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Ag. President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo at the Katsina MSMEs Clinics on Thursday.
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Proposed amendment to NLNG Act threatens 18,000 potential jobs
Ongoing efforts by the National Assembly to amend the Nigeria LNG Act is a direct threat to the expected 18, 000 construction jobs for Trains 7 and 8, General Manager, External Relations Division, Kudo Eresia-Eke has said. Speaking at...
Nigeria intensifies partnership with Brazil on sustainable growth in Agriculture, targets 960,000 tractors in eight years
Inline with ongoing measures to revamp Agriculture across the country, the Federal Government through the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has signed the Protocol of Intention for Nigeria to access Agricultural mechanization ...
Port of Virginia hosts COSCO Development
The Port of Virginia welcomed on May 8 COSCO Development, the largest containership to call this port and the US East Coast. The 13,092 TEU boxship breaks the previous record held by the 10,000 MOL Benefactor when it sailed to Norfolk International Termin...
‘Proposed amendment of NLNG Act is direct attack on ease of doing business, foreign investment to Nigeria’
By Moses Ebosele – The Managing Director of Nigeria NLNG, Tony Attah, has described proposed amendment of the NLNG Act as a “direct attack on the present Government’s ease of doing business agenda” and effort to attract direct foreign...
NPA, Japanese govt to collaborate on projects
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has stated that it would collaborate with the Japanese Government especially in the areas of technical and manpower support. This assurance was given by the NPA Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman who was represented...
Minister tasks new NTA board on professionalism, national integration
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has challenged the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) to leverage on its rich experience and the unique power of technology to enhance its professionalism, while also serving as an effective too...
Heritage Bank, Triton Aqua targets 15,000 tonnes capacity with N2b facility
The N2billion long-term facility Heritage Bank Plc and Central Bank of Nigeria gave to Triton Aqua Africa Limited (TAAL), under the Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS), has continued to boost job creation. The Managing Director of Heritage Bank Plc...
Ecobank receives Asian Banker’s Awards
Ecobank Nigeria and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) microfinance banking subsidiary in Ghana, Pan-African Savings & Loans, have received remittance product of the year and the best microfinance product in Africa for 2017 awards respectively at The...
Be conscious of your health, Aisha Buhari tells women
Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has stressed the need for women to be conscious of their health, as a precondition for a successful livelihood. She made the point during a health screening exercise at the Durumi Camp...
North Korea ratifies wreck removal treaty
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has ratified the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks. This brings the total number of states to accede to the treaty to 35. The convention, which en...
CBN injects $81.2m for BTA, SMEs, others
As a follow up to last Friday’s injection of $389 million into the retail segment of the Foreign Exchange Market (FOREX), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, intervened with the sum of $81.2 million in the invisibles and...
At economic forum, Elumelu implores African leaders on jobs, power
Chairman of Heirs Holdings and Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, CON, has challenged African leaders and policymakers to give priority to jobs and energy. Speaking at the opening session of the 2017 World Economic Forum on...
Ecobank targets 40m customers in five years, retains 405 branches in Nigeria
Ecobank Nigeria limited on Monday restated that it has invested in state of the art mobile application that is fast, accessible and gives better transaction incentive to the users, thereby making their banking activities simpler, accessible and cheaper and at....