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Dr Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has promised adequate incentive support to the $18 billion Dangote refinery to fast track its completion in Lagos. Kachikwu gave the assurance during a facility tour of the refinery on Monday in Lagos. Dangote refinery is situated at Lekki Free Trade Zone in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos. According to him, the Federal Government will support it through policies that will liberalise the market. He urged Dangote to speed up completion of the refinery to come on stream before 2019, to promote effective downstream sector. He charged the management of the company to involve tertiary institutions in its operations, to build capacity among students studying oil and gas related courses to have some experience on refinery operations. The minister said in spite of the private sector’s intervention and investment in the oil and gas sector, government still had a lot of role to play in terms of setting the right policies for a r...

To those in need of financial assistance to kick off with the business of their dreams should make no hesitation to make a move. The most dangerous  thing in life is not failure but rather, failing to make attempt when there is an opportunity  to do so.  Let's all strive  for excellence to make Nigeria 🇳🇬  a great Nation.  Have a great weekend.  Please note that all prospective participants are advised to register with Youwin official portal.  You can read more information about this great opportunity that was introduced during the administration  of  the former  president,   Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.  The administration of Muhammadu Buhari has opened its YouWiN! Connect programme portal through which it funds ventures of successful participants in the country. NAIJ.com  reports that the programme commenced under the administration of former President Goodluck Jona...

                   Dickson Akoh, embattled Commandant General Nigeria Peace Corps The Senate on Tuesday finally passed the Bill Establishing the Nigerian Peace Corps (NPC), an organisation that would provide employment for the youths, facilitate peace, volunteerism, community services and nation building. The Bill, sponsored by Sen. Bayero Nafada(APC-Gombe) was passed in a unanimous voice vote after the Chairman, Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Sen. David Umaru, presented report on issues surrounding adoption of the conference report on the bill. He said the major objective of the NPC bill, which is to provide employment for the youths, could be achieved by strengthening existing agencies and not necessarily creating new ones. He said it would prevent the Federal Government from being overburdened. He said the committee, however observed that the powers and functions of the NPC called for concer...

In a bid to increase exports, the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) in collaboration with Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) has concluded plans to host the 2018 Food and Beverage Exhibition (FOODEX) in Japan, next year. Preparatory to the event, NEPC’s Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Olusegun Awolowo charged Nigerian exporters on the need to adhere to regulations of the destination market. Awolowo stated that for Nigerian exporters to meet the requirements for export of food and beverages to the Japanese market, their products must pass a screening test by JETRO Headquarters to confirm that products are not restricted or prohibited from entering Japanese market under the Japanese laws and regulations. He said: “these events would not only chart the way forward for our exporters, SMEs and manufacturers of items, but also provide an insight into the demand structure of the Japanese market with a view to accessing the market for Nigerian food produ...

The Charge‘d Affair of  Nigeria  in Mali, Yara Abdulsalam, says an indigenous motor manufacturing company, Innoson Motors, has signed an MoU with a Malian firm to export 400 locally made vehicles to Mali. Mr. Abdulsalam made the announcement on Friday in Abuja when he led a delegation of businessmen from Mali to visit the Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama. He said during the week, Innoson Motors signed Memorandum of Understanding with Taxi Plus VIP, a Mali-based transport company for the expansion of transport business in that country. He said the development was the outcome of “Made-in-Nigeria products exhibition” held in Bamako in 2016. He said the exhibition was facilitated by Ginco Group, a  Nigerian  firm based in Mali to show case Nigeria’s potentials. Mr. Abdulsalam said:  “From the exhibition, Taxi Plus VIP approached the embassy that they wanted to import vehicles from China but, we told them that we have indigenous com...

The Deputy President of the Senate, Sena­tor Ike Ekweremadu, has decried the high rate of human trafficking in Nige­ria, which he put at about 875,500 per annum, and called for concerted efforts to end the scourge. Relying on the figures re­leased by the Global Slavery Index, Ekweremadu also re­vealed that there were about 45.8 million people living in one form of slavery or the other in about 167 countries around the world. He spoke at an event or­ganised by Devatop Centre for Africa Development to mark the 2017 World Day Against Trafficking in Per­sons at the National Human Rights Commission Office, Abuja. He regretted that Nigeria is a transit as well as desti­nation of persons, includ­ing women and children trafficked for prostitution, forced labour, and other forms of dehumanising ser­vitude and exploitation. The lawmaker called for more concerted efforts by Nigerians and the interna­tional community to end the scourge. He said: “Although hu­man trafficki...

The Nigerian Senate noted that some banned malaria pills in Europe are being consumed in Nigeria and urged citizens to stop taking 42 anti-malarial drugs that could lead to serious health challenges in future.  The Senate has also mandated its committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary), led by Senator Olarewaju Tejuoso, to urgently carry out proper investigation into the matter. The Senate also requested a feedback  as soon as possible for further action to be carried out.  The Senator representing Abia central,  Senator T.A Orji raised the motion saying: “The Senate notes that recently, the European Union banned the sale and consumption of 42 Anti-Malaria Medications in all countries within the European Union. “ He listed the 42 Anti-Malaria Medications to include: 1. Alaxin 60mg tablet (dihydroartémisinine) B / 8 2. Alaxin oral suspension (dihydroartémisinine) FL / 80ml 3. Amodiaquine 200mg compressed B / 1000  4. Amodiaqui...

Meaning of Espionage   According to Wikipedia, espionage (colloquially,  spying ) is the obtaining of  information   considered   secret   or   confidential   without the  permission   of the holder of the information. Espionage can be committed by an individual or a spy ring (a co operating group of spies), in the service of a  company, government ,   or operating independently. The practice is inherently  clandestine , as it is by definition unwelcome and in many cases  illegal   and  punishable  by law . Spying involving   corporations   is known as  "I ndustrial espionage " . Reportedly   Canada   is losing $12 billion and   German   companies are estimated to be losing about €50 billion ($87 billion) and 30,000 jobs to industrial espionage every year.   Events involving espionage are well documented throughout   history . The   Old...