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May 2, 2018 No Responses

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Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi; Minister of Finance , Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, at the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in...

May 2, 2018 No Responses

John Deere Unveils Agenda For Assembly Plant In Nigeria, Targets 10,000 Tractors

A tractor manufacturing company, John Deer, has unfolded agenda for an assembly plant in Nigeria. According to the company, the Assembly Plant is expected to generate jobs and produce 10,000 tractors in four years. The company unveiled the...

May 2, 2018 No Responses

Looted Fund: Nigeria To Get $500m From U.S.

The United States is finalising plans to repatriate more than $500 million (about N190 billion) looted money to Nigeria, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami has said. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Washington, DC, that he.....

May 2, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Bans Cough Syrup With Codeine

Nigeria has announced a ban on the production and import of cough syrup containing codeine after a BBC investigation into its role in an addiction epidemic. A health ministry spokesman told the BBC remaining stocks in shops could be sold...

May 1, 2018 No Responses

Minister Seeks MDAs’ Cooperation For Tourism Development

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called for cooperation among the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the generation of relevant data that will assist inmaking policies and planning decisions for the develo...

May 1, 2018 No Responses

Labour Day: Saraki Pledges To Mobilise Lawmakers For Improved Welfare For Workers

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Monday saluted the resilience, dedication and contributions of Nigeria workers to national development pledging to mobilize the National Assembly for improved welfare for Nigerian workers. Saraki in a statement by...

May 1, 2018 No Responses

Trump, Buhari Deflect Controversial Question

United States President Donald Trump’s reported disparaging of African countries did not come up in his talks with Nigeria’s president, the two leaders have said. Muhammadu Buhari sidestepped a reporter’s question about Mr Trump’s alleg...

May 1, 2018 No Responses

Arik Air Debuts At Bauchi Airport May 9

Plans have reached an advanced stage by Arik Air to commence flight operations from its base at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos to Bauchi Airport. The airline in a statement by Mr. Banji Ola, its spokesman said that the...

May 1, 2018 No Responses

Ports & Cargo Appoints Denrick Moos Managing Director

Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, concessionaire and operator of Terminal C, Tin Can Island Port, Lagos, and subsidiary of SIFAX Group, has appointed Mr. Denrick Moos as its new Managing Director. Moos is a Masters degree holder in Maritime...

May 1, 2018 No Responses

Customs Generates N11.6b In Q1 At Lagos Airport, Impounds Military Camouflage, others

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos Command earned N11.6b in the first quarter of 2018. This is as the command also made several seizures including military camouflage uniforms, bullet proof jackets, militar...

April 30, 2018 No Responses

Honda, Mazda issue profit warnings

Two Japanese automakers, including Honda Motor, issued profit warnings for the current financial year on worries a stronger yen would erode their operating earnings, wiping out the impact of record high global vehicle sales. The outlook highlights fears of....

April 30, 2018 No Responses

First Bank Implores Youth On Wealth Initiatives

The Chairman, Board of Directors, First Bank of Nigeria, Mrs. Ibukun Awosika has implored youth in Edo State to embrace job and wealth creation initiatives. Addressing participants at a two-day workshop organised by the Edo State Government in partnershi...

April 30, 2018 No Responses

ICAN Honours Adeosun, Fowler, Others At Merit Award Night

The the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) on Saturday night honoured the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler, with the 2018 Merit Award. The aw...

April 29, 2018 No Responses

Edo, Lagos To Host 11 World Bank Executive Directors

Plans have been concluded for eleven senior World Bank officials to visit Edo and Lagos states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on an impact assessment tour of the bank’s developmental projects in the country. The states, will play...