The Alhaji Garba Abubakar-led CAC is one of the agencies identified as building the block that will take the Nigerian public service to be among the first 20 in the world by the year 2025. The Director General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Dasuki Arabi, revealed this …
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The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has raised the alarm over the current international tax rules that have been skewed against the source countries, particularly, the developing ones. Ahmed disclosed this on Monday, in Abuja during the opening session of the 42nd Technical Conference of the …
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The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mariam Katagum, has said that made-in-Nigeria products are no longer rejected in the international market compared to how they were badly received in past years. The Minister said this on Monday while speaking at the 50th anniversary of the Standard Organisation …
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Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment on Monday launched the Nigeria Trade Information Portal (NTIP) in fulfilment of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement. In his remark at the launching, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo said the NTIP was outcome of a collaboration …
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The Federal Government through the Ministry of Transportation, on Sunday, extended the resumption date for the Abuja-Kaduna rail services. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, disclosed this to newsmen in Kaduna while on an inspection tour to access the state of readiness between Abuja-Kaduna rail services before the commencement of …
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The National Automotive Design and Development Council has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to set up a special intervention fund for the automobile sector. The Director -General of the NADDC, Mr Jelani Aliyu, said this during a chat with journalists in Abuja. Aliyu who commended the apex bank for …
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The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) in partnership with Sterling Bank Plc has started a matching fund programme for agro-based Nano, Micro and Small Enterprises. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Head of Corporate Affairs Division of the agency, …
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The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohamed Marwa (retd), has said that the ongoing amendment of the Agency’s Act at the National Assembly will further boost the country’s fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. Marwa, who stated this in his opening …
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The British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mrs Ben Llewellyn- Jones has stated that the UK Government was committed to supporting Nigeria’s Financial Sector – particularly the Capital Market in being more innovative, sustainable and resilient due to emerging climate change challenges. Represented by the Head, Economic Development, Ms. Sally …
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The Project Coordination Unit of the Economic Community of West African States has provided fruit fly surveillance materials and phytosanitary equipment to the Federal Government to help restart the export of selected fruits from Nigeria. ECOWAS said the technology would reduce fruit flies’ infestation on Nigerian farms, as well as …
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