South African government has unveiled a new regulatory charter for its mining industry aimed at attracting further investment to a sector encumbered by depressed prices, soaring costs and murky policy. The Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe, who stated this recently said the sector accounts for about 8 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product now, […] The post South

Federal government has urged the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry to partner with relevant government agencies on packaging and standardization to boost Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises MSMEs. The FCT Minister, Malam Musa Muhammad, who made the call at the opening ceremony of 2018 Abuja International Trade Fair with the theme, “Enhancing Small and […] The post FG tasks

Federal government has been urged to hasten payment of over N650 billion subsidy arrears to save marketers from being taken over by banks in the country. The Oil marketers, who made the appeal under the auspices of Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, MOMAN,in lagos, said the inability of federal government to pay the debt […] The post N650bn debt: stakeholders

Nigerian Communications Commission NCC, says Nigeria need more investment in infrastructure to be able to provide optimum services to the growing telecoms subscribers in the country. The Manager, Technical Standards and Network Integrity, Dr. Lawal Bello, who sated this yesterday in Lokoja that Nigeria required about 80,000 Base Transceiver Stations BTS, to enhance its capacity […] The post Nigeria

Determined to achieve its target on zero hunger by 2030, the Federal Government has appealed to states and local governments to invest at least five per cent of its budget to agriculture to boost food production across the country. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, who made the appeal […] The post FG tasks states on

Farmers in Nigerian have been urged to take advantage of the newly approved Genetically Modified, GM, cotton varieties to boost cotton production in the country.  The Country Coordinator, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa OFAB, Dr. Rose Gidado, who gave the advised yesterday in Abuja, noted that the cultivation of the GM cotton varieties […] The post Farmers

FSD Africa has expressed its commitment to partner the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC, for effective output in its statutory operations in the country. FSD Africa Director, Finance Markets, Mr. Evans Osano, who made the disclosure in Lagos, said that FSD Africa would provide the needed advisory services to SEC to ensure that its market […] The post FSD Africa, SEC to partner

Federal government says it has been engaging with some foreign investors come into the country and investments to boost the nation’s economy. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, who made this known at a news conference in Bali, Indonesia, on the sidelines of the 2018 IMF/World Bank meetings, said this is aimed at assuring […] The post Nigeria woos foreign investors to boost

The Minister of the FCT, Muhammad Musa Bello has reiterated that the Abuja is a city to be nurtured as we have no option because we all live here and that our children will continue to live here. He noted that a city is like a human being or a child that needs to be […] The post We Must Nurture Abuja, FCT Minister appeared first on Nigerian Pilot

Chairman and Chief Executive, National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission has commended the FCT Minister for the rehabilitation of Karu Site road and other roads rehabilitation across the FCT. Richard Egbule gave this commendation when he led the Board and management of the Commission to pay a courtesy call on the FCT Minister yesterday.  According […] The post Wages

Native Youth Forum, NYF, has berated the imposition of the indirect party primaries system on All Progressives Congress faithful in the FCT by the party’s national chairman. Speaking to Nigerian Pilot in Abuja, coordinator, FCT Native Youth Forum, Mr. Murtala Usman Karshi, said the imposition of the direct primaries voting system on APC members, mostly […] The post APC

Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has urged Commandants across State Commands to continue to uphold the dignity and integrity of the Corps. He made the statement while addressing the Commandants and Zonal Commanders from zone A and F comprising of the South-West State Commands at the National Headquarters, […] The post Illegal

Religious clerics in Nigeria have appealed to the abductors of Leah Sharibu to release her without further delay. The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria CAN, Northern Nigeria, Reverend Yakubu Pam and the Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters, Sheikh Mohmamed Khalid made the appeal at a press conference on the sidelines of the […] The post Religious leaders call for

Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party, ANRP, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to categorically state the position of the All Progressives Congress, APC FCT Chapter on the 2019 general elections, as it did in the Zamfara case. Spokesman of the party, Sesugh Akume stated this in a press release issued by the party, yesterday. […] The post Come out clean on FCT APC, ANRP

Obi was born on July 19, 1961 at Onitsha, Anambra State. He attended Christ the King College, Onitsha, where he completed his secondary school education. He was admitted to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1980, graduating with a B.A (Hons) in philosophy in 1984. Going into business, he became chairman of Next International Nigeria […] The post The man, Peter Obi appeared first on Nigerian

The trade frictions between China and the US are experiencing continuous escalation after the US unilaterally initiated the trade war. Such practice of the US resultes from a complicated background, and the zero-sum mentality, which has long been adopted by Washington, is a major reason. Zero-sum mentality assumes that in international relations, the gains of […] The post Commentary:

The US is wrong to claim that it is “at a disadvantage” and “economically invaded” in doing business with China just because it has a huge trade deficit. The US-China trade relations are mutually voluntary and complementary. China has never looked for a forced trade relationship with the US, or a trade surplus. Statistics by […] The post Op-ed: US not at

A good governance advocacy group under the aegis of Reformation Movement of Nigeria (RMN) said that it would partner with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) towards ensuring free and fair poll during the 2019 general elections. The group made this know during its executive meeting in Abuja where it inaugurated new board of trustees […] The post We will partner

Leaders of the Ohaneze Ndigbo group, has revealed that it will vote for anyone who is ready to restructure Nigeria in the 2019 presidential election. The National Publicity Secretary of the group, Uche Achi-Okpaga, told newsmen that Ohanaeze would however engage all the presidential aspirants on critical issues that affect Igbo people before they decide […] The post ‘We

Prince Uche Secondus, national Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday explained why the former President Olusegun Obasanjo endorsed Atiku Abubakar despite their differences. Obasanjo had during a meeting with Atiku endorsed Atiku’s presidential ambition, declaring that he will defeat the incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019. […] The post PDP