responses

Finance Minister: N285b So Far Released For 2020 Capital Projects

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Friday revealed that about N285 billion has so far been released for capital projects in the 2020 budget. Speaking with Journalists after the Presidential Committee on the review...

March 13, 2020 No Responses

Minister To Nigeria: Don’t Shake hands, Don’t Hug

The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has cautioned Nigerians to reduce the culture of handshakes and hugs to avoid contracting coronavirus (COVID-19). Aregbesola said this at the ground-breaking ceremony of a 3000-capacity custodial centre in Karshi, A...

March 12, 2020 No Responses

Reps To Invite Minister, SON, Others Over Influx Of Fake Products

The House of Representatives has resolved to invite the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, the Director-General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Director-General, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission over influx of sub...

November 9, 2019 No Responses

Reps To Fashola: Declare State Of Emergency On Federal Roads

A member representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency, Mr Tajudeen Adefisoye has urged the Minister of Works, Mr Babatunde Fashola to declare a state of emergency on all federal roads in the country. Adefisoye, in a statement issued on Friday in Akure...

October 5, 2019 No Responses

Commonwealth Ministers Target $2tri Trade By 2030

Trade ministers and senior officials from 53 Commonwealth countries will gather in London on October 10, 2019 to explore modalities on how to achieve $2trillion trade by 2030. The Minister are also expected to put strategies in place for deepening....

August 22, 2019 No Responses

Timipre Sylva Assumes Duty As Minister of State For Petroleum

The newly appointed Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has assumed duties with a pledge to reposition and chart a way forward for the Nigerian petroleum sector. A press release Wednesday by the NNPC Group General Manager,...

December 4, 2018 No Responses

NPA Boss Seeks Improved Security At Seaports

To curb high level of insecurity and threats in Nigeria’s Maritime domain, the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has called on all Ports Facility Security Officers (PFSOs) to double their efforts and remain ever vigilant....

December 4, 2018 No Responses

Minister: Nigeria To Partner Other African Countries On Blue Economy

The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed its readiness to cooperate with sister countries and development bodies to advance Africa’s prosperity through the safe and sustainable use of the continent’s vast sea and ocean resources. The Minister of T...

November 21, 2018 No Responses

At Book Launch, Jonathan Expresses Concern Over Vote Buying

November 20, 2018 No Responses

Photo News

Left to right: Mavuaye James Orife, Chief Executive Officer, Versa-Tech Nigeria Ltd; Babatunde Fashola, Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing; Tony Attah, MD NLNG Ltd.; Erabor Okogun, Chief Executive Officer, Neomoante; Toyin Akinosho, Publisher, Afric...

November 15, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Raises $2.86b Eurobonds

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had raised 2.86 billion dollars three-series international bond under its Global Medium Term Note Programme. Mr Paul Abechi, Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance on Media and Communications disclosed this in ...

November 10, 2018 No Responses

FIRS Generates N4.3tri In 10 Months

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Friday said it generated N4.3 trillion as tax revenue between January and October this year. FIRS Executive Chairman, Babatunde Fowler, disclosed this during the “Federal Inland Revenue Service Special Day” at t...

November 6, 2018 No Responses

Labour Suspend Strike

Members of the organised labour union on Monday evening called off the proposed nationwide industrial action initially scheduled to commence on Tuesday to press home workers’ demand for a new national minimum wage. The National Chairman of the Nigeria La...

October 31, 2018 No Responses

NPA Boss Seeks Enhanced Cargo Clearance Framework In Africa

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala Usman has advocated for an African framework targeted at enhancing the conveyance of cargos and the quality of logistics in a more predictable manner. The Managing Director who advocated.....