Minister Archives — Page 90 of 171

March 12, 2020 No Responses

Reps To Invite Minister, SON, Others Over Influx Of Fake Products

The House of Representatives has resolved to invite the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, the Director-General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Director-General, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission over influx of sub-standard products in the country. This...

November 9, 2019 No Responses

Reps To Fashola: Declare State Of Emergency On Federal Roads

A member representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency, Mr Tajudeen Adefisoye has urged the Minister of Works, Mr Babatunde Fashola to declare a state of emergency on all federal roads in the country. Adefisoye, in a statement issued on Friday in Akure...

October 5, 2019 No Responses

Commonwealth Ministers Target $2tri Trade By 2030

Trade ministers and senior officials from 53 Commonwealth countries will gather in London on October 10, 2019 to explore modalities on how to achieve $2trillion trade by 2030. The Minister are also expected to put strategies in place for deepening....

August 22, 2019 No Responses

Timipre Sylva Assumes Duty As Minister of State For Petroleum

The newly appointed Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has assumed duties with a pledge to reposition and chart a way forward for the Nigerian petroleum sector. A press release Wednesday by the NNPC Group General Manager,...

December 4, 2018 No Responses

NPA Boss Seeks Improved Security At Seaports

To curb high level of insecurity and threats in Nigeria’s Maritime domain, the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has called on all Ports Facility Security Officers (PFSOs) to double their efforts and remain ever vigilant....

December 4, 2018 No Responses

Minister: Nigeria To Partner Other African Countries On Blue Economy

The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed its readiness to cooperate with sister countries and development bodies to advance Africa’s prosperity through the safe and sustainable use of the continent’s vast sea and ocean resources. The Minister of T...

November 21, 2018 No Responses

At Book Launch, Jonathan Expresses Concern Over Vote Buying

November 20, 2018 No Responses

Photo News

Left to right: Mavuaye James Orife, Chief Executive Officer, Versa-Tech Nigeria Ltd; Babatunde Fashola, Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing; Tony Attah, MD NLNG Ltd.; Erabor Okogun, Chief Executive Officer, Neomoante; Toyin Akinosho, Publisher, Afric...

November 15, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Raises $2.86b Eurobonds

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had raised 2.86 billion dollars three-series international bond under its Global Medium Term Note Programme. Mr Paul Abechi, Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance on Media and Communications disclosed this in ...

November 10, 2018 No Responses

FIRS Generates N4.3tri In 10 Months

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Friday said it generated N4.3 trillion as tax revenue between January and October this year. FIRS Executive Chairman, Babatunde Fowler, disclosed this during the “Federal Inland Revenue Service Special Day” at t...

November 6, 2018 No Responses

Labour Suspend Strike

Members of the organised labour union on Monday evening called off the proposed nationwide industrial action initially scheduled to commence on Tuesday to press home workers’ demand for a new national minimum wage. The National Chairman of the Nigeria La...

October 31, 2018 No Responses

NPA Boss Seeks Enhanced Cargo Clearance Framework In Africa

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala Usman has advocated for an African framework targeted at enhancing the conveyance of cargos and the quality of logistics in a more predictable manner. The Managing Director who advocated.....

October 19, 2018 No Responses

Again, Board Suspend NHIS Boss, Begins Probe

The Governing Council of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has suspended its Executive Secretary, Usman Yusuf indefinitely. Briefing Journalists on Thursday after a two-day closed door meeting, the council’s chairperson, Dr. Ifenne Enyanatu, expla...

October 17, 2018 No Responses

World Maritime Day: NPA Explains Critical Role Of Sustained Collaborations With Sister Agencies

On behalf of the Board of Directors, Management and staff of the Nigerian Ports Authority, I congratulate the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and stakeholders in the country’s maritime sector on the occasion of the 2018 edition of the World Maritim...