Ololade Omosan-Agie The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Adeniyi Adebayo has called for the sensitisation of the Medium, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) on the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to enable them benefit from the continental market. The minister, while commenting on a …
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Ebuka Daniel Webb Fontaine Nigeria Limited on Thursday handed over an Information Communication and Technology developed for the Nigeria Customs Service to promote integrity in its operations. The Federal government, in 2015 had entered into a contract with Messrs Webb Fontaine Consortium for the Installation, Operation, Management of Information Technology …
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Ebuka Daniel The National Identity Management Commission has said over 60 million National Identity Number has been issued on its National Identity Database. The commission announced this on Thursday in a statement titled, ‘NIMC reaches more than 60 million unique NIN records’ signed by NIMC’s Head, Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke. …
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Ebuka Daniel The Federal Government has commenced moves to address the challenges associated with taking advantage of the signed Trade and Investment Agreements by private sector stakeholders whom the Agreements were negotiated and signed for. The Permanent Secretary in the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo said …
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Ebuka Daniel The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has received the letter of credence of Dr. Adamu Mohammed Abdulhamid, as the new Nigeria’s Ambassador to the World Trade Organization. The submission of the letter, which held on Wednesday at the WTO General Council meeting in …
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Oluwasina Phillip As the country brace up for the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo has called for the sensitisation of the Medium, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to enable them benefit from the continental market. In his …
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The National Pension Commision (PenCom), on Monday disclosed that pension fund assets had risen to N12.66 trillion as at June 30, 2021, with contributors under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) hitting the 9.38 million mark. Speaking at the 2021 Journalist Workshop in Lagos on Monday, the Director General, PenCom , …
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Oluwasina Phillip The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Amb. Mariam Yalwaji Katagum has said that the Federal Government was committed to boosting the economy through gender focused activities that foster an enabling environment and stimulate economic activities for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The Minister stated …
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The Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council Mr Zacch Adedeji in this interview speaks on recent developments in the sugar sector. EXCERPTS… You were recently appointed Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) by President Muhammadu Buhari, can you tell us about yourself, your career and …
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Ololade Omosan-Agie President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N982,729,695,343 into law. The assent of the President is coming 19 days after the supplementary budget was passed by the National Assembly. This was disclosed to State House Correspondents by Senior Special Assistant to the President on …
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