Minister Archives — Page 157 of 157

October 4, 2016 No Responses

Minister task farmers on quality products, foreign exchange earnings

As part of measures to avoid fungal contamination, protect public health and secure more markets for Nigeria’s agro-commodities, the Minister of State, Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has challenged farmers and other stakeholders to always carry out periodic...

October 3, 2016 No Responses

More Nigerians embrace locally produced rice

(NAN) A large scale rice farmer in Asaba, Raymos Guanah, on Sunday observed that demand for locally-produced rice was on the increase. Mr. Guanah, the Chief Executive Officer of Raymond Guanah Farms, Illah, near Asaba, told the News Agency...

October 1, 2016 No Responses

‘NAFEST has become a tool for economic growth’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the annual National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) has evolved from being just an instrument of national unity to becoming a platformto help boost the level of economic...

September 28, 2016 No Responses

‘Tourism is Nigeria’s new oil’

Despite the current economic recession, Nigeria’s future is bright, as the country diversifies its economy away from oil, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said in Lagos on Tuesday. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the 2016 W...

September 28, 2016 No Responses

Nigeria to reintroduce weigh bridges

(NAN) The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government would reintroduce the use of weigh bridges on the nation’s highways. Mr. Fashola made the disclosure while answering questions from journalists at ...

September 28, 2016 No Responses

Senate probes four banks over alleged MTN’s transfer of $13.9B

The Senate has directed its Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions to investigate the alleged illegal repatriation of $13.9 billion to South Africa by MTN through its bankers between 2006 and 2016. The probe is also expected...

September 23, 2016 No Responses

FIRS targets N5.2b from new taxpayers

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is to generate not less than N5.2 Billion from 10 million new taxpayers in 2017. According to the Executive Chairman of FIRS, Babatunde Fowler, about 700,000 firms that have never paid taxes are to...

September 22, 2016 No Responses

‘Reshuffle your cabinet now’

As Nigeria’s economic crisis continue unabated, some Senators have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reshuffle his cabinet. Specifically, the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has advised President Buhari to redeploy the Minister of Finan...

September 20, 2016 No Responses

Kachikwu, Adeosun, others list way out for Nigeria’s economy

(NAN) The Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, has identified seven key implementation strategies to boost the petroleum industry and enable export of refined products by 2019. He announced this at the Presidential Quarterly Business Forum between th...

August 31, 2016 No Responses

Delta Speaker holds town hall meeting in Sapele today

The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya will today (Wednesday), August 31 and Thursday, September 1, 2016 meet with the people of Sapele. Igbuya will start his strings of meeting on Wednesday in Ugboren, Okuovu and Edegbrode. He ...