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November 19, 2022 No Responses

FG Seeks Reliable Agric Data For Effective Policy Formulation

Prince Clem Agba, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning has called for reliable agriculture-related data for effective policy formulation and strategies. Agba made the call at the 2022 African Statistics Day Celebration (User/Producer Dialogue) held at the National...

November 17, 2022 No Responses

NPA’s Efforts At Eliminating Corruption Attract Global Commendation

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday says that its efforts at eliminating systemic corruption at the port are attracting global commendation. A statement issued on Wednesday explained that the commendation came in the form of an award won by.....

November 16, 2022 No Responses

Reps Panel Summons Total, Others Over $85b Tax

The House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on structure and accountability of Joint Venture (JV) Business and Production Sharing Contracts (PSCS) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. has summoned Total Upstream over tax claims of 85 billion do...

November 15, 2022 No Responses

Reps Committee Faults NIWA’s 2023 Budget

The House of Representatives Committee on Inland Waterways has faulted the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) 2023 budget. Speaking on Monday in Abuja at the budget defence of the authority, the Chairman of the Committee, Patrick Asadu alleged that the...

November 14, 2022 No Responses

Oil Marketers Task NIMASA, NPA On Naira Transactions

The Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria has urged the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to obey Federal Government’s directive on Naira transactions for ports charges. This is cont...

November 10, 2022 No Responses

NPC Budgets N532.7b For 2023 Census

The National Population Commission (NPC) has budgeted N532.7billion for the conduct of the 2023 National Housing and Population Census in April 2023.Alhaji Nasir Kwarra, the Chairman, NPC, said this at the 2023 budget defence before the Senate Committee on Nat...

November 9, 2022 No Responses

WMU Lauds NIMASA On Gender Inclusiveness, Capacity Development

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been commended for its policies of gender equality which have manifested in both the number of women employed by the Agency as well as those sponsored for capacity development in country...

November 6, 2022 No Responses

FIRS Boss: Dialogue Crucial In Strengthening Tax Administration

Tax dialogue is a tool for engendering tax compliance as well as means of strengthening tax systems, the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, has said. Nami said this at the 2022 Kaduna State Tax Dialogue, held...

November 6, 2022 No Responses

COVID-19: Akwa Ibom Disburses N31m Grant To 401 Beneficiaries

The Akwa Ibom Government on Saturday disbursed N31 million to 401 entrepreneurs in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), to support their businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the funds which wer...

November 4, 2022 No Responses

Manufacturers Seek End To forex, Energy Crisis

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), on Thursday, tasked the Federal Government and monetary authorities to address the foreign exchange and energy crises responsible for the unfavorable movements in manufacturing indicators. Mr Segun Ajayi-Ka...

November 4, 2022 No Responses

NPA Approves Five Export Terminals

The management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Thursday, presented operational licences to five Export Processing Terminals (EPTs) to scale-up exports in the country. The five export processing terminals licensed are: Diamondstar Port and Terminal ...

November 2, 2022 No Responses

NPA Inaugurates Export Processing Terminal In Lagos

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Tuesday, inaugurated export processing terminal, Diamond Star Export Processing Terminal in Lagos. The terminal situated at Lilypond in Ijora, would ensure speedy and seamless processing of export cargoes accessing ...

November 1, 2022 No Responses

Reps Panel Accuses Oil Firms Of Tax Evasion

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the structure and accountability of the Joint Venture (JV) businesses and production sharing contracts (PSCS) of the Nigerian Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has accused oil companies of tax evasion.&nbs...

November 1, 2022 No Responses

Ebola: Nigeria Issues Public Health Advisory

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a public health advisory following the declaration of an Ebola virus disease outbreak in Uganda. The advisory is contained in a statement issued by t...