The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has embarked on the process of developing an industrial policy of the country that will boost trade and commerce in the country, Commerce Ministry Miatta Beysolow has disclosed.
Members of the Textile, Garment and Leather Employees' Union of Ghana Federation of Labour are not the least happy about Chinese invasion of the industry. They have, therefore, asked government to as a matter of urgency stop the Chinese from their nefarious activities before they cripple the local textile industry.
THE GROSS mismanagement that led to the malfunctioning of the Northern Star Tomato Factory (NSTC) at Pwalugu near Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region was exposed last Thursday when the Trade and Industry Minister, Ms. Hannah Tetteh inspected the factory during her two-day working visit to the region.
Commuters, traders and some residents in the South-South and South-East geo-political zones have commended the approval of multi-billion naira road contracts by the Federal Executive Council.
National telecommunications operator, Globacom yesterday announced a new package which enables subscribers on its network to make unlimited intra-network calls by just paying N40 a day.
The noise has refused to abate as residents of Abuja particularly the landlords continue to shout at the top of their voices. Their grouse remains the land charges that were increased by the Honorable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
Many people are still ignorant of the workings of the ATM. The customers complain about the way the machine seems to have short changed them. Our reporter investigates.
The Federal Housing Authority (FHA), has said that it had so far built a total of 12,000 houses in its eight estates in Abuja and that, at the national level, a target had been set to deliver over 100,000 housing units over the next four years.
Worried by the frightening gap in the country's housing deficit, Real Estate Development Association of Nigeria (REDAN) has called on the Federal Government to step up a Housing Policy Implementation Monitoring Committee to drive the current mass housing programme.
The advent of democracy in May 1999 brought with it great expectation that there would be a dramatic improvement in the living standards of our people. But over a decade of democratic rule and enormous revenue at the disposal of governments at various levels, the vast majority of our people have continued to wallow in poverty and misery while unemployment and under-employment remained unacceptably ...
Nigerian engineers have been recognised as having a central role to play in achieving a balanced economic development for Nigerian in the provision of basic infrastructure, roads, housing, water, electricity so as to ensure huge success of this administration.
Mobile telephony service provider, Zain, has joined the Super Brands elite club after emerging the only cell-phone operator in the top 20 brands in East and Central Africa.
Entebbe Municipal Council has given people occupying Namiro wetland 90 days to vacate the area or face eviction.
NEARLY six months after it was razed by locals in protest against corruption, the municipal government building in Refilwe, Gauteng, remains a chaos of rubble and charred office equipment.
PICKING holes in the governance of electricity supply, and energy policy more generally, is like shooting fish in a barrel. Whether it is the development and sequencing of key policy documents, the absence of proper stakeholder consultation, leadership failure, or the lack of clarity about intragovernmental roles and responsibilities, there are more hooks on which to hang a public debate than in a ...
Globacom has announced a new package that would enable subscribers on the Glo network to make unlimited and free Glo-to- Glo calls everyday, anywhere in the country by paying N40 a day. The offer begins today.
The high prevalence of illegal water use in slum areas has forced the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to start urban pro-poor water initiatives.
THE High Court has stopped Nakasero Market Vendors Association from collecting rent from vendors until a case in which they seek implementation of the President's directive is finally decided.
The Liberian government has announced that it is in the final stages of securing a U.S. $1.6 billion Indonesian investment in palm oil production which is expected to create 35,000 jobs.
Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has announced an investment of US $60 million from the private sector investors Hutchicon Ports Holdings, Wai Chau and TICTS, to facilitate its port operations in easing congestion at its ports.
Property developers are adapting new building technology that has the potential of lowering the cost of houses.
POWER utility Eskom has caved in to pressure and reduced its tariff increase application from an initial 45% to 35%.
MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday blamed the death of Budiope county MP, Henry Balikoowa, on poor roads and failure by the Government to enforce traffic rules.
Safaricom share price beat a retreat from a three-week rally that lifted it past the IPO price, dampening investor expectation that a window was opening for them to harvest their investments.
The stage is set for a fresh standoff in the internet market following the latest announcement by the East African Submarine System (EASSy) that it intends to officially launch operations in June.
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