Minister Archives — Page 35 of 172

February 21, 2024 No Responses

Smuggling: FG Uncovers 32 Illegal Routes

The Federal Government has uncovered 32 routes through which food items are smuggled out of Nigeria. The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, made the revelation on Tuesday while presenting his address at a conference on Public Wealth Management held in Abuja....

February 21, 2024 No Responses

Customs To Distribute Seized Food Items

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is to distribute some seized food items nationwide as the biting food crisis continues in the country. According to the National Public Relations, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada, the food items will be distributed after they...

February 21, 2024 No Responses

NARTO Suspends Strike

The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has suspended its planned nationwide strike. National President of NARTO, Othman Yusuf, directed members to immediately resume petroleum loading activities after a meeting held in Abuja. The meeting was...

February 21, 2024 No Responses

APC Declares Edo Governorship Primary Inconclusive

Based on the controversy that trailed last Saturday’s governorship primary election in Edo State, the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared the poll inconclusive. This was disclosed by the party’s National Publicity...

February 20, 2024 No Responses

Lagos Lifts Suspension On RTEAN

The Lagos State Government has dissolved the Lagos State Parks and Garages Administrators’ Committee which was set up to mark the parks and garages in the state. A statement issued on Monday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on...

February 19, 2024 No Responses

Tanker Drivers Begin Strike

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers arm of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has directed all its members to withdraw their petroleum trucks from product-loading activities starting Monday, February 19, 2024. The development follows the associ...

February 19, 2024 No Responses

Scrap NSCDC, FRSC, Enang Tells Tinubu

To successfully establish State Police, Senator in the 7th National Assembly, Senator Ita Enang, has advised President Bola Tinubu to abolish the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and incorporate the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) with the Nig...

February 18, 2024 No Responses

Lagos Receives Delta Commissioner On Study Tour

The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development has received the Delta State Commissioner for Urban Renewal, Engr. Michael Anoka, on a visit to understudy the workings of the State Ministry. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban....

February 18, 2024 No Responses

FG Harps On Renewable Energy Transport System

The Federal Ministry of Transportation has made significant technological advancements aimed at promoting environmentally and economically sustainable transportation solutions nationwide. The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, made this declaratio...

February 16, 2024 No Responses

Nigerian Shipping And Port Economic Regulatory Agency Bill 2023 Passes Second Reading

As part of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola’s Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for the year 2024, as signed in the performance bond by agencies, the Bill which seeks to repeal the Nigerian Shippers’ Council...

February 16, 2024 No Responses

Senate Passes N5.079trn 2024 Customs Budget

The Senate on Thursday, February 15, passed the sum of N5.079 trillion as the 2024 budget for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The approval followed the adoption of recommendations of the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise, and Tariffs at plenary....

February 15, 2024 No Responses

Lagos Flags Off Distribution Of N750m To Market Traders

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has flagged off the distribution of N750 Million to 15,000 market traders as cash support with each beneficiary receiving N50,000 under the ‘Lagos Market Trader Money’, In his address on Wednesday, Sanwo...

February 15, 2024 No Responses

AfCFTA: NCDMB Advocates Database of Skills, Uniform Standards For Goods, Services

As plans to implement the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) continue to unfold, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has advocated the removal of visa restrictions among African nations, the creation of a database of av...

February 15, 2024 No Responses

Shippers Council Explains Online Portal For Stakeholders

As part of its awareness campaign, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has unveiled Online Portal for the Registration of Regulated Port Service Providers and Users. Briefing stakeholders at Onne, Rivers State, Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ ...