Economy
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FG launches 5-year plan to boost potato production
The Federal Government Thursday, launched a five-year national strategic plan to boost potato production in Nigeria. Speaking in Jos, Plateau State, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said the government’s goal was to stimulate economic growth through various agricultural value chain activities. The minister, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ernest Umakhihe, added that the agricultural value…
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G-20: Trade Minister links ability to attract investment to Tinubu’s commitment to Nigeria’s industrialization
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite has said President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to Nigeria’s industrialisation will help the nation attract Foreign Direct Investment at the ongoing G-20 Summit in India. Uzoka-Anite, who said this in a statement on Friday by her Media Adviser, Oladapo Sofowora, disclosed that after President Tinubu arrived from his 18 hours trip from Nigeria…
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FG ready to partner with state governments for improved airport facilities – Keyamo
The Federal Government has said it will be partnering with state governments to improve the facilities at the nation’s airports, maintain terminal buildings, and see how they could recoup their investments. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo said on Friday when a team of delegates from the Nigerian Transportation Commissioners Forum – an appendage of the Federal…
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Nigeria’s telecom contribution to GDP hits 16% – Danbatta
says broadband penetration to hit 50% by year-end The telecommunications sector’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased significantly to 16 per cent in the second quarter of 2023, according to the data reported by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) based on the computation by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC,…
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PHOTO NEWS: Alake attends mining conference in Australia
Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dele Alake is in Australia, attending the Africa Down Under Mining Conference in Perth.
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Danbatta lauds Swedish Government, Ericsson for sustained, remarkable partnership
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has commended the Swedish Government and Ericsson for their commitment and consistency in a strategic partnership with NCC on capacity building which has strengthened the Commission’s regulatory activities. Speaking at a workshop jointly organised by NCC and its Swedish partners within…
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We’ll develop infrastructure in lake, coastal facing cities to attract tourists, generate revenue – Oyetola
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday, disclosed the readiness of the newly-created ministry to develop infrastructure in lake and coastal facing towns and cities across the country to further attract tourists to waters for maximum revenue generation. Oyetola also reiterated the commitment of his ministry to strengthen Public Private Partnership arrangement, in order to abolish…
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Our economic policies already yielding tangible results – Shettima
As the Tinubu administration mobilizes stakeholders for the repositioning of the economy, the Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, says stronger partnership with experts in the Banking and Finance industry can spur “turning the economy around in record time”. Vice President Shettima who was the Special Guest of Honour stated this in Abuja today at the opening of the 16th Annual…
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I’ll break all bottlenecks to make Nigeria conducive, Tinubu assures investors in India
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday assured investors in India that he would ensure he provides an enabling environment for investors to invest in Nigeria. President Tinubu said this in Delhi at the G20-summit on Tuesday, where he met with Gopichand Hinduja, the Chairman and CEO of the Hinduja Group of Companies. The president had departed Nigeria for India on Monday…
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Nigeria hosts 54 countries, others at Africa Internet Governance Forum 2023
Nigeria is set to play host to 54 African nations and other continental Internet governance stakeholder blocs at the 2023 Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2023) in Abuja from September 18 to 21, 2023. This year’s event, being the 12th edition of the annual forum, is being hosted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on behalf of the Federal Government,…
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