Minister Archives — Page 99 of 171

January 22, 2018 No Responses

CBN explains inability to hold MPC meeting for January

The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has allayed the fears of Nigerians and the international community over the inability to hold the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for January. A statement signed by Emefiele...

January 22, 2018 No Responses

MOWCA Seeks Co-operation with Association of African Maritime Adminstration

The Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administration, (AAMA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that the maritime sector is crucial to the growth and development of the African economy. The AAMA Chairman who stated this when the Secretary General....

January 20, 2018 No Responses

NSC to hold one day meeting on operations of Kaduna Dry Port

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council is holding a one-day meeting with its stakeholders on the operations of the Kaduna Dry Port. The meeting which is expected to focus on the processes of documentation of the Kaduna bound cargoes, obligations of Terminal...

January 19, 2018 No Responses

How to restructure, put NIPOST on profitable path, by BPE

The planned restructuring and modernisation of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) will lead to its unbundling to have stand alone business components that will project the NIPOST brand, provide efficient service and be put on a profitable path. This was....

January 18, 2018 No Responses

CBN unveils agenda to push tomato, cocoa, palm oil production in 2018

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will aggressively push and support farmers to boost the production of tomato, cocoa and palm oil across the country in 2018. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this when he visited...

January 18, 2018 No Responses

NPA indicates interest in 39th Kaduna international trade fair

The Nigerian Ports Authority [NPA] is to participate in the forthcoming 39Th Kaduna International Trade Fair scheduled to hold between February 23rd to March 4th, 2018. The Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman, gave the assurance in Lagos on Wednesday...

January 18, 2018 No Responses

SEC Photo News

LEFT TO RIGHT: Coordinating Director Legal and Enforcement Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Reginald Karawusa, Coordinating Director Corporate Services SEC, Isiaku Tilde, Technical Adviser International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mr. Mathew Sullivan, Acting Di...

January 17, 2018 No Responses

Indigenous shipowners may get nod to lift crude

Shipowners and other stakeholders in the maritime sector are on the verge of getting the desired change in trade terms from Free On Board (FOB) to Cost Insurance and Freight (CIF) which would enable them to begin to lift Nigeria...

January 17, 2018 No Responses

FG pays N11b to you win awardees

The Federal Government has disbursed the total sum of N10, 995, 391, 260 billion to the beneficiaries of the third edition of the YouWiN! programme from 2015 to date, out of which N8, 396, 905,038 billion was disbursed by the...

January 16, 2018 No Responses

NSE elevates Tinuade Awe as Executive Director for Regulation

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) announced on Monday the promotion of Ms Tinuade Awe to Executive Director, Regulation with effect from 1 January, 2018. Already, her appointment has received regulatory approval. As Executive Director, Regulation in the N...

January 16, 2018 No Responses

CBN injects $210m into foriegn exchange market

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected another 210 million dollars into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market to meet customers’ requests in various segments. Giving a breakdown of the intervention, the bank’s acting Director, Corporate Communic...

January 11, 2018 No Responses

Edo, SINOPEC sign 5,500bpd Modular Refinery deal

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Governor Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday in China, expanded the portfolio of foreign investments in the state following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese consortium for a 5,500 barrel per...

January 10, 2018 No Responses

World Bank: Nigeria’s economy to grow by 2.5% in 2018

The World Bank forecasts that economic growth in Nigeria would edge up to at least 2.5 per cent in 2018, as the country benefits from improved commodity prices, investments and trade. According to the World Bank’s January 2018 Global Economic...

January 10, 2018 No Responses

NPA probes Tincan Island Port fire

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has expressed sympathy to the Executive Committee of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) over the recent fire incidents which occurred resulting in the loss of s...