Lagos, Nov. 29, 2029 – Nigerian non-oil exporters repatriated $4.98bn through the CBN $200bn Non-oil Export programme in its first nine months. The apex bank paid exporters N81bn rebate in the course of the programme. The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, said this at the second edition of the TR200 Bi-annual Conference with theme ‘RT200 Non-Oil Export Programme: The Journey So Far’ held in Lagos on Tuesday. The RT200 is a programme of the Bankers Committee introduced in February 2021 and designed to encourage non-oil exporters …
Anambra to enact laws to check fire outbreaks
Onitsha, Nov. 29, 2022 – Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State says the state government will enact laws and take other measures to reduce fire outbreaks in the state. Soludo said this on Tuesday at the scene of a fire incident on Kano Street beside the Main Market in Onitsha. The governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Onyekachukwu Ibezim, advised traders to always insure their goods to reduce effects of fire incidents at markets. He said the visit was to physically assess the extent of damage and offer advice …
Minister, industry captains to grace 50th Golden Jubilee celebration of SON
Lagos, Nov. 29, 2022 – The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, will be the Special Guest of Honour at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Dec. 6, 2022. He will be supported by eminent personalities like captains of Industry, heads of ministries, departments and agencies, international development and technical partners as well as operators in business, commerce and industry. A statement by Mrs Foluso Bolaji, the Director of Public Relations in SON, said the company’s Golden Jubilee ceremony would hold …
Buhari advises ECOWAS members to remove colonially inspired differences, boundaries
Abuja, Nov. 28, 2022 – President Muhammadu Buhari has called on members of ECOWAS states to remove physical and psychological boundaries and other colonially-inspired differences for the region to progress economically. The President also advised the ECOWAS parliament on the need to align its programmes to those of the founding fathers of the sub-regional body. Buhari made these calls at the opening of 2022 Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja on Monday. He said that the vision of the founding fathers of ECOWAS was to have a …
Tinubu is well qualified for the presidency – Masari
Katsina, Nov. 28, 2022 – Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State, says the APC Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, is well qualified to continue with the development strides of President Muhammadu Buhari. Masari said this on Monday this during his conferment as the Grand Patron of the APC Grassroots Governance Group APC G3 in Katsina, He called for the support of Tinubu-Shettima ticket of the APC, saying that Tinubu had the mental capacity to move the country to the next level. The governor commended the various social intervention programmes of President …
FG suspends resumption of Abuja-Kaduna train service
Abuja, Nov. 28, 2024 – The federal government has suspended the resumption of Abuja-Kaduna train services previously scheduled for today. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, who was on the train ride from Abuja to Kaduna on Sunday, said resumption of services was no longer feasible today due to some ticketing processes that needed to be sorted out. “The issue of whether the train will start tomorrow or not, we have not said the train services will start tomorrow (Monday). I want to be very categorical about that. “Now, …
FG bans export of raw gold, gemstones
Abuja, Nov.28, 2022 – Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development Minister, says the federal government has banned the export of raw gold, gemstones and other solid minerals. He said on Sunday that the decision followed the approval of a Down Stream Mineral Policy by the government. Adegbite said that the policy would help to avert mistakes made in the oil and gas sector and help to add value to mineral deposits before exporting. “If you mine and you cannot process it yourself, you can sell it …
Access Bank, Interswitch, EFinA, Jaiz Bank, others receive Nods at Financial Inclusion Awards
Abuja, Nov. 26, 2022 – An inspiring Day 1 of the ongoing 2022 International Financial Inclusion Conference organized by the Financial Inclusion Governing Committee in Nigeria culminated in the Financial Inclusion Awards Dinner Dinner which held on the 24th November 2022 at the Congress Hall, Transcorp Hilton Hotel. Themed Celebrating Champions of Inclusion, the dinner was well attended by conference delegates, financial system regulators, award nominees and other stakeholders in the Nigeria Financial Inclusion ecosystem. Several dignitaries graced the occasion including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, …
Petrol scarcity cannot end now – marketers
By Tajudeen Atitebi Lagos, Nov. 26, 2022 – The current petrol scarcity in Lagos and some other parts of the county may linger than expected in spite of promises by some marketers that normal supply will be restored by this weekend. The petrol supply situation has worsened in Lagos since it started early in the week and many vehicles have been forced to stay off the road. Commercial vehicles have taken advantage of the situation to charge arbitrarily higher fares. Workers and traders, who cannot afford the higher fares, are …
MRA Calls on Federal Government to Allocate Resources to Public Institutions in 2023 for FOI
Lagos, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 – The Media Rights Agenda (MRA), an NGO, today called on the Federal Government to demonstrate a commitment to transparent and accountable governance by ensuring that all Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are provided with resources in the 2023 National Budget for the effective implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. In a statement in Lagos by its Programme Officer, Ms Maimuna Momoh, the organization said its analysis of the 2023 Federal Government budget proposals showed that out of over 500 Federal public …