The new CEO will address the company for the first time on Wednesday.
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The Bank stated its position in a statement made available to The Eagle Online
He said the investment would be in collaboration with NNPC/Total Joint Venture and Gas Aggregation Company of Nigeria.
Kachikwu said this while addressing newsmen after the signing of the Gas Sales and Aggregation Agreement by the NNPC/Total Exploration Production Nigeria Joint Venture, Greenville Oil and Gas Company and the Gas Auto.
Available information had it that the van contained money when it caught fire.
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, at the inauguration of the fund in Abuja, said it would boost operation of miners.
Baru told the NNPC staff shortly before the announcement was made public that the new appointments would not only help to position the Corporation for the challenges ahead, but would help fill the gaps created due to statutory retirements of staff
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the market capitalisation shed N114 billion or 0.90 per cent to close at N12.517 trillion against N12.631 trillion posted on Friday.
The presidential aide said this in a statement on Monday
The Nigerian currency maintained its Friday rate, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro traded at N478 and N433 respectively.
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, the NIMASA Director-General, stated this at the opening of a five-day training programme organised by NIMASA and the International Maritime Organisation in Lagos.
Okorafor said the apex bank would pump even more liquidity into the market in the coming days, noting that the move was necessary to enhance stability in the foreign exchange market.
As part of the Bank’s efforts to continuously integrate leadership into the Bank’s culture and build a pool of talents and next generation leaders who will be groomed to steer the ship of the Bank’s business expansion and continuous growth in Africa, the Bank has commenced an accelerated career Management programme, the FirstBank Management Associate Programme, a 24-month fast track comprehensive developmental programme targeted at young, dynamic, self-motivated and highly driven individuals who possess the right skill set and excellent leadership potential among Junior and entry-level cadre staff.
Buhari said this at the First International Cocoa Summit organised by the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment in collaboration with Cocoa Association of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday.
Vatsa said on Monday that such actions would be part of efforts to adopting a strategy of social protection of the poor and vulnerable in the country.
Ekeh also announced a N50 million donation to be disbursed to those directly affected by the exercise as well as the families of the victims who allegedly lost their lives from it.
Alhaji Sadiq Kassim, the spokesman of Wacot, the company managing the plant, told NAN on Monday in Auchi that the plant would create about 500 direct jobs for people in the area.
A statement signed by the Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Tambuwal on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Imam Imam, on Monday in Sokoto said the factory was sited at Kalambaina in Wamakko Local Government Area.
The Governor stated this through the Secretary to the State Government, Tunji Bello, at the opening ceremony of the second edition of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Exclusive fair, themed: “Unleashing the Potentials of MSMEs for Economic Diversification,” held in Lagos.
The report stated that the headline inflation again reduced to 16.05 per cent (year-on-year) in July compared to 16.10 per cent in June 2016.