All posts by Ifreke Inyang
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Operators give recipe for viable local airline service
Nigerian operators have accused government of creating a hostile environment for air transportation in the country, arguing that the inability of Nigerian flag carriers to operate large fleet and compete with world’s mega airlines is because government...
- Posted May 5, 2014
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Adequate power will solve 50% of SMEs’ problems – Oniyitan
The Chief Executive Officer, W-Holistic Business Solutions Ltd, Mrs. Olanrewaju Oniyitan, spoke with Kunle Aderinokun about how the small and medium enterprises could help catalyse inclusive growth in the Nigerian economy How can Nigeria best use the...
- Posted May 5, 2014
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Higher oil receipts stabilise Forex reserves at $111.90 per barrel
As price of Bonny Light, Nigeria major oil export climbed to the $111.9 mark at the weekend, economic analysts said the coast is clear for the Federal Government to sustain the momentum of foreign reserves accretion and...
- Posted May 5, 2014
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Aviation unions set for two-day warning strike
Aviation unions on Sunday in Lagos said they would be going on a two-day national warning strike over the recent merger plan by the Federal Government of some agencies in the industry. The unions are the Air Transport Services Senior...
- Posted May 5, 2014
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Okonjo-Iweala gives reason for GDP rebasing
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Minister of Finance on Friday said the essence of rebasing Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was to ascertain the actual size of its population. Okonjo-Iweala made this known at a workshop on: “A...
- Posted May 4, 2014
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Nigeria’s revenue grew by 14.4% in 3rd quarter of 2013 – AfDB
African Development Bank (AfDB) says Nigeria’s federally collected revenue appreciated by 14.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2013. The Nigerian revenue profile for the period under review is contained in AFDB’s Economic Review on Nigeria...
- Posted May 4, 2014
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Industrial growth: LCCI honours investors
In its bid to promote core values and celebrate private and public businesses for positive impact on the society, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on Thursday honoured investors in its maiden commerce and industry awards,...
- Posted May 4, 2014
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Expert decries high rate of sub-standard projects in Nigeria
A project management professional, Dr Sammy Ojigbo, has condemned the high rate of project abandonment and the execution of poor quality projects in Nigeria, describing it as the bane of infrastructure development in the country. The project...
- Posted May 4, 2014
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Crude oil lifting contracts: Names of 36 beneficiaries revealed
The provisional names of the 36 companies that were awarded contracts to lift crude oil by the Federal Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) from June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015 have been revealed....
- Posted May 4, 2014
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SON seals Chinese mobile phone warehouse
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria says it has sealed a Chinese warehouse stocked with suspected substandard phones. SON, in a statement on Thursday, quoted the organisation’s Head of Inspectorate and Compliance, Mr. Bede Obayi, as saying that...
- Posted May 4, 2014