Tola Faseru, National President, Cashew Farmers Association of Nigeria, says that exporters of agricultural produce and other goods are losing about 10 billion dollars annually to the Apapa gridlock challenge.
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The National Pension Commission, PENCOM, on Monday commenced the verification and enrolment exercise of 3,000 employees of Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Ogun and Lagos State.
The N18 billion represents a 22 per cent decrease over the N24 billion recorded in the corresponding period in 2017
Ogiemwonyi Jnr., who emerged unopposed, was unanimously chosen as the Chairman through consensus by delegates during the Branch 5th Triennial Delegates Conference in Lagos on Friday.
The figures were released by the Office of the Special Adviser to Governor Ayodele Fayose on New Media, Lere Olayinka
No fewer than nine million yam seedlings are to be distributed to yam farmers across the country under the CBN’s Anchor Borrowers Programme, the Technical Committee on Nigeria Yam Export says.
The decision to deny Obi the tax clearance certificate led to the former governor paying his yearly dues in Enugu State, a development that came into the public domain last week when he was summoned by the Anambra State Internal Revenue Service
Biodun Ogun, the District Business Hub Manager, made the pledge during a meeting with members of Omu-Aran Traditional Council of Chiefs at the Olomu’s Palace on Saturday.
In a statement on Saturday, the State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, disclosed that the State government received N3,647,209,363.97 as allocation for June.
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has fined DAAR Communications (owner of AIT/Raypower) N500,000 for persistent violation of the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, on Friday night conducted a mock emergency exercise at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos.
The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, conveyed the President’s directive on Friday while giving a breakdown on how N821.9 billion revenue generated in June was shared among the three tiers of government.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this is contained in DPR’s report made available at a workshop organised for energy journalists in Lagos on Friday.
The acting Director, Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor, said the sale in the Chinese Yuan was done through a combination of spot and 15-day tenor.
The Nigerian Stock Exchange closed on an upbeat note on Friday with key indicators appreciating by 0.58 per cent, while volume of transaction rose by 81.85 per cent.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the shareholders gave the approval at the company’s sixth Annual General Meeting in Lagos for the financial year ended December 31, 2017.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to accelerate action in achieving alliance 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goal that seeks immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and secure prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour by the year 2025.
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Friday pledged his commitment to provide critical infrastructure and enabling environment for investors to participate in the ongoing efforts to scale up water transportation.
President Buhari gave the assurance when he received traditional rulers and some other eminent personalities from Isoko, Delta, led by Ovrawah, Omogha 1, Odiologbo of Oleh, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday.
Danbatta stated this during the ICT Watch Network Award Ceremony held on Friday in Lagos, with the theme: “Broadband Access: National Scorecards and Roadmap to 2020”.