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FG budgets N207m to establish fish feed mills

20.01.2025
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, has budgeted N207.3m for the construction of a local fish feed mill in the six geopolitical zones of the country. The government also plans to spend N151m on post-harvest infrastructure development for fisheries and aquaculture to reduce waste. This was contained in the 2025...
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Nigeria’s first AfCFTA shipment arrives in Kenya

20.01.2025
Nigeria’s first shipment under the African Continental Free Trade Area has arrived at Mombasa Port, Kenya. The Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office, led by Olusegun Awolowo, coordinated the shipment per the African Union’s 31st Ordinary Assembly decision mandate. The Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office said in a statement on Sunday that the country’s shipment to Kenya underscores...
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MTN raises N42.2bn in commercial paper issuance

20.01.2025
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has successfully raised N42.2bn through its Series 15 and 16 Commercial Paper issuance under the company’s N250bn Commercial Paper Issuance Programme. In a recent disclosure to the Nigerian Exchange Limited by the company secretary, Uto Ukpanah, the telecommunications giant stated that the 180-day and 270-day commercial papers were issued at yields...
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Group advocates oil block licences for Niger Deltans

20.01.2025
A group under the aegis of the Niger Delta Community Youths Association based in Bayelsa, Akwa-Ibom, Edo, Rivers, Cross-River, Delta, Imo, Abia, and Ondo States, has expressed strong objection to the recent allocation of oil block licences to corporate entities and individuals who are not indigenes of the Niger Delta. This was in reaction to...
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Transport minister seeks more funds for infrastructure development

20.01.2025
The Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali, has called for increased funding to sustain and expand the nation’s transportation infrastructure as outlined in the 2025 budget proposal. He disclosed this in a statement signed by Chief Information Officer, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Gift Seddon, on Friday. Addressing the Joint Committees at the National Assembly in...
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Economic reforms turning Nigeria around — Oyedele

20.01.2025
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has assured Nigerians that the ongoing economic reforms by the Bola Tinubu administration are beginning to yield positive results. Speaking at The Platform, an event organised by the Covenant Nation on Saturday, Oyedele stressed that the removal of petrol subsidies, a...
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Afrexim Bank’s fund will boost aviation sector – Airlines

20.01.2025
Airline operators are optimistic the aviation sector will be significantly enhanced if Afrexim Bank implements its pledge to provide financing for aircraft acquisition in Nigeria. The Chief Operating Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, Osita Okonkwo, expressed optimism while speaking with our correspondent about the transformative impact of the proposed access to finance for the acquisition...
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NCRIB partners firms to widen insurance coverage

20.01.2025
The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers has said it will partner with supermarkets in 2025 to ensure that Nigerians do not have an insurance-free 2025. This was disclosed by the President and Chairman of the Governing Board of the NCRIB, Bàbàtunde Oguntade, at a media parley at the council’s headquarters in Lagos. The poor...
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