The Nigerian Meteorological Agency was awarded the Service Provider of the year 2022 award by the League of Airport and Aviation Corespondents (LAAC). The award, which was in recognition of NiMet’s improved service delivery, was presented at the 27th annual conference of LAAC that held at the Providence Hotel, Lagos this Thursday. In his address at the event, the Director General/CEO of Nigerian Meteorological Agency Prof Mansur Bako Matazu described the role of the media in nation building as very important and requires courage, selflessness and truth, which he ascribes to LAAC in the aviation industry. The NiMet boss said:…
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CAC’s Registrar-General, Garba Abubakar One hundred thousand companies that have failed to file annual returns in the last ten years are due to be struck off by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). The Registrar-General/CEO of the CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, revealed this in Lagos while speaking at a Training Workshop on the Use of the Beneficial Ownership Register (BOR). Garba Abubakar said that the Commission would soon send notices of striking off to the affected companies before embarking on the action as enshrined in section 692 of the CAMA, 2020. He explained that the companies were, however, entitled to be…
By Mimidoo Patrick Worried by the incessant attacks on the Deputy Speaker of Benue State, personalities of Benue, Hon. Lamin Danladi Lawrence and other prominent personalities in the state, a coalition of Zone C Youths have warned the perpetrators to desist from such act or face its wrath. The group gave the warning while briefing journalists on Wednesday in Abuja. They described the attacks on personalities of Benue South extraction as the activities of sponsored groups with the target to malign and ridicule their person and offices. Speaking on behalf of the group, President of Ochetoha K’Idoma Youth Wing, Comrade…
By Miriam Humbe Starting from August 7, 2023, the Corporate Affairs Commission, (CAC) will no longer accept submission of winding-up processes and dissolution of Companies, appointments of receiver and discharge of receiver, and Companies voluntary arrangement, (CVA), Administration and netting applications except through the Companies Registration Portal, (CRP). The CAC’s management said this in a statement signed on Wednesday titled: Public notice on discontinuance of manual submission for winding up, receivership. CAC said: “Consequently, the Commission will not accept any manual or email submission in respect of the above which have been fully deployed and active on the CRP.”
The Dangote Cement Plc has constructed no fewer than 17 boreholes within the communities hosting the Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana Plant in Kogi State. The distribution as allowed by terrain is Obajana six, Oyo six, Iwaa two and Apata three. General Manager, Community Affairs/Special Duties, Mr. Ademola Adeyemi said this at the Dangote Cement Plc-sponsored two-day workshop organized for journalists in the North Central of Nigeria. He said the water projects were implemented to address the water needs of the communities as the influx of people continues to increase on a daily basis under the bigger picture of her Corporate…
By Shidoo Yawe Management of the Corporate Affairs Corporation, (CAC) led by the Registrar-General/CEO, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, have continued to demonstrate commitment to ensuring speedy service delivery to clients. The Registrar General, Garba Abubakar recently said that through its unique portal, the CAC was ensuring the speedy service delivery digitally. Only recently, while speaking with newsmen, Abubakar said that there was no government agency with a truly self-serving portal as the CAC who’s services are rendered 24/7. The Registrar General said that at CAC, it is all work even on weekends; they don’t observe public holidays such as Christmas and…
The Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission Commission, (FCCPC) has warned Point of Sale, (PoS) operators that violation of an order of the Commission by engaging in illegal conduct attracts additional consequences apart up to N10,000,000 for corporate entities; and N1,000,000 and or a prison sentence of up to three months for individuals. A statement signed on Monday by FCCPC’s Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Mr. Babatunde Irukera said that the Commission gathered from news reports and continuing surveillance regarding subjects of regulatory concern and became aware of what appeared to be an adamance of Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents…
Aliko Dangote The Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) and the Niger State Government are strengthening existing ties, while exploring fresh investment opportunities in the State. Speaking, weekend, at the Dangote Special Day at the ongoing 20th Niger State National Trade Fair in Minna, the Dangote Group’s Executive Director, Government and Strategic Relations, Mr. Mansur Ahmed, an Engineer, said Niger State was central to the company’s overall investment plan in the agricultural sub-sector. He said the Dangote rice mill earlier planned for Wushishi was being scaled up and moved to Badeggi where there was enough water supply conducive for rice farming and…
The suspects Two men, a mechanic and his accomplice have been arrested by the Police in Nasarawa State for car theft. This was contained in a statement signed on Sunday for the Commissioner of Police Nasarawa State Command, Maiyaki Baba, by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel. The CP said that on 19/7/2023 at about 16:00 hours, a complaint was lodged at ‘B’ Division Lafia that on 1/6/2023 a Toyota Corolla, 2015 model was given to a mechanic in Lafia for repairs. One of the suspects with the stolen car The suspect took away the vehicle to an…
By Humsimedia Amidst daunting economic challenges, the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) emerges as a crucial force driving sustainable growth and attracting domestic and foreign investments. In this article, we delve into the inner workings of NIPC, its ambitious agenda, and the hurdles it faces in transforming Nigeria into a global investment hub. Good enough, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration recognizes the imperative for practical measures that remove inhibitions hindering investment flow into the country. NIPC with the mandate to encourage, promote and coordinate the inflow of private capital, takes on the responsibility of designing and implementing strategies to attract…
By Manzo Ezekiel and Abdulkadir Ibrahim Building resilience in communities is an essential strategy in tackling floods and other disasters within Nigeria This was the position of Director General National Emergency Management Agency Mustapha Ahmed Habib at a recent media parley with media practitioners in Lagos, where he also said it was in line with Global Standards on Disaster risk reduction. Resilience is the ability of a community to withstand and recover from natural disasters and other crises. When communities are resilient, they are better equipped to cope with disasters and minimize their impact. There are many ways to build…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) will continue to scrutinise listed DMLs and periodically update the list to ensure only businesses that consistently and completely comply with the spirit and intention of the regulatory framework are allowed to do business legally in Nigeria. FCCPC’s Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Babatunde Irukera said this in a statement signed on Thursday. The statement was an update on registration of Digital Money Lenders, (DMLs) under the Inter-Agency Joint Task Force’s Limited Interim Regulatory/Registraction Framework and Guidelines for Digital Lending 2022. Recall that on August 18, 2022, the FCCPC for and…