Minister Archives — Page 117 of 144

April 3, 2017 No Responses

Labour berates NHIS boss over alleged Interferance in union affairs

Orgnaised Labour under the umbrella of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has berated the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf, for allegedly “going underground to sponsor faceless individuals to be parading...

April 3, 2017 No Responses

BPE decries inadequate dredging of Calabar Seaport Channel

Worried by the inadequate dredging of the Calabar Seaport Channel several years after its terminal was handed over to concessionares, the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) has pledged to “step in” and briefed the Federal Government adequately. According to...

April 3, 2017 No Responses

Report explains 22.4 per cent drop in terminal operators’ earnings

A report published in March by top global accounting and audit firm, Deloitte has revealed that Terminal Handling Charges (THC), which is the main revenue stream of terminal operators in Nigeria, declined by 22.4 per cent between 2006 and 2016...

April 3, 2017 No Responses

NIMASA to owners of abandoned ships: Remove or lose them

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has warned owners of abandoned Ships/Vessels to urgently remove same from the Nigerian territorial waters on or before 28th of April 2017 or risk sanctions ranging from forfeiture or removal by th...

April 1, 2017 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R (A) Ayodeji Akinbobola, Head, Children Banking, Access Bank Plc; Adetokunbo Elliot, Youth Product Manager, First Bank of Nigeria Limited; Pai Gamde, Acting Head, Corporate Services Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Olumide Orojimi, Head, Cor...

March 31, 2017 No Responses

Ministry registers Rullion Capacity Builders as vocational trade test centre

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Rullion Capacity Builders, focused on empowering women and youths in skills acquisition and entrepreneurship has been granted national accreditation by the Federal Ministry of labour and productivity as a trade testing ...

March 31, 2017 No Responses

Abuja Airport Runway Now 57.5% Completed, says Minister

The reconstruction of the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has reached 57.5% completion, mid-way into the six weeks earmarked for the project, the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, disclosed in Abuja on Thursday. ...

March 31, 2017 No Responses

EU Ministers adopts transport declaration

European Transport Ministers have adopted a ministerial declaration on maritime transport, the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) informed. The so-called ‘Valletta Declaration’ outlines priorities for the EU’s maritime transport policy...

March 30, 2017 No Responses

JAMA Wellness Survey: More men face sexual assault in Nigeria

The first JAMA wellness survey on Sexual Assault was on Wednesday in Lagos unveiled at the prestigious Lagos Court of Arbitration, Lekki. The outcome of the survey indicates that more men are exposed to sexual assault in Nigeria. The survey...

March 30, 2017 No Responses

Council members approve NSE Demutualisation process

Members have approved the demutualisation programme of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Exchange. This decision was reached today (Thursday, March 30, 2017) at the Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) of its members which held at the Stock Exchange House, L...

March 30, 2017 No Responses

NSE lists series 1 FGN Savings Bond, Series 2 opens next week

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday listed the Series 1 of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Savings Bond, maturing March 2019. The Savings Bond, the first of its kind in Nigeria, was opened to the investing public...

March 30, 2017 No Responses

Development Bank of Nigeria gets CBN licence

The Central bank of Nigeria has approved the grant of a wholesale development finance institution licence with national authorization to the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) Plc, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has confirmed. The approval was conve...

March 30, 2017 No Responses

FG puts $500m notes at 7.5 per cent yield

The Federal Government on Thursday announced that it has priced its offering of US$500 million aggregate principal amount of notes at a yield of 7.5% under its US$1.5 billion (increased from US$1 billion) Global Medium Term Note Programme, which will...

March 30, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria to showcase maritime potential in Norway

As part of measures to attract foreign investors to tap into opportunities that abound in the Nigerian maritime industry, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) would be showcasing the potentials of the Nigerian Maritime Sector at the ...