BUSINESS

Miners urges FG to purchase equipment from N30bn intervention fund

Daily Dispatch May 21, 2017

Alhaji Sani Shehu, President, Miners Association of Nigeria, has advised the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development to release part of the N30 billion mining intervention fund for the purchase of mining equipment. Shehu told newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, that part of the fund should be utilised

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MPC meeting: MAN urges CBN to reduce lending rate from 14%

Daily Dispatch May 21, 2017

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to drop the lending rate from 14 per cent to accelerate productivity and economic growth. The President of MAN, Mr Frank Jacobs, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. NAN […]

BUSINESS

IYALODE ALABA LAWSON ELECTS FIRST FEMALE NACCIMA PRESIDENT

Daily Dispatch May 20, 2017

Iyalode of Yorubaland, Chief(Mrs) Alaba Lawson has been elected as the first female National President of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce,Industry,Mines and Agriculture,(N‎ACCIMA). The election of Lawson makes her the 19th National President of of the association,and she would be sworn-in on Thursday May 25,at Marquee event centre located inside premises of

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PIB: Senate warns Kachikwu against making false claims

Daily Dispatch May 15, 2017

The Senate has warned Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, to stop making false claims on the on-going process of passing into law the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). In a statement by its spokesman, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the Senate said the PIB which has got to the final stage and is […]

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ABU graduate establishes fertiliser plant, creates employment for 300 youths

Daily Dispatch May 15, 2017

Malam Hayatuddeen Musa-Hassan, a graduate of Chemical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, on Monday said his company had provided job opportunities to over 300 people. Musa-Hassan, who is the Managing Director, Linksite El-Hyatt Nigeria Limited, Zaria, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Zaria, Kaduna State. […]

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MWUN workers gives FG 21 days’ ultimatum

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2017

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Sunday gave the Federal Government a 21-day ultimatum to rehabilitate and make the Oshodi-Apapa Dual Carriage Way and the access roads leading to the nation’s sea ports  motorable. The President of MWUN, Prince Adewale Adeyanju, gave the ultimatum while responding to questions from journalists in Lagos. He […]