Minister Archives — Page 163 of 167

November 3, 2016 No Responses

Pension scheme hits N5.9tr in 12 years

For the past 12 years, the National Pension Commission (PenCom) realised over N5.9 Trillion from 7.2 million contributors under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Speaking at a PenCom workshop for Journalists in Calabar, Cross Rivers State on Wednesday, the Director-General,...

November 3, 2016 No Responses

BPE boss gets excellence award

The Acting Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Dr. Vincent Onome Akpotaire, has said that the Bureau is a unique public institution with well-groomed workforce positioned to drive the nation’s economy. He likened the work ethics, orienta...

November 3, 2016 No Responses

700,000 Nigerians apply for 500 FIRS jobs

(NAN) The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Tunde Fowler, has said that the organisation received more than 700,000 applications from the recent job advert it placed. Mr. Fowler made this known on Wednesday in Abuja when he appeared before...

November 3, 2016 No Responses

LCCI Photo News

From Left – Mrs Elke Helen, Deputy CEO, Giessen Friedberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Dr Matthias Leder, CEO, Giessen Friedberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Chief Dr. Mrs. Nike Akande,CON, President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCC...

November 2, 2016 No Responses

Minister takes change begins with me campaign to Police headquarters

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday formally presented the Federal Government’s NationalRe-Orientation Campaign, Change Begins With Me, to the top brass of the Nigeria Police Force, including Inspector-General of Po...

November 1, 2016 No Responses

‘Onne Phase 4B Port facility begins operation soon’

Barring any unforeseen hitch, part of the new capacity being added at the Phase 4B area of the Onne Port Complex development Area in Rivers State will be put into commercial use soon, the Managing Director of Nigeria Ports Authority...

November 1, 2016 No Responses

CSR-in-Action partner MMSD, NNPC, NEITI on cohesive mineral development

CSR-in-Action, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD), Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other stakeholders, is to hold its 5th Sustain...

November 1, 2016 No Responses

FG to adopt new ship finance model

Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi has pledged the commitment of the Federal Government to adopt resolutions reached at the proposed Nigeria Ship Finance Conference. Speaking at a pre-event dinner in Lagos, Amaechi said: “I assure you that whatever dec...

November 1, 2016 No Responses

NIMASA inaugurates three per cent freight benchmark review committee

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has inaugurated a committee to review the parameters for charging the three percent freight benchmark currently collected by the Agency. He explaine...

November 1, 2016 No Responses

Ogun sacks labour leaders, 14 others

(NAN)Eleven days after Ogun workers embarked on an indefinite strike, government responded today with the dismissal of the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Akeem Ambali, and the state chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Dare Ilekoya....

November 1, 2016 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R shows Oscar N. Onyema, OON, President African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) and Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) with Kevin Moore, Director Global Business Development, Chartered Institute for Securities & Inves...