Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Setting Up A Training Centre
Setting up a training centre is a lucrative business, especially, if you have the right networking edge. There are lots of training centres across Nigeria and if you check within your area, you will find them. There are several such as: make up training, how to make snacks, how to ...
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CBN, Bankers’ C’ttee Plan $200bn Income From Non-oil Export
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to stop supplying foreign exchange to banks as part of measures to prompt commercial banks into funding non-oil exports in the country. The governor, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, while speaking at the end of February hybrid Bankers Committee meeting yesterday, Emefiele said, banks ...
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Cargo Evacuation At Lagos Port Stalled As Train Crushes Container Laden Truck
Economic activities inside the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa was yesterday disrupted as a container laden train crushed a cargo laden truck exiting the seaport. The incident which happened on Thursday afternoon squeezed the truck while containers on it were damaged thereby disrupting entry of export and exit of imported cargoes ...
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NNPC, Sahara Group Flag Off 17km Road Construction In Edo
The Edo State Government, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) and leading energy conglomerate Sahara Group have joined forces to drive the construction of the 17km stretch Ikpako-Ajoki road in Edo State, Nigeria to facilitate seamless trade and sustainable development. The project is the brainchild of the Joint venture between ...
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Nigeria: Nigeria Attracts $23.30bn Investment in 1 Year
[Leadership] Foreign investment inflow to Nigeria appears to be on the rise as the country recorded $6.56 billion increase in investment between 2020 and 2021, according to official figures that were obtained yesterday. The 2021 investments announcement report by the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) showed that $23.30 billion was ...
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CBN, Bankers’ C’ttee Unveil New Measure For $200bn Non-oil Export Revenue
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in conjunction with the committee of all deposit money banks have announced a new programme tagged: “RT200 FX Programme” that is designed to ensure that Nigeria gets $200 billion from non-oil export annually. The RT200 FX programme is a set of policies, plans and ...
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‘Newly Signed LASRERA Law Will Protect Real Estate Sector’
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Housing, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka has said the recently signed Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority Bill to Law by Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu will make real estate transactions in the state conform with global and professional best practices. Governor Sanwo-Olu had ...
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Samsung, LADOL’s Settlement To Unlock $300bn Investments, Say Coys’ Chiefs
The management teams of Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria (SHIN) Limited and LADOL Integrated Logistics Free Zone Enterprise have said the resolution of the dispute between the two companies will unlock $300 billion investments in Nigeria. In a joint statement they issued after signing the settlement pact in Lagos, the firms ...
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Bendel Insurance, Sterling Bank Seal N50m Deal
After decades of failed attempts by managers of Edo State-owned football club, Bendel Insurance, to properly reorganise its management structure in order to attract private funding and guarantee sustainable growth of the team, Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin City, on Tuesday, broke the jinx and got a N50million sponsorship ...
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CSOs Worry Over Non-legislation On Data Privacy
The inability of Nigeria to have a law that protects its citizens’ data privacy is now a source of concern to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other stakeholders. Also, the CSOs were concerned that many Nigerians are not aware of their data rights. LEADERSHIP reports that despite the absence of ...
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Nigeria Attracts $23.30bn Investment In 1 Year
Foreign investment inflow to Nigeria appears to be on the rise as the country recorded $6.56 billion increase in investment between 2020 and 2021, according to official figures that were obtained yesterday. The 2021 investments announcement report by the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) showed that $23.30 billion was tracked ...
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Fuel Scarcity: Tanker Drivers Threaten Strike Over Bad Roads
Tanker drivers in the country, under the auspices of Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) have threaten to embark on indefinite strike action due to bad state of roads in the country. This is as petroleum marketers, under this auspices of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria(IPMAN), are going into partnership ...
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NDLEA Seeks Drug Test As Institutional Policy
As part of efforts to fight the menace of drug abuse among Nigerian youths, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has asked all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to make drug integrity tests an institutional policy for both new and returning students. The chairman/chief executive of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. ...
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Digital Economy: Leap 2022 And The Nigeria- Saudi Technology Partnership
By Mubarak Umar As the world’s technology experts gathered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the maiden edition of LEAP 2022, Nigerian startups were not left behind in a bid to showcase their innovative ideas to the global technology market. They interacted with potential investors, patent and other startups from different ...
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NDLEA Intercepts N2bn Codeine Syrup At Lagos Port
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted 40,250 kilograms of codeine-based syrup worth over N2billion imported into Nigeria in two 40ft containers from India. The consignments intercepted on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 were brought into the country in two containers marked HLBU 2239792 with 1,125 cartons of the ...
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Implement Buhari’s New Service Scheme, Minimum Wage, Teachers Beg Governors
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) have appealed to state governors to ensure the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage and consequential adjustments for teachers in their respective states. The teachers said they were anxiously waiting for the federal government to implement the Teachers’ Professional ...
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National Rebirth: Eminent Leaders Meet In Lagos, Seek Consensus
As part of efforts to achieve a new consensus for national rebirth, eminent Nigerians leaders on the auspices of The 2022 Committee which comprises of prominent business, political, civil society, and thought leaders have met in Lagos. The nonpartisan retreat was held between last Friday and Sunday and was attended ...
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Woman’s Trial For Laundering Drug Money Resumes After 10 Years
Ten years after she was first arraigned, the Federal High Court in Lagos has resumed the hearing of the money laundering allegation against an alleged drug trafficker, Mrs Omolayo Iphigenia Adeniji. Mrs. Adeniji was accused by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of laundering drug money for her husband, ...
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Private Jets Charter Business Boom Ahead Of 2023 Election
Private jet charter businesses in Nigeria that has been on the low due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has made owners especially charter operators groan under the heavy burden of costs will experience relief due to the coming general election that will boost their operation. LEADERSHIP investigation had shown that ...
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Export Incentive Helping Exporting Companies Stay Afloat – Yakusak
The executive director/CEO of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) Dr. Ezra Yakusak has reiterated the significant impact of Export Incentives in keeping exporting companies in business. Dr. Ezra disclosed this while receiving in his office a delegation of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria Export Group (MANEG) led by its chairman, ...
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Positives Of Sustained CBN Policy In The Agric Sector
As part of efforts to revamp and enhance the agro-processing business in Nigeria, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, early in his administration, came out with a policy that denied 43 items access to official foreign exchange window. The response of a section of the public ...