Minister Archives — Page 7 of 168

November 11, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Bursts Cross-Border Drug Syndicates

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled two major cross-border drug trafficking syndicates. The agency said six suspected drug kingpins from Adamawa, Anambra, and Lagos states, as well as Cameroon were arrested with cocaine and opioids worth billions...

November 10, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Off To Saudi Arabia

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday, November 10, 2024 for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which will focus on the current situation in the Middle East. According to a statement issued on Saturday by...

November 10, 2024 No Responses

Okonjo-Iweala Seeks Second Term, Emerges Sole Candidate For WTO DG

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has emerged as the sole candidate for the role of director-general at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The WTO said the former Nigerian finance minister agreed to a second term for the organisation’s top job. “Nomin...

November 8, 2024 No Responses

NADDC Partners Schneider Electric On Renewable Energy

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) and Schneider Electric have commenced constructive deliberations on possible collaborative engagements aimed to further promote the use of renewable energy in Nigeria. Speaking at the engagement me...

November 6, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria, Morocco, ECOWAS Advance $26b African Gas Pipeline Talks

The Nigerian Government has reaffirmed its commitment to go on with the $26 billion African Atlantic Gas Pipeline project in collaboration with Morocco, Mauritania, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Representatives of Nigeria ex...

November 5, 2024 No Responses

PETROAN Accuses Dangote Of Trying To Stifle Competition

Petroleum Products Retail outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has accused Dangote Refinery of trying to suppress competitors in the downstream sector. The marketers’ accusation follows Dangote Refinery’s claim that marketers are complaining of ...

November 4, 2024 No Responses

APC Sweeps All Chairmanship Positions In Nasarawa, Cross River

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the chairmanship positions in the local government elections conducted in Nasarawa State and Cross River State on Saturday. In Nasarawa, the ruling party was declared the winner of the chairmanship poll in...

November 3, 2024 No Responses

FG Releases Funds For Payment Of NASU, Federal Retirees

The Federal Government has released funds for payment of withheld salaries of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Federal Universities (NASU). The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) made this known in a statement in Abuja. According to...

November 3, 2024 No Responses

CNG: PCNGI, NADDC, Caution Against Illegal Conversion Centres

The Federal Government through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) and the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), at the weekend advised Nigerians to patronise only accredited centres for the conversion of their...

November 2, 2024 No Responses

At Lagos Trade Fair, Sanwo-Olu Harps On Renewable Energy, Green Business Practices

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has reaffirmed the commitment of the state government to promoting green business practices and renewable energy. City Business News reports that Governor Sanwo-Olu stated this on Friday at the opening cerem...

November 2, 2024 No Responses

Photo News

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), on thursday, celebrated the retirement of Chief Cajetan Chukwuemeka Agu, former Director of Consumer Affairs. City Business News reports that colleagues gathered at the Council’s headquarters in Lagos to honour ...

November 2, 2024 No Responses

Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of $2m, Seven Properties Linked To Emefiele

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, November 1, 2024, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of $2.045m, seven landed properties and the two share certificates of Queensdorf Global Fund Limited Trust...

November 2, 2024 No Responses

Tax Bill: Tinubu Rejects NEC’s Proposal

President Bola Tinubu has rejected the National Economic Council’s (NEC) proposal to withdraw the controversial tax reform bill, insisting the council follow the “legislative process.” In a statement on Friday, Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga,...

October 29, 2024 No Responses

Chukwuma Applauds Fintiri For Buying IVM Vehicles As NIPR Volunteers To Promote Innoson Brand

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Ltd (IVM), Chief Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma, CON, has urged governors and other public office holders to borrow a leaf from their counterpart in Adamawa State who has adopted a p...