By Yusuf Yunus The Coalition for Good Governance and Open Leadership in Nigeria has urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) to remain transparent and support President Bola Tinubu’s effort at repositioning the oil sector. The Convener of the group, Mr Declan Ihekaire, at a news conference on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Institute of Directors Centre for Corporate Governance (IoDCCG) has appointed Mr Urum Eke as its Chairman of the Board of Governors. This is contained in a statement by Mr Nerus Ekezie, the acting Chief Executive Officer of the centre, on Thursday in Lagos. The statement saidContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Former Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Hon Olusegun Aganga, has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare the industrial sector a national priority and back it up with plans, policies and funds. Aganga said this at the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) 51st Annual General Meeting andContinue Reading
By Yunus Yusuf Mr Ayo Ademilua, President, Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN), says no fewer than 80 million dollars is available for energy projects in the country for its members through investors. Ademilua said this during the Renewable Energy Investment MaMatchmakin event on Wednesday in Lagos. The NewsContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has awarded practicing licenses to 116 qualified Business Development Service Providers (BDSPs). Dr Charles Odii, Director-General, SMEDAN, said this at the BDSPs Licencing Award ceremony organised by the agency on Wednesday in Lagos. Odii said the practicing licenseContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi The newly appointed Managing Director of Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), Mr Bamanga Usman, has unveiled plans for the future growth of the agency, inline with President Tinubu’s economic agenda. Usman made this known on Wednesday when he took over from theContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the Africa Mini-Grid Developers Association (AMDA) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote and accelerate mini-grid development in Nigeria. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Abuja, Mr Salihijo Ahmad, Managing Director of REA said that the MoUContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe Winners have emerged at the Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) National Competition 2023, held in Partnership with FirstBank Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the overall winner of the competition is the Sustainable Future Advocate Company, from Kosofe Secondary School, Lagos. TheContinue Reading
By Ikenna Uwadileke President Bola Tinubu has expressed the Federal Government’s commitment to develop the mining sector by creating an enabling environment for players in the industry to thrive. The president said this at the opening of the 8th edition of Nigeria Mining Week in Abuja. Represented by the SecretaryContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Grassroots Entrepreneurship Skills Acquisition (GESA) Initiative, an NGO, has called on the Nigerian government to look inwards and review the country’s governing and borrowing policies and develop a framework that could reduce debt servicing. Cynthia Obazee, National Coordinator of GESA Initiative, said this on Monday inContinue Reading
