With the setting up of the presidential project implementation team for the Ajaokuta Steel Mill, the Nigerian government is trying to revive Nigeria’s largest steel mill
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Production of the first 30 FRD-e's has started
The production of the first 30 FRD-es has started and will be shipped worldwide to countries including Romania, Ghana, Tanzania and Brazil
Benjamin Akabueze reappointed as DG in Nigeria’s Budget Office
President Buhari has reappointed Benjamin Akabueze as the director general of the Budget Office of the Federation
AfDB debars ETEP in Tunisia for engaging in sanctionable practices
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a decision by its Sanctions Appeals Board imposing a 13-month debarment on Entreprise de Travaux et d’Etudes de Projets (ETEP) SA, a civil engineering company registered in Tunisia, for engaging in sanctionable practices
Central Bank of Nigeria to provide funding for COVID-19 vaccine production
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made a commitment to provide funding for the development and research of drugs and vaccines to help in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic