Minister Archives — Page 52 of 172

September 3, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Recalls Ambassadors

President Bola Tinubu has recalled Nigeria’s Ambassador both career and non-career back to Nigeria. The order was conveyed through a statement issued by the Special Adviser, Media and Communication Strategy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alkasim Abdulkadir on Saturday....

September 2, 2023 No Responses

NLC Communique On Nationwide Strike

COMMUNIQUE AT THE END OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) MEETING OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC) HELD ON THURSDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2023 In an all-inclusive session, the National Executive Council (NEC) deeply analyzed the prevailing national....

September 2, 2023 No Responses

Keyamo: Lagos Accounts For 60 Per Cent Of FAAN’s Revenue

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has expressed the Federal Government’s desire to optimize the generating capacity of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Speaking during the facility visit of the Lagos Airport, K...

August 31, 2023 No Responses

Blue Line Rail Commercial Operations Begin Monday

THE Lagos State Government says it will begin passenger operations on the Blue Line Rail on Monday, September 4, 2023. The Managing Director, Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, made this known on Wednesday at Mari...

August 31, 2023 No Responses

NSC, PEBEC, Others Brainstorm On Exports Of Agro Products Bottleneck

The Nigerian Shipper’s Council (NSC) in collaboration with the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and some key stakeholders, recently, held a brainstorming session on how to tackle agro export bottleneck. According to the Execut...

August 30, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints New NDDC Board, Management

August 29, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Ends Borrowing

The Federal Government has no intention to borrow from any local or foreign organisation with its removal of subsidy on petrol and exchange rate harmonisation. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Chief Wale Edun, revealed this...

August 28, 2023 No Responses

How To Ease Forex Scarcity, Boost Economy Through Alternative Fuel Regime, By Stakeholders

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmai.com — To successfully navigate fuel subsidy removal challenges, some stakeholders in the automobile, oil and gas sectors have called on Nigerians to take advantage of alternative fuel. They made the call at the 2023 ...

August 28, 2023 No Responses

STOAN Congratulates Oyetola, Pledges Support To Harness Blue Economy

The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) has promised to fully support the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, to harness the potential of the maritime sector. The Chairman of STOAN, Princess Vicky Haastrup, who sa...

August 27, 2023 No Responses

COVID-19: No New Variants In Nigeria, Says NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is monitoring the new sub-variants of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, namely EG.5 and BA.2.86. In a press release issued on Saturday and signed by Director General, Dr. Ifeda...

August 26, 2023 No Responses

Minister Reiterates FG’s Commitment To End Petroleum Importation, Inspects Port Harcourt Refinery

The Nigerian Government on Friday, reiterated its commitment to end petroleum product importation soon, adding that efforts are being redoubled to restore the nation’s local refining capacity. This was made known by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resour...

August 26, 2023 No Responses

Navy Deploys Deep Blue Assets

Assets acquired by the Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency (NIMASA) under the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, otherwise known as the Deep Blue project, have been fully deployed by the Nigerian Navy. A statem...

August 25, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Explains $2.5b Non-Oil Exports In Six Months

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council says the country generated $2.5 billion from January to June from non-oil exports. The Executive Director of the NEPC, Dr. Ezra Yakusak, revealed this at a one-day workshop for emerging exporters. At the event on...

August 25, 2023 No Responses

NSML Intensifies Campaign Against Waterways Pollution

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Managing Director, NLNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited, Mr. Abdulkadir Ahmed has intensified campaign for the proper disposal of plastic wastes as part of measures to reduce its harmful effect ...