The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has shut down four gaming offices operating illegally in the state, its Executive Chairman, Dr Zaid Abubakar, has said. Abubakar, who made this known in an interview with journalists in Kaduna on Sunday,…
The 42nd edition of the Kaduna International Trade Fair has witnessed low turn out of participants and visitors three days after the fair began. Nigerian NewsDirect correspondents who visited the Trade Fair complex in Kaduna on Sunday, report that the…
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Co-champion on Transportation, Ms Funmi Folorunsho says the National Implementation Strategy document would be published in June. Folorunsho told our Correspondent in Lagos, on Saturday, that the strategy would be totally Nigerian and…
By Uthman Salami The Nigeria Association of Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture ( NACCIMA) has celebrated its 60 years of remarkable contribution to the growth of the economy by honoring Dr. Barkindo Muhammadu Sanusi, the Secretary General of…
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has reaffirmed commitment and support for development of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. The Director General of SMEDAN , Mr Dikko Radda, gave the assurance in Kano at…
By Tersoo Adagher, Abuja Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and expectations of economic contraction, Dangote Group has navigated the challenges associated with the pandemic to take a lead in contributing to the nation’s economic development ahead of other sectors like the…
The Federal Government has reiterated commitment to restoring mangrove in Ogoniland to improve lives in the communities. This is contained in a statement by Mr Saghir el-Mohammed, Director Press, Ministry of Environment on Saturday in Abuja. The Statement said that…
NAFDAC’s coordinator in Bauchi Zone, Mrs Josephine Dalym, said at an exercise that products destroyed over the weekend were confiscated from the six states in the Northeast geo-political zone. She said falsely labelled and unwholesome food products and chemicals were…
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Youth For Apiculture Initiative (YFAI), says it will mark the 2021 World Bee Day with a summit aimed at creating awareness about apiculture in the country. The proposed 2-day summit, co-hosted by The Rural Environmental Empowerment…
Fayus Group, in collaboration with Shine Bridge Global (SBG) and Africa Global Schaffer (AfGS), are investing $159 million in Nigeria’s oil palm and cassava value chains over three years. The Chairman of Fayus Group, Alhaji Fatai Yusufu made this known…
