$20bn needed yearly to achieve 2027 economic target -Edun
December 21, 2024
PMI, Oracle collaborate to improve digital project efficiencies in construction Project Management Institute (PMI) and Oracle Construction and Engineering have announced a collaboration that will see them pool capabilities together to deliver thought leadership, best practices, and tools created exclusively for professionals in the construction and asset-intensive sectors. In[Read More…]
FCSC chair Ingawa hails new Customs boss, okays internal succession in MDAs Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) Dr. Tukur Bello Ingawa has showered praises on the new Acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi for his giant strides and expressed his approval[Read More…]
Government hands over 374 power project to DisCos Over $1.2 billion has been spent on key distribution projects in the country as part of measures to improve power supply in the country, Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) has said. The fund was spent on over 374 projects[Read More…]
No vessel caught fire at Lagos port, says firm The Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited has explained that the fire incident at its terminal in TinCan Island port did not affect any vessel. The Group Head, Corporate Communications of Sifax, a mother company of Ports & Cargo Handling Services,[Read More…]
NAICOM, operators to examine local content in oil sector Stakeholders and regulatory agencies in both the oil and gas industry, and insurance sector will brainstorm on the benefits and challenges of implementing the provisions of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act. A statement from Mrs Yemisi Izuora[Read More…]
MAN concern over Exclusion from World Bank-Funded 1.2m Meters THE Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has expressed concern over the impending displacement of local meter manufacturers and assemblers in the downstream of the power sector, in the process of the government’s implementation of the NMMP Phase II World Bank-funded supply[Read More…]
Customs moves to decongest seaports The acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has expressed his determination to immediately move to decongest Nigerian seaports. Adeniyi, who disclosed this during a meeting with the Federal Ministry of Transportation in Abuja, said that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) would face the[Read More…]
NACCIMA urges FG to Refrain from Merging FIRS, NIMASA, NCS The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has urged the Federal Government to refrain from implementing its proposed merger of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and[Read More…]
ITF to empower youths The International Training Fund (ITF) has reaffirmed its commitment to escalate the provision of skills to youths to compete globally. Worried over the level of the youth who are migrating for greener pastures abroad, ITF said Nigeria must make the best use of them to[Read More…]
IATA clarifies int’l airfares in Nigeria The global trade association of airlines : International Air Transport Association (IATA), yesterday offered clarifications on the effect of fluctuating exchange rate on international flight tickets sold in Nigeria. The global body said air fares are not determined by it , but[Read More…]