Minister pledges support for Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan

By Rukayat Moisemhe The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, has pledged support for the initiative aimed at fostering the Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP 2023) implementation to deepen the automotive industry. Uzoka-Anite said this virtually on Wednesday at the National Automotive Design and Development CouncilContinue Reading

CNG: FG assures enabling environment for business investment, gas availability

    Dignitaries at the  breaking ceremony of the Portland Gas Green Park, in Lagos on Wednesday By Yusuf Yunus Mrs Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, has restated the Federal Government’s commitment to creating an enabling business environment to drive the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)Continue Reading

2023 CLPA: Policy cohesion imperative for implementation of AfCFTA agreements, others

  By Kamal Tayo Oropo Some policy experts and stakeholders have called for policy cohesion across Africa for successful implementation of multilateral policy decisions. They spoke on Wednesday during one of the plenaries at the 2023 Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA), holding in Addis Ababa. The CLPA, fifthContinue Reading

FRC Chairman proposes formula for sub-national debt sustainability

By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus The Executive Chairman, Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), Mr Victor Muruako, has called for the implementation of the 22-point Fiscal Sustainability Plan (FSP) and the SFTAS Delivery-Linked Indicators (DLIs). Muruako, while making the call on Wednesday in Ilorin at a workshop on Fiscal Responsibility and Debt Sustainability, saidContinue Reading

ICRC strengthens capacity of journalists to address pre-hospital injuries

By Franca Ofili The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday in Abuja trained journalists on first aid, with the aim of strengthening their capacity to address pre-hospital injuries. The Communication Coordinator of ICRC, Mr Qusai Alazroni, said that the training was necessary to enable them save lives,Continue Reading

NRC sacks, demotes staff for ticket racketeering

By Femi Ogunshola The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has taken action against staff involved in ticket racketeering, including terminations and demotions. Mr. Fidet Okhiria, the Managing Director of NRC, shared this information during an interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee on Finance. He mentioned that the corporation isContinue Reading