BENIN — The Federal Government says it will soon roll out plans to scale up the contributions of livestock sub-sector to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, made the disclosure in Benin on Tuesday at the 57th annual congress of the Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA). Represented by Dr. Maimuna Habib, the Minister, noted that the Veterinarians have a role to play in this, noting...
ENUGU — The Enugu State Police Command informs the general public, particularly citizens of the State who applied for the year 2020 Recruitment of Ten Thousand, 10,000, Police Constables into the Nigeria Police Force, of the scheduled dates for Computer-Based Test, CBT. The CBT is organized only for those who are qualified for the examination stage of the exercise hence all the candidates who applied and attended the physical screening exercise in the year 2020,...
LAGOS —The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said medical tourism is taking a toll on the country’s foreign reserves. At the launch of Duchess International Hospital, a newly built 100-suit health facility located in Ikeja, Lagos, on Sunday, Emefiele conceded this. He urged private sector operators to invest in medical facilities to improve access to healthcare in the country. “Medical tourism puts a huge strain on our foreign reserves,...
ABUJA — Rivers’ Nyesom Wike, has said the state is not in a feud with the federal government over the collection of value-added tax (VAT). Governor Wike said this on Sunday in Abuja at a public lecture to mark the 60th birthday of Ahmed Raji, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and some state governments are currently embroiled in a legal tussle over VAT collection. But Wike who was...
ENUGU — Enugu State Structure for Signage Advertisement Agency (ENSSAA) says it is now illegal for any person or group to erect billboards and structure for signage in the state without approval from the agency. The General Manager of ENSSAA, Mr. Ike Ezugwu, stated this on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. Ezugwu said the law establishing the agency said licences and permits must be issued to individuals...
ABUJA — Chief Sharon Ikeazor, Minister of State for Environment says the Federal Government has created 74,413 employment opportunities for Nigerians through the implementation of various environmental projects in the country. She disclosed this on Friday at the closing of the 15th National Council on Environment (NCE) in Abuja, explaining that, the employment opportunities are through effective collaboration of the ministry with other private sector organisations across the country. “The ministry has been able to...
ABUJA — The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said Nigeria reported four incidents of piracy in the first nine months of 2021. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Bashir Jamoh, director-general of NIMASA admitted this. He noted that the reduction was reflected in the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) third-quarter 2021 report. According to the maritime agency director, the figure represented a 77 percent drop compared to the same period last year. Jamoh...
KADUNA — Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has urged the federal government to recruit 774,000 youths into security agencies. The governor said this on Wednesday while briefing journalists on the security situation in the state. According to him, 1,000 youths should be recruited from each LGA across the country, adding that it will contribute significantly to improving security. “Many state governments in the north-west and the north-central have adopted an unconventional approach to help the...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said spending by citizens in Nigeria rose to N54.84 trillion in nominal terms in the first half of 2021. This is N48.22 trillion recorded in the first half of 2020 according to an Expenditure and Income Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report. Household final expenditure is the amount of final consumption expenditure made by resident households to meet their everyday needs, such as food, clothing, housing (rent), energy, transport,...
ABUJA — The registrar-general of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Garba Abubakar, has announced that the agency is set to block suspected fraudulent applications registering new companies similar to existing ones. Rasheed Mahe, head of media at CAC, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. The statement stated that Abubakar said the CAC recorded high applications with names similar to existing ones and indicated that the Commission had discontinued the issuance of certified true...
