Minister Archives — Page 81 of 144

October 27, 2017 No Responses

Opportunities, challenges confronting future of work, by ILO Global Commission

The Global Commission on the Future of Work wrapped up its first meeting on Sunday 22 October following an in-depth discussion of the main forces shaping the world of work, and the opportunities to be leveraged and challenges to be addressed for...

October 27, 2017 No Responses

NIMASA to enforce strict observance to safety regulations at sea

The Director General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has restated the Agency’s commitment towards the enforcement of strict safety regulations at sea, in order to ensure the protection of Marine Environ...

October 27, 2017 No Responses

British experts to train Nigerian yam exporters

The Federal Government says it will invite British experts to train exporters on best export packaging requirements to reduce cases of yam rejection at the international markets. Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said thi...

October 27, 2017 No Responses

FG pledges to fast-track establishment of seaport in Bayelsa

The Federal Government on Thursday pledged to fast-track the establishment of the seaport in Bayelsa through Public Private Partnership for infrastructural development. Mr Rotimi Amaechi made the pledge when the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, paid ...

October 26, 2017 No Responses

Reshuffle ‘kitchen cabinet’, labour tells Buhari

Alarmed by the scandal surrounding the reinstatement of the dismissed former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, into the Federal Civil Service, Organised Labour under the auspices of Association of Senior Civil Serv...

October 25, 2017 No Responses

Yam exporters refute report as minister implores National Assembly on 1989 law

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com – Nigerian yam exporters have refuted news report which alleged rejection of their consignments in the United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (USA). In a statement on Tuesday, the exporters explained that...

October 24, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki to FG: Deregulate petroleum sector now

The former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Dr Jackson Gaius-Obaseki, has advised the Federal Government to consider full deregulation of the value chains of the nation’s petroleum sector. Gauis-Obaseki, who is cur...

October 24, 2017 No Responses

SEC votes N160m for Oando’s Forensic Audit, highlights alleged insider dealing

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has set in motion machinery for the forensic audit of Oando Plc. To ensure the independence and transparency of the exercise, the Forensic Audit according ...

October 24, 2017 No Responses

‘Our achievements are real, not propaganda’

President Muhammadu Buhari said his Administration has recorded concrete achievements which are there for all to see, contrary to the opposition’s statement that the Administration is running on propaganda and lies. The President, who was represented b...

October 23, 2017 No Responses

Ondo to revive LNG firm, seeks partnership with NNPC, Chevron, Shell, others

To boost Ondo State’s economy, the State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has announced plans to revive moribund OK LNG, a state government-owned firm. This was the high point of a meeting held in the office of the Chief of Staff to...

October 23, 2017 No Responses

Group lauds INTELS Chairman’s move to resolve NPA dispute

The Nigerian Importers Integrity Association (NIIA) has commended the Chairman of INTELS Nigeria Limited, Mr. Gabriele Volpi, for intervening in the dispute between his company and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) over remittances into the Treasury Single Ac...

October 23, 2017 No Responses

PDP holds ward congress in Osun

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun on Sunday conducted its ward congress across the state.The congress was held in the 332 wards of the state. A NAN correspondent who monitored the exercise in some wards in Osogbo, Olorunda and Ifelodun...

October 21, 2017 No Responses

US-Nigeria trade council to hold agribusiness investment summit in Atlanta

The US-Nigeria Trade Council (USA) is to host the US-Nigeria AgriBusiness Investment Summit on November 16-18, 2017 at the Hilton Atlanta Airport Hotel, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. According to the organisers, the 3-day Summit offers atten...

October 21, 2017 No Responses

Usman at PEBEC workshop, assures investors on ease of doing business at seaports

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com – The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has assured the Business Community in Nigeria, especially the Maritime sub-Sector that the Authority has put in place appropriate meas...