Nigeria delegation to Shanghai, China has taken over the Nigeria Pavilion on behalf of the federal government for the Shanghai Expo 2010 in China.
The permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Abubakar Mohammed, has called on Taiwanese businessmen to avail themselves of the great opportunities in Nigeria.
The Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin, has said that it is set to host its fifth national labour relations summit on 10th December, 2009.
Mr Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, Governor of Bank of Ghana (BoG), has challenged banks to double efforts in order to serve as financial mediators in transforming the economy for the better.
Two hundred and sixty six projects worth over N10.2b will be commissioned by the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESPOPADEC), the state's commissioner for Special Duties (DESPOPADEC), Mrs Orezi Osievo, has said.
The Ebonyi Government has promised to offer automatic employment to disabled graduates from tertiary institutions in the state.
Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen AB Dambazau last weekend commended the corporate social responsibility activities (CSR) of Skye Bank PLC, describing the bank as a responsive and responsible financial institution that is always willing to give back to the society.
The Presidential Committee on Review of Tariff and Fiscal Incentives has been mandated to generate investment in the productive sector that would help create more jobs and make lives more bearable for the masses.
GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has said his government would embark on rehabilitation of all roads in the state , including those owned by Federal Government because of its concern for good road and safety of the people.
GOVERNOR Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has announced plans by his government to link all the 17 local government headquarters in the state to the state capital with good motorable roads before the end of his tenure.
Leo Stan-Ekeh is the chairman and chief Executive of Zinox Technologies Limited manufacturers of Zinox computers, Zinox arguably sis the most popular computers in Nigeria having pushed other brands most of them international far behind.
The House of Representatives Committee on Privatisation has commenced investigations into the repeated but unsuccessful sale of the Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its mobile subsidiary, Mobile Telecommun-ications Limited (MTEL).
Managing Director, Fan Milk Plc, Jens Mollen-bach, has appealed to the Federal Government to improve on power supply, and lamented operating cost in terms of power generation, which he described as quite demanding.
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has petitioned the Minister of Petroleum Resources over the proposed retrenchment of over 70 per cent Nigerian employees by management of Conocophillips Nigeria Limited.
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, last week laid before the two houses of the National Assembly (NASS) the 2010 Appropriation Bill. Yar'Adua did so, shortly before traveling to Saudi Arabia for further medical attention. Perhaps, he could have read the budget at a joint session of the NASS had both chambers agreed on the venue of the meeting.
Omatek, the first computer company to be listed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, shortly, after it exited the SME scheme, last Tuesday presented its facts behind the figures to stock brokers in Lagos with a proposed divided of N174 million.
Honourable Minister of State for Information and Communications, Alhaji Aliyu Bilbis last week, in Lagos said Globacom , Nigeria 's national telecoms operator has proven that it is a reliable partner in the achievement of the cardinal objective of President Umar Musa Yar'Adua administration's 7-point agenda through the launch of Glo Broad Access,
The second Nnewi International Auto Trade Fair was weekend flagged off by the Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi, during which the first made in Nigeria vehicles manufactured by an indigenous company in Nnewi, Innoson Nigeria Limited was unveiled. The fair will end on December 7.
A Nigerian oil vessel, christened "African Prince", has been jointly seized by the Ghanaian Air Force and Navy in Tema.
One person was feared dead and 27 others injured in an accident involving a truck at the Gwandu Birnin-Kebbi junction in Kebbi State in the early hours of yesterday.
The management of the Nigeria Railway Corporation has commended Governor Namadi Sambo of Kaduna State over the resuscitation of rail services in the state, just as it commended President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua for awarding the contract for the construction of a rail line from Kaduna to Abuja.
For effective delivery of the federal government's policies and programmes all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) have been called upon to emulate the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), which performs its statutory functions with total commitment, zeal and utmost sense of responsibility.
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Ufot Ekaette, on Sunday threatened to revoke the contracts for the construction of the 337 km East-West road.
The return airlift of Nigerian pilgrims from this year's hajj in Saudi Arabia will begin tomorrow. The batch of pilgrims that made the first flight during the airlift to the holy land are also expected to be the first to be conveyed to Nigeria, according to officials.
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke yesterday in Beijing said the Federal Government had approved a three-year tax holiday for new mining companies as part of incentives to attract investments to the sector.
