Corruption in procurement accounts for over 70% of government’s budget, says ex-minister
Businessam Staff
August 26, 2017
Corruption in the procurement process has affected the efficiency of public spending and the opportunities to improve quality of lives of Nigerians, Bala Kaoje, a former Minister has said. According to report by NAN, Kaoje, a former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, also said that corruption in the procurement process accounts for over 70 […]
NLC urges FG to engage stakeholders on wage review
Businessam StaffAugust 25, 2017
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to engage the relevant stakeholders on its proposed wage review for certain agencies. Peter Ozo-Eson, the workers’ union General Secretary said this in an interview with NAN, Friday, in Abuja. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had recently said that government was considering increasing workers wages especially […]
26 ships laden with petroleum products, food items to arrive in Lagos ports
Businessam StaffAugust 21, 2017
Twenty-six ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos from Aug. 21 to Sept. 2. According to a rep[ort by NAN, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its publication, `Shipping Position’ Monday in Lagos. NPA said that the ships […]
25 ships discharge petroleum products, other commodities in Lagos
Businessam StaffAugust 18, 2017
Twenty-five ships are discharging petroleum products and other commodities at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has said. The NPA stated this in its “Shipping Position’’ released Friday in Lagos. It said that the vessels were discharging buck wheat, general cargo, petrol, containers, bulk maize, empty container, diesel, soya […]
Nigeria pushes diversification agenda with $41bn investment on rail infrastructure
Businessam StaffAugust 16, 2017
Nigeria is pushing an economic diversification agenda by committing $41 billion to a railway expansion programme, which it hopes will help it reduce its dependence on oil, according to Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, who spoke to Bloomberg in an interview. The investment on rail will improve transport links that would allow the movement of […]
Nigeria to stop issuing fish importation quota to boost local production
Businessam StaffAugust 15, 2017
The Federal Government says it will stop issuing fish importation quota to importers, saying the venture was no longer sustainable. According to agency reports, Heineken Lokpobiri, the minister of state for Agriculture and Rural Development, disclosed this during a meeting with the Ijebu Development Initiative on Poverty Reduction (IDIPR) in Abuja on Tuesday. The minister […]
At Niger economic summit Dangote commits $450m to rice processing mill
Aderemi OjekunleAugust 15, 2017
Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group, said the company would invest $450 million in a large scale rice processing mill to process over 200, 000 metric tonnes of paddy rice in Niger State over the next three years. Dangote stated this, Monday, at the opening of the two-day 2017 Niger State Economic Submit with the […]
Abuja-Kaduna rail line now generate N1m daily, minister says
Businessam StaffAugust 8, 2017
The Abuja to Kaduna rail line now generates one million Naira daily, Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation disclosed Tuesday in Benin. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the minister said that the feat was as a result of the increase in passengers’ patronage. Amaechi attributed the passenger surge to the security […]
Grant tax relief to industries operating in Nigeria, broker appeals to FG
Businessam StaffAugust 7, 2017
Chief Angus Uzoamaka, an Abuja-based insurance broker, has urged the Federal Government to consider tax relief for industries operating in Nigeria in order to boost economic development. Uzoamaka told NAN, Monday in Abuja that the measure would go a long way to encourage consumption and exportation of made in Nigeria products, as it would also […]
Nigeria Customs Service generates N308m from three states in July
Businessam StaffAugust 5, 2017
The Nigeria Customs Service of Niger, Kogi and Kwara Area Command got about N308 million as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in July 2017, Comptroller Benjamin Binga in charge of the states disclosed in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna, Saturday. Binga said this was against the N219 million generated in July 2016, recording […]