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Emefiele to FG: Invest more in infrastructure and watch the economy grow
November 24, 2021 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged the Federal Government to prioritise investment in infrastructure to improve the country’s business environment and boost economic growth. Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor made the call Tuesday night in Abuja while reading the communique on the 282nd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting ...Anniversary: MTN to invest N600bn on network infrastructure, gives out 20 cars
August 23, 2021 MTN Nigeria Communications says it will invest more than N600 billion in network infrastructure over the next three years to improve telecommunications services across the country. The Chairman of MTN Nigeria Communications, Dr Ernest Ndukwe, disclosed this during the company’s 20th anniversary celebration held on Sunday in Lagos. The telecommunication company launched ...In two years, Sanwo-Olu ups the beat in leadership
June 22, 2021 Two years of Sanwo-Olu has triggered an infrastructure revolution in a state that knows no sleep. Some folks have argued that some of the commissioned projects were initiated by Sanwo-Olu’s predecessors. So what? The very fact that he did not abandon those projects to start ‘his own’ projects speaks to the character ...Wike: Infrastructure Governor like no other
Governor Nyesom Wike is only one in a class of 36 governors. But he stands out. He towers over his peers in infrastructure development. He’s simply bullish about it, weaving roads across his Rivers State. From Port Harcourt, the fabled Garden City, to the remotest communes, Wike is ringing Rivers with roads, flyovers and sundry ...Insecurity: Governors to meet Buhari; insist stamp duties belong to states
The 36 state governors are to meet President Muhammadu Buhari, as soon as possible, to address security challenges across the country, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) said. The forum disclosed this in a communiqué signed by its Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, after its 22nd teleconference meeting in Abuja on Friday. According ...Nigeria rakes in $450m from Islamic bonds to finance infrastructure
Nigeria has raised 162.56 billion naira ($450 million) to help finance infrastructure projects through the sale of Islamic bonds to local funds and insurance companies, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said. The government had planned to sell 150 billion naira of the Sukuk in its third outing, the DMO said, but it increased the size ...President Buhari vows to ensure fair, just utilisation of nation’s resources
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the country’s resources would be retained and utilised for the benefit of all citizens, with a strong focus on infrastructure. Buhari gave the assurance when he received a delegation of Ogoni leaders from the Supreme Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers, academia, elected leaders of MOSOP and representatives of ...
