Tag: Minister of Trade & Investment

2024 Budget: Senate slams Trade Minister over N1bn allocation for foreign trip

Aminu Imam

The Senate, on Tuesday, berated the Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Doris Nkiruka-Anite Uzoka, over allocation of a N1 billion in 2024 budget proposal for a trip to Geneva, Switzerland. Uzoka had during her defence of the 2024 Budget before the Senate Committee on Trade, on Tuesday, disclosed the budgetary provisions in a document. Former Edo State Governor and Senator representing Edo-North, Adams Oshiomhole, however dismissed the estimate as humongous and a waste of public funds. Oshiomhole tasked her to shelve the Geneva trip and make use of experts in…

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Nigeria targets $50m export to U.S from AGOA – Minister

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has inaugurated a technical committee on the utilisation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, (AGOA), with a target export volume of 50 million dollars to the United States. In an issued statement yesterday in Abuja by the Director of Press in the ministry, Adebayo Thomas, quoted the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, as saying “the committee is mandated to streamline a work plan on AGOA utilisation with a target export volume of 50 million dollars to the United States. “Further, the committee…

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Minister slumps, rushed to hospital

Aminu Imam

The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Maryam Katagum, on Monday slumped while on an official engagement in Bauchi State. Picture caption: The minister, with Bauchi State Deputy Governor at the event before she slumped The minister, who was in Bauchi to launch an empowerment programme, which held at Sanin Malam Plaza in Bauchi, suddenly slumped as she tried to deliver her speech at the ceremony and was rushed to the Trauma Centre of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, (ATBUTH) for medical attention. An eyewitness revealed…

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