Minister Archives — Page 47 of 172

October 26, 2023 No Responses

NDDC Deploys 370 Collation Officers, Supervisors For Project HOPE

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has deployed 370 collation officers and supervisors from the 185 local government areas in the nine Niger Delta states for the registration of youths to benefit from its Holistic Opportunity Projects of Engagement (HOPE)...

October 26, 2023 No Responses

NCDMB Boss Warns Against Tinkering With Petroleum Industry Act

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote has advised that making unending changes to the structures set up by Petroleum Industry Act 2021 could kill the confidence of investors and stal...

October 26, 2023 No Responses

Minister Lauds NPA, Commissions Mission To Seafarers Centre

In keeping with global maritime best practice requirements for Seafarers, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday commissioned the Mission to Seafarers Centre reconstructed by the Nigerian Ports Authority. Speaking at the even...

October 25, 2023 No Responses

NGX, Partners Boost Capital Market Operators Capacity On Single Stock Futures

Nigerian Exchange Limited has held a workshop to inform market stakeholders about NGX’s Single Stock Futures product launch and close the knowledge gap around the asset class as it aims to deepen the Nigerian capital market. Single stock futures (S...

October 25, 2023 No Responses

Shippers’ Council, Stakeholders Seal Agreement On Storage Charges

Seaport Terminal operators have increased cargo storage from three to five days. The resolutions form part of the resolutions reached after a stakeholder meeting held with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC). Part of the resolutions re...

October 22, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Seeks Collaboration With Nigerian Mining, Geoscience Society

The Special Adviser on Mineral Resources, Engr. Abiola Olowu has urged the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society to join hands with the present administration in the State to advance the understanding and application of geology, geophysics and related discip...

October 20, 2023 No Responses

Wike Rejects Customs Request To Reclaim Revoked Land

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has rejected the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) request for reconsideration over its revoked land by the FCT Administration (FCTA). The Minister announced the rejection when Customs officers,...

October 20, 2023 No Responses

GOCOP Congratulates Soneye, NNPCL’s New Spokesman, Enugu Commissioner Agbo, Others On Appointments

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has congratulated Mr. Olufemi Oladapo Soneye over his appointment as Chief Corporate Communications Officer (CCCO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The association also congratul...

October 19, 2023 No Responses

NDDC Seeks Inclusive Development, Growth

The Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has urged stakeholders in the Niger Delta region to unite and confront the complex challenges facing their communities. Ogbuku made this call at a meeting held at th...

October 19, 2023 No Responses

Maritime Industry Remains ‘Easy Target’ For Cyber Attacks As Ransom Payment Demands Skyrocket

The maritime industry remains an “easy target” for cybercriminals, and the cost of attacks and demand for ransom payments across the sector have skyrocketed over the past 12 months, according to the research findings from law firm HFW and maritime...

October 17, 2023 No Responses

FG Proposes N26.01tri For 2024 Fiscal Year

The Federal Government has proposed the sum of N26.01 trillion for the 2024 appropriation based on oil price benchmark of $73.96 and 21 per cent interest rate. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this to State House...

October 17, 2023 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Appoints New GM For LASEPA

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Dr. Babatunde Ajayi as the new General Manager of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) with effect from October 5, 2023. A statement signed by the Head...

October 16, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA, UBTH, Others Receive Presidential Recognition

The award for the best Federal Ministry, Department and Agency, MDA in Digital Transformation from the Presidency through the Bureau of Public Service Reforms has been conferred on the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Other re...

October 16, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Holds Groundbreaking For $100m Film City Wednesday

All is set for the construction of the Lagos Film City, one of the Legacy Projects of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration. A statement issued by Commissioner, Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso explained that the groundbreaking of the N1...