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FG concedes N1.024 trillion import duty waivers – Finance Minister
“Import duty waivers, concessions, grants N503.587 billion, Value Added Tax (VAT) waiver N227.789 billion."
Covid-19: FirstBank launches next-generation ATM
The introduction of the FastTrack ATM which is done in partnership with Inlaks enables customers carry…
Elumelu acquires Insurance License
“Today, I am proud to announce that the Nigerian Federal Government, through the insurance regulator, the…
House of Reps hails NNPC’s strides in transparency
“We have the GMD and his management team here to defend their budget, we appreciate this.…
Ebonyi pledges land, office complex support for SON
"The time is ripe and time is now for SON to start operation in Ebonyi."
Refineries shutdown because operations no longer sustainable – NNPC
“For instance, to run the Kaduna and Warri refineries, you need to deliver 170,000 barrels of…
How smuggling activities persist amidst border closure
As the Yuletide season approaches, more smuggled items – mainly foreign parboiled rice, tomato…
25,000 families benefit from LG’s free laundry services in Nigeria
“This can serve forty families in a day. It can wash up to 500 clothes per…
LADOL boss urges private sector to embrace SDGs
By Ade Jacobs The Managing Director of the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistic Base, LADOL,…
Report ranks Nigeria as 3rd most unsafe country in the world
The latest report stated that despite the rise in the number of casualties from Boko Haram…
Why Bayelsa, NIMASA Partnership Is Important – Gov. Diri
...the visit marked the beginning of a new page in the relationship between the state and…
Okonjo-Iweala emerges next DG WTO as Myung-hee set to withdraw
The coast seems to be clear for Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to emerge as the next Director-General…
FG to deploy helicopters, drones in Gulf of Guinea
By Ade Jacobs The Presidential Steering Committee on Deep Blue Project has disclosed that…
No shame in importing fuel from Niger Republic, Sylva tells Nigerians
By Deborah Hassan The Nigerian government should be commended for the move to import…
Nigeria will exit recession in 2021 – Finance Minister
By Deborah Hassan The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has…
RECESSION: Economic concern should take precedence over 2023 Election – Peter Obi
Former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, has advised the political class to focus on solving…
Abuja Int’l Trade Fair Targets 500 Exhibitors, Begins Nov 24
"Over 500 exhibitors from within and outside Nigeria and from all sectors of the economy are…
PDP to Buhari: Allow active participation to boost productive sector
"We however, insist that poor management and not the high cost of crude oil in the…
Nigeria enters worst economic recession in 33 years – NBS
By Gabriel Atumeyi Nigeria has entered another recession, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has…
Buhari never controls NNPC operations – Kyari
“I have the personal privilege to have access to Mr President, to his private audience and…
Harnessing industrial growth in Anambra
The combination of domestic lockdowns and greatly reduced external demands from the global recession will weigh…
Senate lauds NNPC on gas projects, Financial audit report
“I want to commend the team led by the present GMD, a team of dedicated and…
Cement price drops in Enugu
“The major reason for the reduction is the availability of the product in the country, which…
#EndSARS: How CBN threatened Access Bank over Promoters’ accounts
“It is common knowledge that we and the entire banking industry are regulated entities and therefore…
Labour calls on African nations to build more industries
“This will definitely increase productivity, accelerate growth, enhance standard of living by growing personal income thus…
Bayelsa Govt begins training for 3,000 CBN Agric loan beneficiaries
...the scheme was designed to discourage direct disbursement of cash to beneficiaries as the farming input…
NNPC Restates Commitment to Growing Nation’s Hydrocarbon Reserves
“It is instructive to understand that the current market reality cannot support inefficiency and escalated costs…
Seven NNPC staff bag NSE Fellowship Awards
NNPC would continue to play a major role in growing the engineering profession, which he described…