• Thailandia

    Improving economy lifts local tourism

    The Thai tourism industry is expected to continue growing in the second and third quarters of 2017, thanks to an improving domestic economy and an influx of tourists seeking to avoid high-risk countries.

  • Italia

    “La Farnesina incontra le imprese”, il ministro Alfano a Bari

    "L’economia pugliese, in ripresa nell’ultimo biennio, può contare su settori tradizionali come l’agroalimentare ma anche su settori innovativi e ad altissimo contenuto tecnologico quale il settore aerospaziale. Oggi, l’immagine della Puglia all’estero è quella di una regione dinamica,...

  • USA

    Samsung speeds up VR biz in US

    Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's top tech firm, is accelerating its move to boost its virtual reality business in

  • USA Nigeria Regno Unito

    Nigerian yam for export to UK, US next week

    Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja A total of 72 metric tonnes of yam will leave the shores of Nigeria for United Kingdom and the United States of America next week, the Federal Government has said. It stated that the commencement of the raw food exportation from Nigeria would be done through the ...

  • Nigeria

    LASG pledges waivers on import, export licences

    Anna Okon The Lagos State Government has promised to grant prospective investors complete tax holiday from federal, state and local government taxes, rates customs duties and levies. The state’s Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Mr. Rotimi Ogunleye, stated this on Thursday during the inaugural edition of the Business Consultative ...

  • Nigeria

    Food security: Ogun gets 20,000 tonnes of fertilizer

    Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Ogun State Government says it has taken delivery of 20,000 tonnes of fertilizer meant to boost food production across the state from the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Mrs. Adepeju Adebajo, said this on Monday during the inauguration of the sales of ...

  • Nigeria

    Julius Berger eyes oil, power deals in Nigeria

    ’Femi Asu with agency report Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, the largest construction company in Nigeria by market value, plans to acquire oil assets and expand into the power industry as it seeks to diversify its business and stay competitive after the country’s worst economic slump in decades. Bloomberg quoted the ...

  • Nigeria

    APC governors back true federalism, restructuring

    All Progressives Congress (APC) governors are backing restructuring and true federalism as a way out of the agitation for Nigeria’s break-up. The Progressives Governors Forum also said that the recent agitation by some ethnic groups was a reflection of the prevalent weak governance, economy and law enforcement. In an eight-page ...

  • Nigeria

    Banks reject Etisalat’s $58.9m payment plan

    Twelve commercial banks have rejected a $58.9 million offer by Etisalat Nigeria as full and final payment for the $588.6 million the telecom giant owes, The Nation learnt yesterday. The loan comprises N114 billion ($361.6 million) in local currency and $227 million in foreign currency, putting the total obligation to ...

  • Nigeria

    Ondo, Osun motorists groan over collapsed Mokwa Bridge

    Motorists and commuters plying the Ikare-Owo-Akure-Ilesa Road are groaning over diversion of articulated vehicles from the road, following the collapse of Mokwa Bridge on Jebba Road in Niger State. Investigation by The Nation revealed that since last weekend, the volume of heavy duty and articulated vehicles going to the North ...