Minister – Page 132 – City Business News

September 7, 2017 No Responses

WFE unveils report on role of Stock Exchanges in fostering economic growth, sustainable development

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) on Wednesday published a report examining the role of stock exchanges in promoting economic growth and sustainable development, with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The report –...

September 7, 2017 No Responses

‘NPA is committed to improving access to Apapa Ports’

Over the past couple of weeks, stakeholders have expressed concern over the state of access roads to the Lagos Port Complex in Apapa. The dilapidated state of the road, which has gone on for almost two decades has become a...

September 6, 2017 No Responses

Visa appoints Oluwakemi Okunsanya General Manager for West Africa

Global payments company Visa Inc., has appointed Oluwakemi Okunsanya as the new General Manager for West Africa, effective September 1, 2017. Oluwakemi joins Visa from MoneyGram International, where she was Head of Anglophone Africa. In her role, Oluwakemi...

September 6, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki in Indonesia, explains commercial oil palm production agenda

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, is currently in Indonesia to “deepen his administration’s partnership with the Asian country, in a bid to revamp the agricultural sector and reposition the state as the oil palm capital of Nigeria”....

September 6, 2017 No Responses

NNPC to tackle corruption with anti-fraud training for Staff

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will equip 50 per cent of its work force with requisite knowledge on how to identify and examine fraud as part of measures to stamp out corruption from its system. The Group Managing Director...

September 5, 2017 No Responses

Arunma Oteh to deliver key note address as WFE holds annual meeting in Bangkok

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – All is now set for the 57th General Assembly & Annual Meeting of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) scheduled to hold from 6-8 September 2017, in Bangkok, Thailand. According to the organisers...

September 4, 2017 No Responses

Seaport operator to expand container facilities

Malaysian port operator, Westports Holdings Berhad (Westports) informed that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd (WMSB), has received an approval-in-principle (AiP) to expand its container facilities from Container Terminal 10 (CT10) to Con...

September 3, 2017 No Responses

Buhari: Nigerians can live anywhere in the country without restrictions

Every Nigerian has a right to live, work in any part of the country, irrespective of backgrounds, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Receiving the Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Bello Aminu Masari on Saturday, at his country home as part of...

September 2, 2017 No Responses

Buhari congratulates Super Eagles

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Friday’s impressive win over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. A statement issued by Special Adviser to the Presid...

September 1, 2017 No Responses

BPE: Let’s replicate SACHOL’s success story in other enterprises

The Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh, has described Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SACHOL) as one of the success stories of the privatisation programme, adding that the dynamics behind this success could.....

September 1, 2017 No Responses

Edo Local Councils share N2.146b for August

The Edo Joint Account and Allocation Committee (JAAC) has explained that the total allocation for the 18 Local Government Councils in the state for the month of August was N2, 146,235,377. Head of Owan East Local Government Administration, Mr. Akeena...

September 1, 2017 No Responses

Eid-el-Kabir: Obaseki facilitate with muslims

As our Muslim brothers and sisters celebrate Eid-el-Kabir today, I offer my felicitations on behalf of the government and good people of Edo State. We have put in place measures to guarantee that everyone is secure in the state during...

August 31, 2017 No Responses

BUA unveils $1b cement factory in Edo, to commission $300m Sokoto plant in 2018

One of Nigeria’s largest conglomerate,BUA Group, has unveiled its 1billion dollars Obu Cement factory in Okpella, Edo state at a commissioning ceremony performed by Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo. During the ceremony, the Vice President also performed ...