By Leonard Okachie The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise for Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) says it has planted over 3,000 stands of economic trees across communities in Abia. The State Project Coordinator, LIFE-ND, Dr Uchenna Onyeizu, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Thursday, in commemoration ofContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Michael Ervin, Senior Foreign Service Officer, United States Consulate, Lagos, says access to capital for young companies and an enabling environment for technology start-ups will enable new perspectives to Nigeria’s economic growth and development. Ervin made the call at the American Business Council (ABC) Economic Update onContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe The Association of Private Practising Surveyors of Nigeria (APPSN) has urged private surveyors to equip themselves with the knowledge and skills needed to manage their finances effectively. APPSN, a sub-group of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), Lagos State Branch, gave the advice at its 2024 AnnualContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) has unveiled its Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) office in Kigali, Rwanda. This is contained in a statement issued by Vincent Musumba, Manager, Communications and Events, Afreximbank in Abuja on Wednesday. The statement said FEDA was established to tackleContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Dr Alim Abubakre, British-Nigerian founder of TEXEM UK, a consulting firm in the United Kingdom, says the appointment of Olorundare Thomas to Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Governing Council is strategic and exemplary. Thomas is Nigeria’s Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer ofContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) says it has received 10, 805 applications for new mineral titles and modifications since the launch of its Electronic Mining Cadastre Systems (eMC+) in 2022. The Director General of MCO, Mr Obadiah Nkom, disclosed this during the organisation’s business session, atContinue Reading
By Martha Agas Prof. Akinade Olatunji, the President of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS), has urged Nigerians to involve geoscientists in every construction to address the increasing incidences of building collapse in the country. Olatunji made the call at the 59th Annual International Conference and Exhibition of theContinue Reading
By Martha Agas Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Jacob Buba, on Tuesday lamented pervasive poverty in communities hosting mining sites in Plateau. Da Buba, Chairman, Plateau Council of Traditional Rulers and Emirs, expressed the worries in Jos when he addressed the 59th Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the Nigeria MiningContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has inaugurated an Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) programme to enhance efficiency and predictability of trade in the country. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. Adeniyi said the programme would foster collaborationContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), says its provision of technical support to the revenue hearings conducted by the National Assembly, increased independent revenues by about N1.84 trillion. The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr Victor Muruako, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at a one-day policy dialogue.Continue Reading
