Dantsoho Credits FG Reforms, Oyetola’s Leadership For Maritime Sector Revamp; Says Nigeria Can Lead Africa’s Blue Economy

Dantsoho Credits FG Reforms, Oyetola’s Leadership For Maritime Sector Revamp; Says Nigeria Can Lead Africa’s Blue Economy

By Abdul Gboyega | Abuja The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has credited ongoing federal government reforms and the impact of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, for the transformation of Nigeria’s maritime sector. Speaking at the Blue Economy Investment Summit in Abuja, Dantsoho assured investors that Nigeria has the capacity to dominate Africa’s blue economy, with […]

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Nigeria Police and Banking Sector Tighten Collaboration on Financial Safety

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), in collaboration with the Body of Banks’ CEOs, hosted an engagement with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, in Lagos. The meeting reinforced the shared commitment to safeguarding Nigeria’s financial system as a critical pillar of national stability and economic growth. In his remarks, the IGP underscored the strong nexus between financial security and national […]

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Customs Pledges Support for Onion Exporters as Sector Seeks Smoother Trade Routes

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has pledged stronger support for onion farmers and exporters, saying the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is committed to addressing non-tariff barriers and easing operational challenges along major trade corridors. He gave the assurance on Monday during a visit by the Regional Observatory of Onion in West and Central Africa (ORO/AOC), led by its president, Aliyu Maitasamu, at the Customs Headquarters in […]

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NHRC, NEITI Strengthen Partnership to Promote Human Rights and Good Governance in Extractive Sector

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr. Tony Ojukwu, OFR, SAN, has called for stronger collaboration among government agencies to promote good governance across all sectors of the country. Dr. Ojukwu made the call while receiving the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar, who paid a courtesy visit to the Commission’s headquarters in […]

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FG Commissions National Steel Council Headquarters, Moves to Revive Steel Sector

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, commissioned the newly completed headquarters of the National Steel Council in Abuja, as part of renewed efforts to revive Nigeria’s dormant steel industry. The commissioning ceremony was presided over by the Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, who described the event as a landmark step toward repositioning the steel sector in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Prince Audu announced […]

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Labour, private sector protest as Discos hike tariff again

The Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, and Organised Private Sector, on Wednesday, faulted the latest hike in the electricity tariff payable by customers in the Band A Category. Following the depreciation of the naira against the United States dollar, and inflation, among other factors, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission again raised the tariff payable by Band A customers. On Wednesday, some distribution companies including Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, Eko […]

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