All posts tagged "featured"
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International airlines to reduce flights to Nigeria next year
The airlines, according to sources, are aggrieved that they cannot exchange billions of revenue in Naira in their possession to dollars and repatriate to their various countries because of the new fiscal policies of the Central Bank...
- Posted December 27, 2015
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Expert seeks quick passage of Roads Reforms Bill into law
A highway engineering expert, Dr. Mayne David-West Snr. has called for the speedy passage of the Roads Reform Bills into law by the National Assembly. David-West, who is the principal partner, Pearl Consultants stated this in a...
- Posted December 27, 2015
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NPA MD wants Nigeria, Korea to strengthen ties
The Managing Director of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Alhaji Habib Abdullahi, has called for better ties between Nigeria and the Republic of Korea. Abdullahi made the call while receiving the Consul General of the Republic of Korea,...
- Posted December 27, 2015
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FG to invest in faster trains – Amaechi
The President Muhammadu Buhari administration is set to revamp the railway network in the coming year to encourage mass transit of passengers and goods across the country. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who made the disclosure...
- Posted December 27, 2015
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Emefiele okays Abdulhameed as NIRSAL MD
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has approved the appointment of Mr. Aliyu Abdulhameed as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture Lending. The bank, in a statement on...
- Posted December 26, 2015
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Oil could fall to $20 in 2016 – IMF
Nigeria may be in for harder times than previously envisaged as the International Monetary Fund has predicted that crude oil prices may slump to as low as $20 per barrel in 2016. In the ‘IMF Executive Board...
- Posted December 26, 2015
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Eko Disco lauds NERC over new electricity tariffs
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKDC) on Thursday commended the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on the new tariff regime. The Corporate Communications Manager in EKDC, Mr. Godwin Idemudia, gave the commendation in an interview with the...
- Posted December 26, 2015
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FG to privatise Lagos, Abuja, PH, Kano airports
The Federal Government has plans to concession the management of the Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano airports to private investors. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Lagos during a fact-finding...
- Posted December 25, 2015
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Contributory pension assets rise to N5.14tn
The total assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme rose to N5.14tn at the end of October this year. Figures obtained from the National Pension Commission on Wednesday showed that 56.28 per cent of the money totalling N2.8tn...
- Posted December 25, 2015
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FG cancels tender process for oil, gas shipment
The Federal Government said on Wednesday that it had cancelled the tendering process for the engagement of pre-shipment inspection and monitoring agents for the oil and gas sector. The cancellation was confirmed by the Minister of Finance,...
- Posted December 25, 2015