…As The NPC HFC Pays Advocacy Visit To AKS TRC By Saviour Ekpe The President General, Akwa Ibom State Traditional Rulers Council, His Eminence, Nteyin Solomon Etuk, CFR has directed all Paramount Rulers in the 31 local government areas of ...
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The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, says the maritime industry in Nigeria is large enough to sustainably engage teeming youths. Jamoh disclosed this on Tuesday when he received retired Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu (Rtd), the ...
Read More »Concessional World Bank Facilities Positive For Nigeria – DMO
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says Nigeria’s indebtedness to the World Bank which grew from 6.29 billion dollars in 2015 to 13.46 billion dollars in 2022 is a positive development. According to a statement by the DMO in Abuja on ...
Read More »Scarcity of new Naira notes hits FCT
…As residents cry out Some residents of Abuja and environs have lamented the scarcity of the new naira notes. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has restored the old 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes to remain as legal tender until ...
Read More »Investment In Gas Soars Amid Planned Petrol Subsidy Removal
As federal government appear more determined to strike out petrol subsidy regime, indigenous oil and gas firms are taking fresh investment decisions to expand internal gas market. LEADERSHIP check reveals that many companies in the downstream sector are targeting investment ...
Read More »Stanbic IBTC Provides Financial Solution To African Importers
Stanbic IBTC Bank has provided a cross-border payment system called the Africa China Agent Proposition (ACAP), which is tailored at providing world-class financial solutions to African importers who transact with China exporters. According to a statement, the bank said the ...
Read More »Gunmen Abduct NPC Official, Demand N500m Ransom – NPC Media
Gunmen have kidnapped the Federal Commissioner representing Bayelsa State at the National Population Commission, Mrs. Gloria Izonfuo. Sources said she was abducted on Sunday evening around the Ogbakiri junction along the East-West Road in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers ...
Read More »Amid Low Patronage: Mass Metering Programme In Limbo As Manufacturers Divest
Most licence holders in Nigeria’s local meter manufacturing sector are divesting into other lines of business following low patronage from both government and the Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos), LEADERSHIP can now reveal. This development is threatening the National Mass Metering ...
Read More »Investment In Critical Economic Sectors’ll Ensure Double-Digit Growth –Expert
Jodor Asset Management Limited says Nigeria’s economy will rebound with new generation of global investors, industry players and consumers. The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Nduka Ofulue, said this in an interview with the News Agency ...
Read More »FG Begins 40% Pay Rise For Workers, Excludes Doctors, Lecturers
Only the 144,766 federal civil servants under the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure will benefit from the new 40 per cent peculiar allowance introduced by the Federal Government. This implies that other workers under the employment of the Federal Government but ...
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