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Brasile
Food tech unicorn iFood will be the 1st company to deliver with drones in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Commercial deliveries can be made via drones in Brazil, including food, authorized by the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) on Friday (21). With this, São Paulo-based iFood, in partnership with Speedbird Aero, will be the first company in the Americas to make deliveries using this ...
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Camerun
AFCON 2021: CBN Gov, Emefiele, Assures Super Eagles Of More Support
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has assured the Super Eagles of federal government’s support to them at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2021) in Cameroon. The apex bank boss gave the assurance when he visited the team in company of top Nigeria Football ...
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Nigeria
Nigerian Business Environment Not For The Faint-hearted – Tania Omotayo
A creative director and founder of Ziva Lagos and Ziva Kids, Tania Omotayo, has disclosed that although the Nigerian fashion industry has grown in leaps and bounds, the business environment in the country is not for the faint-hearted. The 29-year-old creative director, who was recognised in 2013 by Forbes Magazine ...
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USA
Being A Better Parent In The Digital Era
This article contributes to the cybersecurity conversation around being a parent in the digital era. Technological devices serve as tools to enable us to carry out our business and private functions with greater ease—the proliferation of mobile devices in the hands of children is commonplace in various households. These gadgets ...
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Nigeria Regno Unito
A Uk-Africa Trade Deal Would Create Jobs And Boost The Commonwealth Post Brexit, It Is Now Possible
A deal would enable Britain to practice the free trade it has long preached and represent recognition by a G7 economy of the benefits of African unity, writes President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria Two years after the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, my country Nigeria and her African ...
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Nigeria
CBN Introduces e-Valuator, e-Invoice For Import, Export Transactions
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced plans to commence operationalization of e-Valuator and e-Invoice to replace hard copy final invoice as part of the documentation required for all import and export transactions. In a circular released by the apex bank yesterday, it said; “Effective February 1, 2022 all ...
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USA Nigeria
Ogun Partners Lagos, Oyo To Flush Out Killer Herdsmen
Ogun State government on Friday, said it has forged a partnership with the two neighbouring states of Lagos and Oyo to tackle the menace of killer herdsmen, kidnappers as well as other bandits operating in its forests. The chairman of the state chapter of the South West Security Network, code ...
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Nigeria
Traditional Rulers Can Play Key Role In Food Security – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir el-Rufai has said the traditional institution plays a key role in ensuring good security in the society. The governor who was represented by the director of agriculture, Ya’u Kasimu, at the unveiling ceremony of Kaduna State chapter of the Nationwide Association for the Promotion of ...
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Nigeria
NSITF Pays N.867bn Claims, To Prosecute Recalcitrant Employers
The 2022 Management Performance Review Conference of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) opened yesterday in Abuja with the managing director, Dr. Mike Akabogu, saying the fund paid N857, 754, 394.51 claims in 2021. Akabogu who vowed to prosecute recalcitrant employers, charged staff of the agency to work harder ...
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Nigeria
Port Congestion: Nigeria Losing 30% Container Traffic To Togo
In the last two years, Nigeria has experienced low cargo importation into its seaports as Togo’s Lomé port has become a preferred destination for foreign shipowners operating Very Large Container Carrier (VLCC) vessels. Shallow draught, high vessel turnaround time, and decaying, archaic port infrastructure, among others have forced foreign shipping ...