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NAICOM, LASG Collaborate on Compulsory Insurance

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and the Lagos State Government are collaborating on ways to ensure the enforcement of Compulsory Insurance in Lagos State. The Director General of Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC), Mr Hakeem Dickson who led the delegation from the Lagos State government...

NNPC Records Massive Reduction in Pipeline Vandalism

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recorded a marked reduction in the cases of pipeline sabotage. This was disclosed in the Corporation’s monthly Financial and Operations Report for the month of December 2016 which has just been released. According to the report, only 18 cases of...

YouWiN!Connect Enterprise Education Programme Takes Off

A weekly print media enterprise education programme designed to assist entrepreneurs start, plan and grow their businesses would be launched by the Youth Enterprise With Innovation in Nigeria (YouWiN!Connect) on Sunday, February 19th, 2017.   The publication would be syndicated in five national newspapers on...

FEC Endorses N126bn Road Projects

The Federal Executive Council has endorsed the award of twelve road projects at a total cost of N126 billion. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, stated this while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting chaired by Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo....

World Bank loan: FG Ready to Present Proposal

The Federal Government of Nigeria will present the required economic reform proposals to allow the country access loan from the World Bank this month, officials and diplomats have said. The government said it would need $5billion external borrowing to support the implementation of the budget...

FG, NLC agree to review minimum wage

The Federaal Government and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have reached a consensus to review the National Minimum Wage. The President of LNC, Mr Ayuba Wabba, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said that the consensus was...