BUSINESS

DMO clarifies Nigeria’s external debt

Daily Dispatch December 11, 2019

The Debt Management Office (DMO) says the public debt stock of the country is a cumulative figure of borrowings by successive governments over many years. The DMO said this in a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday. It said that it was not appropriate to attribute the Public Debt Stock to any

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FIRS Joint Union Council kicks against acting Chairman, not qualified

Daily Dispatch December 11, 2019

Federal Inland revenue joint union council has kicked against the handing over the running of the affairs of the agency to a non qualified director. The Union in a petition obtained by Businessnewsreport.com said “Please refer to the Presidential Directive on the appointment of the new FIRS Chairman, wherein there was a presidential directive for […]

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Chief Timipre Sylva, today declared open the Extraordinary Meeting of the Executive Board of APPO

Daily Dispatch December 10, 2019

Earlier today, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and the President of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO), H.E. Chief Timipre Sylva declared open the Extraordinary Meeting of the Executive Board of APPO, currently holding in Abuja, Nigeria. The meeting which had in attendance, the Secretary-General of APPO, H.E. Mahaman Laouan Gaya

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What Tony Elumelu tells ACP Presidents in Kenya

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2019

Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman, Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa Group, urged African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Heads of State to improve the business environment in their countries to drive industrialisation and wealth creation in ACP member states. He said this while presenting the keynote speech […]

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Obaseki expands Agripreneur Scheme to cover piggery, cassava, oil palm production

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2019

In a move to sustain the Agripreneur Scheme designed to boost food security and create wealth for farmers in the state, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has expanded the scheme to cover piggery, cassava and oil palm production, in more locations in the state. Obaseki disclosed after attending the annual thanksgiving service of Omega […]

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Why border closure must be sustained – Farmers Association

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2019

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has urged Federal Government to sustain its current border closure, saying it would help boost the economy. The Chairman of Niger state chapter of the association, Alhaji Idris Abini, made the call in Minna during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Abini said […]