The Minister of Finance, Dr. Olusegun Aganga has said that global economic recovery has impacted positively on Nigerian economy.

Nigeria’s profile in the international fight against money laundering and financial crimes was recently given a boost with the invitation of Access Bank as a West African delegate to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary meeting holding in Paris, France between February 20 and 25.

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has expressed readiness to spend the sum of N978 million for the installation of Solar Energy to power all the nine (9) sites of the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON).

Dana Air has introduced its online check-in processes to facilitate the speedy boarding of passengers and take-off of its’ aircraft.

The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mr Austen Oniwon, has called on stakeholders in the oil and gas industry to work to expand the country’s economy. He made the call in Abuja at the Nigerian Oil and Gas (NOG-11) Strategic Conference and Exhibition.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is developing a $70 million value chain project for 16 states in Nigeria, its President, Dr Kanayo Nwanze, has said.

AUTHORITIES of the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma and the institution’s Students’ Union Government (SUG) are to exploit the out of court settlement option in a case instituted by the students against the University.

Mrs Rose Uzoma, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, has cautioned Nigerians to desist from saying many multinational companies are abusing expatriate quota. Uzoma, who gave the advice on Sunday in Abuja, said that the relevant agencies were always ensuring that they did not breach their expatriate quota allocations.

In its bid to help create a more vibrant capitalist economy in Nigeria with the youths playing a major role, players in event styling and management oufits are organising a 2-day youth skills acquisition conference with the aim of driving entrepreneurship amongst Nigerian youths.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), last week in Tunis, approved a 64m euros Line of Credit to the West African Development Bank (WADB) and a 3.05m euros investment in equity capital.

In what appears to be a new twist in the ongoing political crisis in Libya, protesters are said to be targeting sub-saharan Africans as dozens are now feared killed while hundreds are in hiding in the oil rich country.

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has installed Document Fraud Readers, scanners and other passenger registration equipment at the various international airports to check human trafficking.

The Nigerian Embassy in Germany has told the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to check the quality of goods exported from Nigeria to other countries.

Internationally recognised president of Cote d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara has dispatched lawyers to the International Criminal Court in Hague for the prosecution of human rights violations in the country.

Nigeria can become Africa’s largest rice producer by 2012 if the Federal Government can give rice farmers the necessary assistance, Alhaji Abubakar Wogi, has said.