Export Processing Terminal Will Boost Nigeria’s $2.5bn Non-oil Export - NPA   The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Belo-Koko yesterday in Lagos, stated that the Export Processing Terminal at Lilypond in Ijora, would further enhance Nigeria’s non-oil exports currently in the region...

Telecoms Sector Records $70bn Investment, Employs 500,000 – NCC     The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, has stated that the telecommunication sector sustains 500,000 jobs. He added that the sector’s contribution to Gross Domestic Product had also grown from insignificance to...

Floods: FG Receives N109.3bn Support, Constructs Mini-dams   The Federal Government has received $249m (N109.3bn at Tuesday’s official exchange rate of N439.02/$) from the African Development Bank ($244m) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development ($5m) for flood impact mitigation and food production. It has also commenced...

NAICOM Issues Conditions For Payment Of Dividends To Insurance Sector Investors   The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has listed conditions under which payment of dividends to shareholders in insurance shares will be made. NAICOM said any dividend distribution shall be subject to submission of prior written application...

Fashola Says FG Owes Contractors Over N11trn   The Federal Government owes contractors about N11.16tn for the construction of various highways across the country and certificates of completion. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), who made this disclosure while defending the proposed budget of...

Nigeria’s N14.42trn Pension Assets Secured With PFCs - PenCom   Nigeria’s pension assets of N14.42trn is infallible due to structures put in place to ensure its safety through the Pension Fund Custodians (PFCs), the Director-General, National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs. Aisha Dahir-Umar, has said. The PenCom boss...