Minister Archives — Page 51 of 169

August 10, 2023 No Responses

SEC, PENCOM, NGX Reiterate Commitment To Deepening Securities Lending

With the aim of enhancing investor participation and securities lending transactions in the Nigerian capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), National Pension Commission (PENCOM) and Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) have reaffirmed their commitment to further developing the securities...

August 9, 2023 No Responses

NPA Partners Agencies On Accelerated Import, Export

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is working closely with other government agencies such as Customs, Shippers’ Council and Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency (NIMASA) to ensure that imports and exports are cleared out of the port f...

August 8, 2023 No Responses

Hard But Necessary Reforms, Imperative To Ramp Up Tax Revenues, Says Muhammad Nami, Chairman Joint Tax Board

For Nigeria to attain optimum tax revenue collection capacity across the Federal, States and Local Government tax authorities, the country must make hard but necessary reforms that would yield long term benefits. This was the position stated by the Chairman...

August 6, 2023 No Responses

World Bank To Fund 1,000 Solar Power Grids In Nigeria

The World Bank is aiming to help fund construction of 1,000 mini solar power grids in Africa’s biggest economy Nigeria in partnership with the government and private sector, the lender’s president Ajay Banga said on Saturday. Nigeria, with a popula...

August 6, 2023 No Responses

SEC, PENCOM, NGX To Host Webinar On Securities Lending

In line with its commitment to enhance investor participation in the Nigerian capital market, boost secondary market liquidity, and facilitate savings mobilization to drive economic growth, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) in collaboration with the Securities a...

August 5, 2023 No Responses

NSIB, LASEMA Sign MoU

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — As part of measures to enhance safety in Lagos State, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA). Signing the...

August 5, 2023 No Responses

NDDC Trains Finance, Audit Staff

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says that training is crucial in upscaling its management processes to enhance efficiency and transparency in its service delivery to the people of the Niger Delta region.Speaking during a two-day in-house training...

August 3, 2023 No Responses

Deepen Partnership With Africa, Tinubu Urges UK

President Bola Tinubu has urged the United Kingdom to strengthen its partnership with Nigeria and the African continent through increased investments across various sectors. He made the call on Wednesday when he received the United Kingdom’s ...

August 3, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA Set To Deploy Modular Floating Dock

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has taken over areas leased to it by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) at the Continental Shipyard for the operations of the Modular Floating Dock. According to NIMASA, the areas include but...

July 31, 2023 No Responses

Elders Council Urges NDDC To Tackle Flood In Bayelsa

The Bayelsa Elders Council has urged the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to collaborate with other development agencies and state governments to find a lasting solution to the perennial flood ravaging the Niger Delta region. Chairman of the Council a...

July 28, 2023 No Responses

CAC To Delist 100,000 Firms

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) is to delist about 100,000 firms over failure to file annual returns in the last 10 years. Registrar General of the commission, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, who made this revelation in Lagos on Thursday at a training ...

July 28, 2023 No Responses

World Bank Implores Nigeria On Borrowing From CBN

To reduce inflationary pressure on the economy, the World Bank Group has urged Nigeria to reduce government’s borrowing from the Central Bank. World Bank’s Lead Economist for Nigeria, Alex Sienaert, stated this on Thursday during an economic review session...

July 27, 2023 No Responses

Wike, El-Rufai, Umahi, Others Make Ministerial List

President Bola Tinubu through his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday presented ministerial list before the Senate. Gbajabiamila presented the list to Senate President Godswill Akpabio at exactly 01:19 pm. Akpabio thereafter read the m...

July 27, 2023 No Responses

Photo News

The Executive Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), visited the European Union headquarters in Abuja, on Wednesday to discuss Public Private Partnership (PPP). From left is the NDDC Executive Director, Projects, Mr. Charles Ogunmola; th...