Nigeria Today: Top 10 New Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1.The National Sugar Development Council, NSDC, said the sugar sector could contribute 411 megawatts of electricity to the national grid, in line with the Federal Government’s quest to boost energy supply in the country. 2.Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy by GDP, is becoming the object of attraction for local and international online businesses due to the massive […]
Nigeria Today: 10 News Reports You Shouldn’t Miss
1. The Vanguard reports that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the capital imported in the second quarter of 2014 was recorded at a value of 5.8 billion dollars (N9.5 trillion). The Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale said the figure increased by 1.9 billion dollars (N3.1 trillion), representing 48.64 per cent from […]
Nigeria Today: 10 News Reports You Shouldn’t Miss
1. It has been reported that 66,402 applications have been filed for pre-qualification since August 2 when the federal government jump-started the new mortgage refinancing system for an initial 10,000 mass housing delivery programme. 2. The $3.8 billion Egina floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) situated at Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL) base, Apapa has […]
Nigeria Today: 10 News Reports You Shouldn’t Miss
1. At a recently concluded international conference on the gainful employment potentials in the oil and gas sector, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the petroleum industry has been identified as a catalyst for employment generation and economic development, especially in the areas of the gas, petroleum refining, petrochemical and fertilizer reports the Vanguard. 2.The National […]
Nigeria Today: 10 News Reports You Shouldn’t Miss
1.THISDAY has reported that Nigeria will continue to record a rise in food output as the country recorded a growth in the food production last year of eight million metric tonnes over 2012 figures. According to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the figure “represents over 70 per cent growth of the […]
Nigeria Today: 10 News Reports You Shouldn’t Miss
1.Dangote Cement is Launching a New Product called ‘Dangote Cement 1X’ in response to popular demand by customers, as well as in full compliance with the SON directive encouraging production of all grades of cement but with clear labeling on the use. Group Managing Director, Dangote Cement, Devakumar Edwin noted that the entrance of the 32.5 cement […]
Nigeria Today: 10 News Reports You Shouldn’t Miss
1. Nigeria’s GDP grew by 6.5% in Q2 2014, the Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale is reported to have said in a statement in Abuja. Kale said the figure was 0.14 higher than 5.40 per cent recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2013, and also higher than the 6.21per cent recorded […]