Minister Archives — Page 169 of 172

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 & Investment (CISI) at the signing of...

November 1, 2016 No Responses

LCCI Photo News

From left – Inger Ultvedt, Ambassador of The Embassy of Sweden in Nigeria; Chief Dr. Mrs. Nike Akande, CON, President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Mrs Ann Linde, Minister for EU Affairs and Trade, Sweden, during the Networking...

October 31, 2016 No Responses

TUC faults Senate on amendments to CCB/CCT Act

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria at the weekend condemned amendments to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Act by the National Assembly. In a statement titled: “Lawmakers: Self-Serving laws cannot...

October 31, 2016 No Responses

CBN to sanction fraudulent bank customers

Worried by reported cases of fraud, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is to put modalities in place to sanction fraudulent bank customers nationwide. Speaking at the October meeting of Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF) in Lagos, CBN Director,...

October 31, 2016 No Responses

NPA to fast-tracks rehabilitation of Lagos ports’ access roads

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is to fast-track the rehabilitation of ports’ access roads in Lagos as part of measures to ensure efficient service delivery. Speaking at an interactive session in Lagos, Managing Director of NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman explaine...

October 31, 2016 No Responses

FG reiterates commitment to improve business environment

The Federal Government has restated its commitment to removing the bureaucratic and other impediments to registering new businesses as part of efforts to encourage entrepreneurs and facilitate investments in the country. The Minister of Information and Cultu...

October 30, 2016 No Responses

Communique issued after the meeting of National Council on Information

The Meeting of the National Council on Information (NCI) was held at the Event Centre, Asaba, Delta State, fromThursday 27th to Friday 28th, October, 2016, with the theme: “Leveraging on Information and Digital Technology to Sustain the Change Agenda of...

October 28, 2016 No Responses

2016 Budget: FG releases N2.5trillion

Still shopping for a sustainable healing barm for the nation’s troubled economy, the Federal Government has so far released N2.5 trillion from the N6.06 trillion 2016 budget, Minister of Budget and National Planing Udoma Udo Udoma has said. Also answering...

October 28, 2016 No Responses

‘Port Harcourt Seaports critical to Nigeria’s economic development’

The President of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce (PHCCIMA)Dr. Emi Membere-Otaji has appealed to the Federal Government and all relevant stakeholders to give adequate attention to re- inventing Port Harcourt seaports as part of measures to sustain economic gr...

October 28, 2016 No Responses

FG to leverage on ICT for public communication

The Federal Government says it will leverage on the power of Information and Communication Technology to constantly engage Nigerians on the policies and programmes of the present administration. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Information a...

October 28, 2016 No Responses

Corruption in NNPC exaggerated, says Minister

(NAN) The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Thursday said corruption in the oil and gas industry was overblown. Kachikwu who spoke with Journalists after the launch of the new roadmap tagged “The 7 Big Wins”,...

October 28, 2016 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L-R shows Mr Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange NSE; Rt. Hon. Zakawanu Garuba, Executive Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC ); Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon, former Chairman, Senate Committee on...

October 26, 2016 No Responses

Minister laments ‘high-level’ corruption in Customs

Efforts by the Federal Government to realize money from revenue generating agencies such as Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is being hampered by alleged high-level corruption, the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun has said. Addressing members of the Senate Com...

October 26, 2016 No Responses

FG Seeks NASS approval to borrow $29.9b

The Federal Government has forwarded a letter to the National Assembly seeking approval to borrow externally $29.9 billion as part of measures to ensure the prompt implementation of projects. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of...