Don't Miss


All posts tagged "headline"

  • BoI provides N670bn loans for agro-processing, others

    The Bank of Industry says that it has so far disbursed a total loan of N670bn for the financing of key sectors of the economy. The sectors are agro-processing; solid minerals and metals; gas, energy and petrochemicals;...

    • Posted November 11, 2014
    • 0
  • NCC fixes 2.6GHz spectrum auction for December

    The much-awaited auctioning of 2.6GHz spectrum auctioning will hold in December, the Nigerian Communication Commission has said. In a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday, the Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Mr. Tony...

    • Posted November 11, 2014
    • 0
  • Nigeria attracted $59bn investments in three years – Aganga

    Nigeria attracted $59 billion pipeline local and foreign direct investments into the different sectors of the economy within three years, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, said at weekend.   He noted that...

    • Posted November 11, 2014
    • 0
  • About 95% sub-standard products are from abroad – SON DG

    The Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, Joseph Odumodu, has disclosed that 95% of sub-standard goods in Nigeria are brought from countries abroad. Odumodu made this disclosure on Saturday during a two-day media workshop with the...

    • Posted November 10, 2014
    • 0
  • NAFDAC cautions farmers on safe use of pesticide

    The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Paul Orhii, has advocated for safe use of pesticides among farmers in the country. Orhii stated this at the weekend at...

    • Posted November 10, 2014
    • 0
  • Chronic shortage of technical manpower threatens power reforms

    The federal government has said the cumulative effects of lack of structured technical training and recruitment of technical personnel into Nigeria’s electricity sector in the last couple of years is now taking a huge toll on the...

    • Posted November 10, 2014
    • 0
  • 23 automakers establish assembly plants in Nigeria

    At least 23 automakers have signified interest to set up assembly plants in Nigeria, the Director-General of the National Automotive Council, Mr. Aminu Jalal, has said. He said this at the fifth Conference of the Haulage and...

    • Posted November 10, 2014
    • 0
  • More state workers to join Contributory Pension Scheme

    More state and local governments’ employees will soon be enrolled on the Contributory Pension Scheme, the National Pension Commission has said. The Director-General, PenCom, Mrs. Chinelo Anohu-Amahu, said before the enactment of the Pension Reform Act 2014,...

    • Posted November 10, 2014
    • 0
  • Ports’ labour strife threatens holiday sales

    Spreading labour strife at major West Coast seaports is exacerbating importers’ problems getting products to market, threatening the on-time delivery of some holiday goods, Associated Press has reported. Until this week, dockworkers and their employers were negotiating a new...

    • Posted November 10, 2014
    • 0
  • Naira rebounds on Central Bank’s intervention

    The naira appreciated by 2.35 per cent against the United States dollar on Friday after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sold dollars to prop up the value of the nation’s currency. The naira closed at N165.90...

    • Posted November 9, 2014
    • 0