A total of 166 non-oil indigenous firms have finalised plans to invest N1.5trillion in the Nigerian economy within the next 12 months. The Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, confirmed the development during a meeting with the Agro-b...
Former National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dr Simon Okolo has urged the federal government to focus on the development of renewable energy as a veritable source of power g...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has issued a directive to all telecom operators to refrain from sending alert messages to subscribers on account of the status of their SIM card registration. Head, Media and Public Relations of the Commiss...
Nigeria Meteorological Agency(NIMET) has been at the center of a raging storm in the aviation industry.In this interview with LEADERSHIP’s Kingsley Alu, the Director-General of the agency, Dr.Anthony Anuforom,speaks on issues critical to safety i...
MasterCard index has ranked Nigeria as the most optimistic market in Africa. The current results of its worldwide index of consumer confidence survey for the first half of this year made available to LEADERSHIP in Lagos, revealed that the Nigerian cons...
A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, has told accountants to tackle the endemic corruption in Nigeria. Falana made the call at the investiture of the 10th President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) in Lagos on Saturday. Accord...
Officials of ESER West Africa Ltd., the Turkish firm that won the contract for the rehabilitation of the over 300 kilometers rail tracks within the south east and south- south geo political zones of the country have arrived Enugu. The Eastern Railways ...
The central objective of supervisors and regulators is to boost confidence in the financial system and to use all available tools to ensure that financial institutions are not controlled by criminals or being misused for criminal purposes, the National...
Niger Insurance Plc, one of the leading insurance companies listed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange has said that with the expected injection of fresh funds into its operations, the company was poised to refocus and rebuild its investment po...
Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc has posted a 55 per cent growth in gross premium during the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. The operating results for the second quarter which was released on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange last week showed a...
One characteristic of money is that, ‘it must be generally acceptable’. But that characteristic seems to apply differently here in Nigeria as coins are rejected by Nigerians for one reason or another; many have complained about its weight, ...
The National Steel Raw Materials Exploration Agency is charged with the responsibility of exploring steel raw materials in all parts of Nigeria and beyond for the Iron and steel industry. In this interview with Ruth Tene Natsa, the Acting Director Gene...
Nigeria Meteorological Agency(NIMET) has been at the center of a raging storm in the aviation industry.In this interview with LEADERSHIP’s Kingsley Alu, the director-general of the agency, Dr.Anthony Anuforom,speaks on issues critical...
Chairman, Malali quarry workers union in Kaduna State, Kabiru Mohammed, has said the Sustainable Management of Mineral Resource Project (SMMRP) has made life easier for members of his union by providing them with a crusher and a generating set. Kabiru ...
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the adjustment of the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS) as agreed by government and organised labour. A circular issued yesterday in Abuja by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commissi...