Nigerian Government Set To Privatize 42 Government Agencies, Companies

BusinessEconomyNational DevelopmentNigerian Government Set To Privatize 42 Government Agencies, Companies

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 5, 2022

ABUJA — The National Council on Privatisation (NCP), chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says about 42 government agencies and companies will be privatized this year. The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) in a statement on Friday said the proposed transactions had all been approved by National Council on Privatisation during its maiden meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The statement read in part: “The transactions are 11 in the energy sector, 10 in...

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OPINION: What Has Quality Got to Do With Soludo’s Made-in-Anambra Brands

BusinessColumnsPoliticsOPINION: What Has Quality Got to Do With Soludo’s Made-in-Anambra Brands

PilotnewsFebruary 4, 2022

By Joe C. Anatune — Guest columnist & blogger Well, everything! Obviously, brands have become veritable tools for economic dominance and diplomacy among nations. According to Cee Cee Soludo, Anambra will seek to be part of world trade beginning from Africa with brands fit for the world. He implies that with the formalisation of the state’s hugely informal sector, Anambra will move away from selling undifferentiated commodities or ‘me-too’ brands to marketing winning brands in...

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Buhari Appoints Olatunji NDPB Pioneer National Commissioner

JobsNewsBuhari Appoints Olatunji NDPB Pioneer National Commissioner

PilotnewsFebruary 4, 2022

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Vincent Olatunji, as the National Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB). The approval followed a request made by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami. This is contained in a statement issued by Mrs. Uwa Suleiman, Spokesperson of the Minister, on Friday in Abuja. The NDPB, she said,  was established in line with global best practice and...

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Fintiri Rejoice With Chafari As Director General WAGPA

JobsNewsOil & GasFintiri Rejoice With Chafari As Director General WAGPA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 3, 2022

YOLA — Chafari Shadrach Kanya, a lawyer by profession who hails from Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa state has emerged as the Director-General of the West Africa Gas Pipeline Authority. Chafari Shadrach Kanya is the first Nigerian and first female to occupy the seat of DG of the multinational economy-based organisation. WAGPA is an international organisation established by a treaty between Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana to regulate trans-border gas pipelines laid from offshore...

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Central Bank of Nigeria Reduces ATM Withdrawal Charges

BusinessMoneyCentral Bank of Nigeria Reduces ATM Withdrawal Charges

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 31, 2022

ABUJA — The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced ATM withdrawal charges, inter-bank transfer fees as it issues a downward review of charges for electronic banking transactions in its revised guidelines to charges by Banks, Other Financial Institutions (OFIs), and Non-Bank Financial Institutions. According to the circular by Chibuzor Efobi, the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, titled  “Re: Guide To Charges By Banks, Other Financial And Non-Bank Financial Institutions”. The CBN stated that the review...

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Nigerian Professionals In UAE Embark on Campaign on Narrative-Changing Over Work Permit

Foreign PolicyJobsNigerian Professionals In UAE Embark on Campaign on Narrative-Changing Over Work Permit

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 31, 2022

Nigerian professionals living in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) have embarked on a narrative campaign online to appeal for work permit restrictions by the country. President of the group, Professional Nigerians in UAE, Kayode Ogungbohun is leading the campaign. He spoke on Monday during an interview on Channels Television programme, Sunrise Daily that the campaign started after the problem was identified and it is aimed at projecting Nigerians living in UAE, positively. “We saw the...

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E-ticketing is The Way to Go- NRC

BusinessNewsE-ticketing is The Way to Go- NRC

PilotnewsJanuary 30, 2022

ABUJA — The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has reiterated the importance of e-ticketing platform in the purchasing of tickets across the country, saying it’s the way to go. Mr. Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria( NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. ”E-ticketing is the way to go. We have started and we have made significant progress in Kaduna -Abuja train service and we are also...

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NRC to Train Staff on Customer Relations

BusinessTravelNRC to Train Staff on Customer Relations

PilotnewsJanuary 30, 2022

ABUJA — The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said one of its cardinal programmes for 2022 was to train its staff on customer relations. Mr. Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Okhiria commended NRC staff for maintaining high discipline when carrying out their responsibilities. He however said more training especially in customer relations was necessary to help the staff relate more and...

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Lagos Train Tickets to Cost N200 to N300 Per Trip

BusinessTransportationLagos Train Tickets to Cost N200 to N300 Per Trip

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 29, 2022

LAGOS — Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has announced that residents will pay between N200 and N300 for train tickets in the state. He indicated this when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme on Friday. Speaking on his administration’s plan for transportation in 2022, the governor said the vision of his government is to reduce traffic and the time commuters spend on the road. “Time is money and we need to move...

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33 Successful Bidders Lose FG’s Marginal Oil-Field Awards

BusinessNewsOil & Gas33 Successful Bidders Lose FG’s Marginal Oil-Field Awards

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 28, 2022

ABUJA — A total of 128 awardees that emerged as successful bidders in the 2020 Marginal Field Bid Round have made complete and part payments for signature bonuses in the oil fields, the Federal Government said on Thursday. It also disclosed that 33 awardees did not make payments during the 45 days window given to successful bidders to pay the required signature bonuses for the oil fields and as such had lost their awards to...

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