• Nigeria

    We won’t change forex policy, says CBN

    Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday stated that no amount of criticism and blackmail from “self-centred individuals” would make it change its current flexible foreign exchange rate policy. The apex bank said this in a statement titled: ‘Nigeria’s current economic situation: Our case’, signed by its ...

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    Japanese firms plan multi-million dollar investment in Nigeria

    Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja Barring any last minute change in plans, at least four major sectors of the Nigerian economy will soon attract multi-million dollars’ worth of investments from 11 Japanese firms. The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Segun Awolowo, disclosed this during a meeting with ...

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    Vehicle importation through land borders aided arms proliferation — Customs

    Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday justified the decision of the Federal Government to ban the importation of vehicles through land borders, stating that majority of arms and ammunition coming into the country were through that trade route. The Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, stated this ...

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    Ambode tells youths to create jobs, wealth

    Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has presented cheques worth over N1bn to 705 beneficiaries of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, telling them to create jobs, make money and contribute to the growth of the Lagos economy. Ambode, during the presentation of the cheques to the beneficiaries ...

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    Nigeria loses much to maritime crimes, says Osinbajo…pledges support for SMEs

    Olaleye Aluko and Ogbonnaya Ikokwu The Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday said Nigeria had lost much commerce to the activities of sea robbers, pirates and others in the Nigerian maritime sector. Osinbajo said this while inaugurating the harmonised standard operating procedures on the arrest, detention and prosecution of ...

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    Stakeholders collaborate on local raw materials, equipment

    Anna Okon Stakeholders from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Raw Materials and Research and Development Council and Clarion Events are working on an arrangement that will ensure availability of raw materials, machinery and funding for large corporations as well as operators in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise sector of ...

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    Attempt to arrest Kashamu is no abduction, says U.S. court

    A United States (U.S.) Appeals Court has dismissed  Senator Buruji Kashamu’s complaint that U.S. agents’ attempt to arrest him in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) would constitute “an attempted abduction”. A report in Washington Post yesterday said the ruling was given on Monday by the U.S. ...

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    Why Agriculture Remains Our Only Panacea To Economic Recovery – Aregbesola

    Nigeria’s enduring economic recovery will materialize only when the country revitalizes her investments in agriculture and make it a venture that attracts the bulk of the most productive segment of the population. This was the conclusion of the Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, as he brought together all ...

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    The Thriving Mint Naira Market

    Despite the ban on illegal trading in the nation’s legal tender, the Naira, ANDREW ESSIEN reports that not only is the business going on, it is thriving in the Federal Capital along the Abuja-Madalla expressway. They sit under the Dei-Dei bridge with sweltering ‘Super’ sacks filled with well-straight, crispy and ...

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    Spice Processing Business Opportunities

    Spices are common ingredients in many dishes across Nigeria and beyond. We love them for the rich flavor, colour and taste they give our food. They play such an important role in our daily lives that it’s difficult to imagine our world without spices. Spices are consumed daily by almost ...