• Transportation, Panacea For Realising AfCFTA Objectives – Amaechi 

    Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said the transportation sector was key to realising the major objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The minister, who spoke at the international conference on the Role of Transportation in the implementation of AfCFTA, organised by National Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) ...

  • CBN Automates Form A, NCX, Imposes N5,000 Charge

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed that from Tuesday, November 30, 2021, banks are no longer allowed to process hard copies of Form A and Form NCX on the Trade Monitoring System with a N5,000 processing charge also taking effect. The apex bank in two separate circulars sent ...

  • Experts Harp On Project Mgt As PMI Nigeria Holds Conference, Award Night

    Experts from different walks of life, at the behest of the Nigeria chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI), have outlined the panacea for infrastructural and technological development, through project management, in all sectors of the economy. At a recent conference/award night organised by the institute, themed, ‘Nigeria: An Ecosystem of ...

  • José Pereyra elected representative of Uruguay’s entrepreneurs on BPS board

    RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The election of social representatives to form BPS board of directors was held in Uruguay on Sunday, with Un Solo Uruguay (USU) movement candidate Pereyra securing 48.9% of the vote (about 70,000), against 31.7% for Ríos, from list 22 and supported by the main business ...

  • Borrowing Helped Nigeria Recover From Economic Shocks – DMO DG

    Director-general of the Debt Management Office (DMO) Ms Patience Oniha has said borrowing was a major instrument used by the federal government to pull the nation’s economy out of recession twice. Nigeria exited recession in the fourth quarter after a positive GDP growth in 2020, its second annual contraction since ...

  • First Bank Hosts Non-oil Export Webinar Series

    First Bank Nigeria Limited said it will be convening a webinar series to deliberate on opportunities present in expanding the country’s economic diversification. The bank, said the non-oil export webinar series is centered on deliberating opportunities that will enhance the country’s expansion of its drive towards diversifying the national economy, ...

  • N30bn Duty: We’re Yet To Get Directive To Ground Private Jets – NCAA, NAMA

    The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) are yet to implement the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) directive to ground 91 private jets belonging to wealthy Nigerians over their alleged refusal to pay import duties running to N30 billion. The comptroller-general of customs, Col Hameed ...

  • West Africa: Visit to West Africa to Promote Trade, Investment On the Continent

    [SAnews.gov.za] As part of the country's economic diplomacy efforts, President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week undertake visits to four West African countries - Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal.

  • Kaduna Govt Leads In Public Finance Management

    Kaduna State Government has been rated first in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Accountability Index, the State Fiscal Transparency and Accountability (SFTAS) Programme as well as the 2021 Transparency and Integrity Index (TII) survey. The Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu who disclosed this at the ...

  • Agrichainx To Assist Nigerian Farmers Access Finance, Tools

    Nigeria’s agricultural firm, Agrichainx Innovative Technologies Limited, has reinstated its commitment to improving the quality of agricultural production in Nigeria through the application of modern technologies, access to finance and tools. The chief executive officer of Agrichainx Innovative Technologies Limited, Dr Dodfrey Otoaye, made the commitment at the weekend at ...

  • NDIC Pays N113bn To Depositors Of Failed Banks

    The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) said it had paid over N113 billion to depositors of money in commercial banks, microfinance institutions as well as primary mortgage banks currently in liquidation as of September 30, 2021. Managing director and chief executive of the corporation, Hassan Bello, made this known at ...

  • Group Moves To Create Farmers’ Database

    The Nationwide Association for Promotion of Agriculture and Food Security (NAAFS) has said it would create a data  base to enable it identify farmers and generate feedback mechanisms on government policies for effective agricultural development. The executive secretary, Dr Joseph Okim, said in Abuja yesterday at the unveiling of the ...

  • Volleyball: Kada Kings Win National Division 1 League

    Kada Kings of Kaduna State has emerged champions of the National Division One League despite losing their last league game against Kwara United VC as both teams gained promotion to the Nigerian Volleyball Premier League following their successful campaign. Kada Kings gathered 44 points to ranked the best team at ...

  • BEDC To Resolve Customers’ Complaints

    BEDC Electricity Plc has assured customers of its commitment to resolving complaints. It made the pledge during a customer complaints resolution session organised by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) in partnership with MacArthur Foundation in Benin City, Edo State where its management  met with electricity consumers. The ...

  • Endsars Panel: Police, Civil Defence Trade Blames Over Shooting Of Petitioner

    The Nigeria Police Force has informed the Independent Investigative Panel on allegations of human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) that some of their officers were wrongly mentioned by Prince Chigaemezu Ojinnaka who alleged that he was shot by the police, whereas he was actually shot by ...

  • New National Development Plan Depends On Strong PPP – Osinbajo

    As the Federal Government continues building a more resilient and competitive economy, the private sector’s strong partnership has been restated, especially to drive the success of Nigeria’s new National Development Plan. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) stated this on Friday at the 2021 Presidential Policy Dialogue of the Lagos Chamber ...

  • Breeding Vibrant Manufacturing Sector

    Industry stakeholders have harped on the importance of a vibrant manufacturing sector in developing the Nigerian economy and providing quality employment. Although, the Nigerian manufacturing industry over the past decade has undergone swift changes due to transfers in technology, globalization and trade liberation, there is need for Nigeria to boost ...

  • Building Collapse: We Need Law To Enforce Building Code In Nigeria – Opaluwa

    The immediate past chairman of the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria, Samson Ameh Opaluwa, has called for the enactment of a law to enforce the building code in Nigeria as a governance weapon to stop quackery and building collapse in the country. Speaking with LEADERSHIP Weekend in Abuja on ...

  • Profiting From Palm Oil Business

    The palm oil business is one of the lucrative businesses in Nigeria because of its diverse usefulness and the huge profit involved. In Nigeria, palm oil is one of the essential needs for cooking most meals. An aspiring entrepreneur must be able to look wide and deep when investing in ...

  • ¿Hay futuro para los scooters en Panamá?

    Nacional Contenido Premium: 1“Eso es un juguete y se usa en la casa”, le gritó un ...

  • Eunisell Golden Boot Award Sponsor, Ikenga,To Receive Doctorate Degree

    Chika Ikenga, the Group Managing Director of Eunisell Group, sponsors of the yearly Eunisell Boot award for the highest goal scorer in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), is to be conferred with a honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) by the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in Umuahia, Abia ...