To the admiration of key financial sector operators present, the Dangote Fertilizer Limited announced over the weekend the formal commencement of production of Urea in commercial quantity and the plan to hit the Nigerian market on Monday. In what industry watchers have described as a potent step to liberalize of the fertilizer market and further…
As Twitter users across the country woke up on Saturday encountering difficulty in accessing the micro blogging platform, the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has urged the Federal Government to reverse the ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria, saying that the platform has created a source of livelihood for thousands of Nigerian youths. Makinde…
The Federal Government has expressed hope that courts and state assemblies will re-open next week, following the resolution of the nationwide industrial dispute of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) over the non-implementation of autonomy for State judiciary and legislature by the governors. The Minister of Labour…
The immediate Past Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA); Mr. Dakuku Peterside, the Senior Special Assistant (Education) to the Executive Governor, Lagos State, Mrs. Adetola Salau, the General Manager, Consumer Marketing, MTN Nigeria Mr. Kola Oyeyemi, and the Executive Vice Chairman, Verdant Zeal Group, Dr. Tunji…
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for global support to develop the resources in the Niger Basin area, home to over 160 million people who depend on the River as a means of sustenance. Declaring open the virtual 12th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA), the President said the…
Lagos State Government is set to embark on the construction of the biggest technology cluster in West Africa. The tech ecosystem, which will be sited in Yaba, is being developed by the State Government in collaboration with Facebook and Google. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu spoke of the development on Wednesday when he toured two major innovation…
Agege Chairmanship Aspirant, Hon Sola Osolana has appealed to Lagos State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) to organise Primary Elections as the fortunes of the party in Agege will be affected in the upcoming Local Government elections if it fails to do the needful. Osolana made this statement on Wednesday while speaking to large…
The Aliko Dangote Foundation in partnership with Germany’s VDMA (the German Association for Mechanical and Plant Engineering) and its Foundation for Young Talent in Mechanical Engineering (NWS) have officially launched a technical training program in Nigeria, in a bid to significantly address the skill deficit in all the key sectors of the nation’s economy. Speaking…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the reconstituted Board of Management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) with a charge to lead the Fund out of stagnation and corruption. Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, while inaugurating the Board in Abuja, charged the members to work to reposition and revitalize the Fund…
The Governor of Zamfara state, Bello Mattawalle has ordered the Zamfara State Police and other government security agencies to effectively implement the Presidential order to shoot on sight at bandits, persons or group of people seen with Ak-47 or any weapons. The governor who disclosed this via his Twitter handle on Wednesday said only those…