Okonjo-Iweala Thanks Buhari, Nigerians After Making WTO DG Final List

Ex-finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerians for their support after the World Trade Organization (WTO) confirmed her as one of the top two candidates for the organization’s Director-General (DG) role. “Happy to be in the final round of

Uzodimma Promises Conducive Environment To Investors

Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma has promised potential investors in the State an enabling environment that will guarantee both ease of doing business return on their investments. The Governor made the promise Monday, October 5, 2020 at the opening Ceremony of

Australia Africa Economic Forum: How We’re Kicking Off The Partnership – Buchi George

Hon. Nwabueze Buchi George who has been harping on strategic partnership between nations and continents as one major way out of damage done by the Covid-19 pandemic, said the alliance to achieve Australia Africa Economic Forum has already kicked off with South African

BREAKING: FG Meets NLC Leaders 7pm

By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja   In a move to prevent Monday’s planned strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Federal Government has scheduled a meeting with the leadership of Organised Labour for 7pm on Sunday. The meeting

Akeredolu Flags-off N4.2bn Egg Factory

By Osagie Otabor, Akure Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Friday flagged off an egg factory worth N4.2 billion at Emule-Ile in Owo Local Government Area of the state The state government has 55 percent stake at egg factory operated under the Sunshine

CBN Reduces Monetary Policy Rate To 11.5%

The Central Bank of Nigeria has cut the Monetary Policy Rate from 12.5 per cent to 11.5 per cent. Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele announced this on Tuesday while presenting a communiqué after the two-day Monetary Policy Committee Meeting in Abuja. The MPC,

Only Functional Carriers Will Access Government Palliatives, Says NCAA

Kelvin Osa Okunbor Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu on Wednesday declared that only operational airlines with valid Air Operators ‘ Certificate (AOC) will access palliatives packaged by Federal Government for indigenous carriers. Nuhu who stated this

Miyetti Allah to Igbo: Our interest in Southeast purely economic

Chris Oji Enugu   THE Southeast zone of  Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN)   has assured the Igbo  that  the interest of its members  was neither to grab their land nor annihilate them. It said its interest is purely economic. MACBAN

Give No Kobo For Food, Fertilizer Imports, President Buhsri Directs CBN

  As the Federal Government rolls out the Economic Sustainability Plan and sets goal for National Food Security, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria ”not to issue a kobo” of the country’s reserves for the importation of food

Labour’s suspension of protest disappointed my opponents – Wike

By Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt   Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has mocked his detractors, especially opposition parties saying they were disappointed over the last-minute decision by Organised Labour to suspend a planned protest in the state. He said his detractors and opposition parties