By Constance Athekame The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it has capacity to transmit 6,000 MWS of electricity to distribution load centres nationwide. Mr Sule Abdulaziz, the Managing Director of TCN said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Abdulaziz saidContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it plans to procure a spinning reserve to maintain the national grid frequency within specified limits. The Managing Director of TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday.Continue Reading
Pricing By Ginika Okoye The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has given a one month moratorium to traders and other market stakeholders involved in exploitative pricing to crash the prices of goods. The newly appointed Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, Mr Tunji Bello, said this at aContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says Nigeria’s non-oil export sector recorded impressive growth in the first half of 2024, generating 2.7 billion dollars in revenue. The Executive Director of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, said this while presenting a progress report on Nigeria’s non-oil export performance on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the latest report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on the state of the economy. The report had indicated that the country’s Gross National Product (GDP) posted another growth. According to NBS, the real GDP grew by 3.2 perContinue Reading
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By Rukayat Moisemhe Stakeholders in the energy sector have called for more commitment from government and players across the energy value chain to drive energy security. They gave the advice at the 2024 Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) energy group event on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Federal Government, through the Debt Management Office, on Wednesday announced plans to issue N500 million dollars local bonds to boost dollar liquidity. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said this on Thursday in Lagos at an investor meeting for theContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Federal Government has unveiled guidelines for the implementation of the “Zero Per cent Duty Rate and Value Added Tax” exemption on certain basic food items. The announcement is contained in a statement issued by the Spokesperson of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Maiwada, inContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN), has partnered with the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), to offer a special 15 per cent discount on logistics services to small businesses. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Mr Charles Odii, said this while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) withContinue Reading
