The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A:, Ikeja, has said the memorandum of understanding (MoU) it signed with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is working as demonstrated by the hand over of expired drugs to NAFDAC. The Controller of the Unit, Mohammed Shuaibu disclosed this…
The Permanent Secretary, Ecological Project Office, Dr. Aishetu Ndayako has reaffirmed government’s commitment to co-developing a national action framework with Centre for Renewable Energy and Action on Climate Change (CREACC-NG) on charcoal and forest governance, backed by science, equity and sustainability. Ndayako disclosed this at a one day high level stakeholder dialogue on charcoal production…
The Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh has urged the leadership of the Southwest Development Commission (SWDC), to prioritise collaboration and shared vision as they assume full responsibilities of their office. The Commission he said, is a crucial part of the government’s national development framework, and urged the duo to bring their wealth of experience…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has withdrawn its lawsuit against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and five other petroleum companies. The case, filed at the Federal High Court Abuja, was formally withdrawn by the plaintiff’s legal team. According to a notice of discontinuance filed…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has nullified the arbitration proceedings at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London, instituted against indigenous energy giant, Aiteo Eastern E&P Company Limited, by a group of lenders that partly financed its acquisition of OML 29, declaring its conduct a violation of the injunctive orders of…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the Nigerian economy is steadily improving meaning that the economic reforms of President Bola Tinubu are working. Idris spoke in Abuja while receiving members and newly elected executives of the Nigerian Guild of Editors during a courtesy visit to his office. He said the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria’s economic crimes commission said it recovered nearly $500 million in proceeds of crime last year and secured more than 4,000 criminal convictions, its highest since the agency’s inception more than two decades ago. Africa’s biggest energy producer, Nigeria has struggled for decades with endemic corruption, which many…
The Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and Heirs Holdings Group Tony Elumelu, has emphasised the need for a strategic and collaborative approach to drive sustainable economic growth across the African continent. According to him, to see the kind of growth needed in Cameroon specifically and in Africa generally, governments, private sector leaders, and…
The Lagos State Government (LASG) has promised to train over 10,000 maritime truck drivers and motor boys as part of efforts to reduce accidents on highways. Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, disclosed this yesterday during a sensitisation programme organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation and the Lagos…
