Minister Archives — Page 149 of 166

January 27, 2017 No Responses

NPA, Customs explains single window partnership at Ports

As part of measures to promote trade, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) are collaborating to introduce Single Window (SW) platform at the Seaports. According to the Managing Director of NPA, Ms Hadiza Balla Usman,...

January 27, 2017 No Responses

NIMASA seeks stakeholders input in port reforms

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has called on Maritime stakeholders to make input in the ongoing Port Reform Agenda of the present administration in other to reposition the maritime i...

January 27, 2017 No Responses

LCCI Photo News

Out-going Country Director (Nigeria), African Development Bank, Dr Ousmane Dore and President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, Chief Dr Mrs Nike Akande, CON during a Courtesy Visit of the Country Director to the LCCI in Lagos.

January 27, 2017 No Responses

Edo swears in Ikponwen as new Chief Judge

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki on Thursday, sworn in Justice (Mrs) Esohe Ikponwen, as the substantial Chief Judge of the state. Speaking during the swearing in ceremony at the state Government House, Obaseki said that every government must...

January 26, 2017 No Responses

How to grow liquidity in emerging markets, by WFE

January 26, 2017 No Responses

‘Osinbajo not under pressure to resign’

The Presidency on Wednesday denied reports in some quarters that Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo was under pressured to resign. A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Femi Ojudu, explained that it was not tru...

January 26, 2017 No Responses

NIMASA DG canvasses support for Govt programmes

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has urged professional bodies in the country to support Government programmes aimed at revamping the nation’s economy. This charge was given when m...

January 25, 2017 No Responses

FG tasks General Electric CEO on $2b East-West rail project

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday in Abuja urged a delegation from General Electric (GE) led by its Global Chief Eexecutive Officer, Jeff Immelt to speed up its infrastructural engagements in Nigeria. One of such engagements according to...

January 25, 2017 No Responses

Dogara seeks infrastructure bond for road projects

Concerned about the huge debt owed to local road contractors in the country, speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, has proposed an Infrastructure Bond for funding road infrastructure in the country. Speaking when he received the...

January 25, 2017 No Responses

NSC donates Toyota Hilux van to Marine Police Command

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has donated a Toyota Hilux patrol van to the Marine Police Command to aid their operations at the ports. The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Council, Mr. Hassan Bello, while handing the...

January 25, 2017 No Responses

Edo to partner RTEAN on implementation of harmonized tax bill

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, says his administration will partner the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in the implementation of the proposed harmonized Tax and Levies bill in the state. Obaseki disclosed this while receiving exe...

January 24, 2017 No Responses

FG releases N72b for Lagos/Ibadan rail project

As part of its commitment to the Lagos-Ibadan rail development project, the Federal Government has released N72 billion of its counterpart funding. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi who disclosed the development on Monday explained that Chinese partne...

January 24, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria’s goal is to ensure stronger, more robust African Union, says Osinbajo

Nigeria will continue to work together with other African countries to ensure that the African Union becomes a stronger and more robust organization for the benefit of the continent and its people, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo,has said. Osinbajo, who...

January 24, 2017 No Responses

BPE boss seeks concession of 380,000 hectre of River Basin Authority land

The only way to check the encroachment of the over 380,000 hectres of arable land belonging to the 12 River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) in the country by unauthorized persons is to concession or lease such land to top flight...