The World Trade Organisation, on Tuesday, said Nigeria had relinquished its leading position in the agriculture export market because a lot of its agricultural commodities do not meet the sanitary and phytosanitary measures required for exportation.It also pointed out that despite the abundance of arable lands and increased investments, the …
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Nigeria must feed its people and have enough for Export- President Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Monday flagged off the Food Security and Agricultural Mechanization Programme in Niger State, emphasizing that his administration remains committed to ensuring food sufficiency and protecting local industries for sustainable economic growth. The project, an initiative of the Niger State government, is for the deployment of cutting-edge …
Read More »FG to implement Oronsaye Report to cut cost of governance
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the full implementation of the Oronsaye report.Consequently, it announced the merging, subsuming, scraping and relocation of several agencies of government. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this to State House Correspondents after Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Aso Rock …
Read More »FG to implement Oronsaye Report to cut cost of governance
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the full implementation of the Oronsaye report.Consequently, it announced the merging, subsuming, scraping and relocation of several agencies of government. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this to State House Correspondents after Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Aso Rock …
Read More »NARTO Suspends Planned Nationwide Strike
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has suspended its planned nationwide strike. NARTO National President of NARTO, Othman Yusuf, directed members to immediately resume petroleum loading activities after a meeting held in Abuja.It was gathered that the meeting was attended by the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), …
Read More »Food Security:102,000 Metric Tonnes of Rice and Maize to be released from National Food Reserve.
To stem the tide of rising cost of food in the country,President Tinubu has given his approval for the prompt release of 102,000 metric tonnes of rice and maize from the National Food Reserves .The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, disclosed the information with journalists at …
Read More »In Pursuit of Excellence,CAC Targets Artificial Intelligence To Improve Future Operations
Speed, cost, accuracy, and timeliness will be among the important determining criteria for the evaluation of a global registry in the future. The Registrar-General/CEO of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN, stated this while declaring open the 2023 Management Retreat of the organisation in Keffi, Nassarawa State. …
Read More »Economic reforms: Nigerians under poverty line rise to 104m — World Bank
A World Bank report has indicated that Nigeria’s poverty level has taken a notch higher, at the backdrop of the recent economic and fiscal reforms. The key reforms include the removal of petrol subsidy and the foreign exchange market rate restructuring. The bank, however, commended the Federal Government for what …
Read More »FG Targets Revenue Boost, National Security Through Vehicle Registry
Minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun has said the registration of all vehicles in Nigeria under the national vehicle registry that was introduced in 2021 will help the government to mobilise more revenues and fight motor vehicle-related crimes that have been sustained over the years …
Read More »Second crude supply to arrive in three weeks — Dangote refinery
Dangote Oil Refining Company says its plant is awaiting the second shipment of barrels of crude in three weeks after it received its maiden one million barrels on Friday. The company, in a statement, said the STASCO vessel sailed to the refinery’s single-point mooring, where it was discharged into the …
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