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Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc (SAHCO) has said categorically that the benefits of the ex- staff of SAHCOL is to be paid by the Government, through the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE ) and not SAHCO as has been speculated in some quarters . This is just as the ground handling company refuted the claim […]
The Manufacturer Association of Nigeria Export Group (MANEG) has urged the Federal Government to address activities hindering exporters’ competitiveness at the global market. Chairman, MANEG, Chief Ede Dafinone, stated this on Wednesday, in Lagos, at the MANEG fourth Annual General Meeting with the theme: ” The implication of Impository and Retaliatory Tariffs and Nontariff Barriers […]
Engineer Mansur Ahmed, the National President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has lauded the federal government efforts at rebounding the production of goods and services in the country through the recent directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw supply of foreign exchange from the Bureau De Change. Speaking during the 7th Annual […]
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has given a one month ultimatum to importers, manufacturers and distributors for the removal of all substandard roofing sheets from Nigerian markets. Malam Farouk Salim, Director General, SON, issued the ultimatum at a meeting with stakeholders on roofing sheets recently in Lagos. He noted that there was a public […]
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has urged Nigerian Government to recapitalized Bank of Industry, BOI, and Bank of Agriculture, BOA, to adequately meet the industry credit need at single digit interest rate and also reversing Value Added Tax Rate. This was made known in the Manufacturers CEOs Confidence Index second quarter report. It […]
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA), has commended the timely presentation of 2022 budget by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday to the joint session of the National Assembly. It also stated it’s worries over the plan of the Federal Government to increase borrowing to finance its proposed N16.39tn for […]
More than 50 people have died and more are believed to be missing following the capsizing of a makeshift vessel on the Congo River last week. Provincial authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, said fifty-one bodies had been recovered by Friday from the boat that sank during the night of Monday to […]
In the past one week, no fewer than 110 drug dealers were arrested in a raid on hideouts in nine states across the country says National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). According to a statement by the spokesman of NDLEA , Femi Babafemi said during the raids by operatives of the agency many of the […]
Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens to take a break using its photo sharing app Instagram, and “nudging” teens if they are repeatedly looking at the same content that’s not conducive to their well-being. The Menlo Park, California-based Facebook is also […]
Winifred Bosa The Honourable Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu has noted that the outbreak of COVID-19 has reawakened a consciousness of handwashing practices. He maintained that it is important that we ensure the sustainability of this behaviour, to achieve hand hygiene for all. According to a press release by Mrs Kenechukwu Offie , Director Press and Public Relations Unit of the […]