Innoson Vehicles

The Charge‘d Affair of Nigera in Mali, Yara Abdulsalam, says an indigenous motor manufacturing company, Innoson Motors, has signed MoU with a Malian firm to export 400 locally made vehicles to Mali.

In a bid to improve transparency and accountability in contracts entered into by public and private enterprises in the country, the Federal Government says it will launch a contract disclosure web portal.

Senate

The Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Government to give N200 to dollar concession to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) once in every year.

Mr Tunde Fowler

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has projected N1.8 trillion Value Added Tax (VAT) collections for 2017 fiscal year.

The Secretary Funtua Textiles Ltd (FTL), Alhaji Aliyu Bello-Ingawa, has called on Federal government to encourage cotton farming as a major crop among all categories of farmers in Nigeria.

Emerging reports indicate that Tanker Drivers have resorted to violent protest in Apapa, Lagos state over alleged killing of their colleague by a policeman. Although the reason why the driver was shot dead is yet to be ascertained, the incident has been reportedly hijacked by hoodlums in the area.

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Maikanti Baru

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Maikanti Baru, said the country now produces 2.2 million barrels of crude oil per day.

The Minister of Mines and Steels Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi

Nigeria’s Federal Government on Tuesday announced the award of a licence to Ondo State Government to mine its rich deposit of bitumen, said to be one of the largest in the world.

FADAMA

The FADAMA III Additional Financing (AF) Programme has disclosed that it is partnering with the World Bank in training 300 graduates in agriculture and agro-allied business in Niger State.

Fashola Inaugurates New Board

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday in Abuja, inaugurated the 6th Board of Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria.