Free Trade Zones Scheme Generates N35.1bn Customs Duty in 2021 – NEPZA
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), says that the Free Trade Zones (FTZs) Scheme generated a total of N35.1 billion for government as Customs Duty in 2021. The authority said the sum of N408.3 million was also remitted as…
Public Service Recognition A Morale Booster For Us – FIRS Boss
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, has stated that his recognition by the LEADERSHIP Awards as the Newspaper’s Public Service Person of the Year 2022 is a morale booster for the Service to do…
Humanitarian Affairs Ministry Loses Director Special Needs
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has been thrown into mourning following the death of its only female Director , Mrs Nkechi Onwukwe. The Minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq expressed shock at her sudden demise when she…
TCN Receives 8 Transformers At Lagos Port – Official
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that it has received eight new power transformers under its Project Management Unit at the Apapa Port, Lagos State. The General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, stated this in a statement in…
Abubakar-led CAC Gets Further Boost With Praxis and Gnosis Donation
The digital revolution of the Alhaji Garba Abubakar-led Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has received a further boost. The development followed the presentation of two brand new high-density laptops to the CAC by Praxis and Gnosis (a law practise and business…
Acting DG Charges Data Entry Officers On Credibility
Data Entry Officers (DEOs) of Corps Producing Institutions in the country have been charged to ensure that only the correct data of Prospective Corps Members are presented for mobilization into the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. The Acting Director…
NIDCOM Rejoices with Nigerian Girl over Victory in Cooking Contest in Italy
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has rejoiced with a Nigerian lady from Benin City, Tracy Eboigbodin, who won an international Cooking Contest in Italy on Friday. In a statement issued in Abuja by the Commission’s Head…
We’re Partnering With 15 Firms On Key Energy Projects – NCDMB
The Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has said it is working arm in arm partnered with 15 firms in a push that will help set up key energy infrastructures covering modular refining, gas processing, gas distribution, power generation, manufacturing…
FG Rates SON High As It Marks 50th Anniversary
The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Maryam Katagum has commended the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) for its outstanding performance. The minister gave the commendation at the SON 50th anniversary celebration on Monday in Abuja. She said…
Ministry Exceeds 2022 Target, To Hit N10bn By December
The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development says it has exceeded its 2022 revenue target of about N7 billion and will hit an excess of N10 billion by the end of the year. The Minister, Olamilekan Adegbite, said this when…
