“Twenty-one days after BusinessDay’s expose on how foreign airlines rip-off Nigerians on the Lagos – London and Abuja -London routes, as against the low fares charged on the Accra – London route, the Federal Government is yet to take concrete action to bring reprieve to Nigerian travellers, BusinessDay investigations have shown. As a result of …
Nigeria Plans to Triple Foreign Direct Investment by 2015
“Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) — Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, plans to triple foreign direct investment, now at $3 billion a year, by 2015, Trade and Investment Minister Olusegun Aganga said. The West African nation with 167 million people also aims to create 3 million new jobs within the period, the minister said in a speech …
Nigeria Earns N240b from Non-oil Exports in Six Months
“NIGERIA’S non-oil export earnings between January and June this year was $1.5 billion (N240 billion), the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), has disclosed. The earnings were from the exportation of cocoa; sheep and goat skins leather; sesame seeds and oil; rubber; plastics; cotton yarns and woven fabrics; aluminium; cashew nuts and edible fruits; gum arabics; …
World AIDS Day – A Message from President Barack Obama
For Immediate Release December 01, 2011 Presidential Proclamation — World AIDS Day, 2011 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On World AIDS Day, 30 years after the first cases of HIV/AIDS were reported, we stand with the individuals and communities affected by HIV and recommit to progress toward an AIDS …
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells…. Help 'Bake for Change' Give Christmas Gifts to 600 Children Who Really Need It!
Christmas is around the corner again and Santa and Bake for Change are getting ready for the 2011 Xmas drive where Bake for Change will visit 6 homes for less privileged children in Lagos State and hand out individually wrapped gifts to 600 children. Last year with the donation from (kind contributors) , Bake for …