(Reuters): South Africa’s manufacturing output fell 6.3% year on year in April, after falling by a revised 1.2% in March, statistics agency data showed on Tuesday.Factory production rose 1.9% month on month in April after falling by a revised 2.5% in March.
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has revamped Ibom Paint, located in Etinan Local Government Area, formerly known as Peacock Paints. Governor Eno directed all those handling state government projects to patronize Ibom Paint, assuring that his administration will continue partnering with Akwa Ibom Investment Corporation (AKICORP), to ensure all state-owned enterprises function optimally….
• Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has directed all government officials to be wearing Made-in-Kogi fabrics as a show of support for indigenous industries. The State’s Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, told journalists after the State Executive Council meeting held today at the EXCO…
Picture R-L: Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh, the Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Kamar Bakrin, and NSDC’s Head of Strategy and Performance Management (SPM), Edirin Akemu (L), during the public hearing on the amendment of the Council’s Establishment Act organised by the House of Representatives Committee on…
Dr Zacch Adedeji, who served as the immediate past President of CATA, continues to be celebrated for his leadership and commitment to advancing tax administration within the Commonwealth.”
“I have the mandate of Mr. President to intervene and resolve all issues holding these assets down and ensure that the noble vision of our founding fathers is realized in these projects.”
“From agro-processing in Cross River to leather in Kano and tech in Lagos and Benue, each state must own its comparative advantage and develop bankable projects around it.” The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole emphasized that economic transformation must be locally driven, urging states to identify and capitalise on their unique…
“If any of the values were to be added in Nigeria before exporting them, we would have had at least, a factory for those chains that would have also created jobs for our people outside what the farmers are doing,” he said.
•Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, the Director – General of NADDC. ‘Nigeria First’ policy empowers the BPP to ensure that all (100 per cent) government procurements are made in Nigeria. However, it could approve patronage of imported products where there are no local alternatives. The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) is eagerly looking forward to…
• Bimbo Kolade with Zach Adedeji. In 2024, FIRS tax revenue accounted for about 65 per cent of the total money shared by the three tiers of government, thus making tax as the pivotal source of revenue instead of crude oil sales by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPCL). The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal…
