Dangote says over 30,000 skilled Nigerians work with expatriates to build Refinery Complex Management of Dangote Refinery has debunked a report published on the online platforms of some media organisations that the company employed 11,000 skilled workers from India while allegedly neglecting youths from Nigeria and other African countries. In his response, the Group Chief […]
JUST IN: Wike, Umahi, El-Rufai, Alake, others make President Tinubu’s ministerial list THE President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has finally received Ministerial list from President Bola Tinubu. The list was delivered by the Chief of Staff to President Tinubu, Femi Gbajiabiamila in Abuja, Thursday. The nominees include the following: Abubakar Momoh Ambassador Yusuf
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ExxonMobil, NNPC inaugurate Host Community Trusts in Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN), a subsidiary of ExxonMobil and operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC)/MPN Joint Venture has inaugurated two Host Community Development Trusts covering its Oil Mining Leases in Akwa Ibom State, in compliance with the provisions of
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Access Bank opens Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton season 5 Access Bank Plc has unveiled the ‘W’ initiative, Womenprenuer Pitch-a-ton Season 5. The initiative is targeted at inspiring, connecting and empowering women while riding on the Access Bank’s vision to be the bank of choice for women in the markets and communities being served. Addressing journalists at the event, Abiodun Olubitan, Group
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ECONOMY: Sterling Bank promotes SMEs Sterling Bank has expressed commitment to supporting Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, SMEs in order to enable young people to grow their businesses. Speaking at an event, ‘Start to Scale Summit’ organised by the Bank, Bolanle Tyson, Head, SME Digital Products, Sterling Bank said: “The Bank realised that more
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FG moves against trade associations over price fixing, others The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has started moving against trade associations engaging in price fixing and cartel-like practices in Nigeria. The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, FCCPC, Mr. Babatunde Irukera, stated: “The trade associations, in many respects, have constituted themselves into cartels, and those cartels are
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NIGERIA: IMF retains economic growth forecast at 3.2% The International Monetary Fund, IMF has retained Nigeria’s economic growth forecast at 3.2 per cent in 2023. In its World Economic Outlook, WEO Update, July, titled “Near-Term Resilience, Persistent Challenges”, the IMF, stated: “Global growth is projected to fall from 3.5 percent in 2022 to 3.0 percent in
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Construction of Ondo Oil and Gas Park to start, NCDMB assures Govt, Investors Actual construction of a low-cost manufacturing hub for equipment components and spare parts used in the oil and gas industry will start in Ondo State soonest, according to the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). Located at Ilaje, Ilaje Local
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Lamido of Adamawa Commends NCC’s Consumer Protection Initiatives The Lamido of Adamawa, Dr. Muhammadu Mustapha, has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on a range of its telecom consumer protection initiatives, including the recent Village Square Dialogue (VSD), which held at the weekend in Yola, Adamawa State. Kakakin Adamawa, Prof. Abubakar Tahir, who represented Lamido Adamawa at
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NCF Inaugurates the First Indigenous Climate Justice Coalition in Nigeria As the world is groping with the gigantic challenge of climate change, while its impact keeps ravaging the people and land, the foremost environmental NGO dedicated to nature conservation and biodiversity resources management for over 40years, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), is set to launch
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