(Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment’s Report)- The World Bank’s Doing Business in Nigeria 2014 Report has revealed that Nigeria has recorded significant improvements in its Doing Business Index within the last four years. The year’s report is the third in a series of reports analyzing business regulations across Nigeria. The study, which benchmarked four regulatory areas such as starting a business; dealing with construction permits; registering property and enforcing contracts, also measured the progress made by the respective States, since January, 2010, when the last benchmarking exercise was conducted. According to the report, from 2010 till date, the country recorded 34 improvements…
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(Aviation Ministry’s report)- As the nation celebrates the 54th anniversary of its existence as a sovereign independent state, Nigerians have been assured of a continuously improving security and safety of air travelers. Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, in congratulating Nigerians on this occasion, said there’s no better legacy to bequeath to the nation at this age than the assurance of a safe and secure airspace through the provision of world class facilities and navigational equipment at the nation’s airports as well as the establishment of international operational standards for both local and foreign airlines. According to the Minister, no government…
ABUJA (Women Affairs Ministry Report) – The Nigerian Government will soon establish a National Commission for Persons with Disabilities to address all issues relating to the welfare and development of over 20 million Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the country as well as serve the much needed platform for the enforcement of all provisions of the Disability Act. The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zainab Maina made the disclosure in her response to the growing agitations by stakeholders on the need to establish a Commission that will solely handle the issues and concerns of PWDs in Nigeria lately.…
(Report from Mines and Steel Development Ministry). As part of incentives provided by the Federal Government to attract foreign direct investments to grow and develop the country’s minerals and metals sector in accordance with the provisions of the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act of 2007, the Federal Government has granted over Two Hundred and fifty Million Dollar worth of import duty waiver to the Royal Salt Limited. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Musa Mohammed Sada who was represented by the Director, Mines Inspectorate Department in the Ministry, Engineer Dauda Awojobi announced this during his inspection visit to the…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Water Resources Report) – The Niger Basin Authority (NBA) member – countries have been enjoined to pay their contributions regularly, in order to sustain the management of the basin as well as boost the morale of the Development Partners, who have been rendering support to the activities of the Niger Basin Authority in their respective countries. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, who was represented by the Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe made the call on Thursday September 25, 2014 when he declared open the Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Niger Basin…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Science and Technology Report) – “The capacity of any government to achieve developmental objectives and lofty visions using the instrument of science and technology depends largely on support from different agencies of government,” the Minister of Science and Technology, Abdu Bulama (Dr) made this remark while inaugurating the Governing Boards of the two parastatals of the Ministry in Abuja recently. Abdu Bulama added that the National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT) and the Nigerian Institute of Leather Science and Technology (NILEST) are strategic to the development of Science and Technology and act as vehicle for…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Youth Development Report) – The Federal Ministry of Youth Development has organized a two-day anti-corruption education and sensitization workshop for all staff with the aim of sensitizing them on the need to fight corruption in the Ministry. Speaking at the opening session of the workshop in Abuja on Thursday September 25, 2014, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Henry Akpan (Dr) represented by the Director of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Waziri Laminu stated that the establishment of the Anti-corruption and Transparency Unit in the Ministry was a major strategy of government to promote the entrenchment of a…
(Report from Federal Works Ministry). President Goodluck Jonathan will on Saturday, 27th September, 2014 commission the Benin-Ofosu dual carriageway in Edo State.The project which is the rehabilitation and asphalt overlay of the Benin-Shagamu Road (Benin-Ofosu section) is 75km in length and was handled by Reynolds Construction Company with a contract sum of N24bn. The phase 1 of the project which covered a distance of 50km along Benin bound of the carriageway was successfully completed and delivered in 2nd June, 2009.The phase II, which is 76km and an addendum to phase I and along the Lagos bound carriageway and additional 25km…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Power Report) – “Global Business Resources, U.S.A, a consortium of international investors are in Nigeria for a follow-up discussion with the officials of Government towards the realization of two 50 megawatts solar-powered plants in Kumbotso, Kano State and Karu, Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory.” The Minister of State for Power, Mohammed Wakil revealed this when a group of investors from the United States focused on developing Actionable Renewable energy generation strategy using abundant solar resources in Nigeria visited the country, adding that a delegation from Nigeria had earlier met the group in Bridgeport -…
ABUJA (Labour Ministry Report) – The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu has revealed that the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity has between 2010 and 2014 initiated and implemented proactive policies and programmes for enhancing the development of the labour sector in line with international best practices and the lofty objectives of the Transformation Agenda. Emeka Wogu stated this in Abuja on Wednesday September 24, 2014 while performing the public presentation of the books: “Compendium of Nigerian Labour Laws and Other Related Laws” and “Guidelines on Labour Laws in Nigeria.” He also noted that the newly unveiled books…