By Oluwafunke Ishola A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Hacey Health Initiative, has stressed the need for increased investment in girl-centred initiatives, programmes and advocacy to promote and protect girls’ rights. Oluwatomi Olunuga, HACEY’s PAVE Project Lead, said this during the training of adolescent school girls at Mainland Local Government on Friday,Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has urged banks and other financial institutions to support and drive Nigeria’s non-oil sector. The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, made the call on Thursday in Abuja during the presentation of the non-oil export performance for theContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Chief Executive Officer of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Mr Muhammad Motiwala, has urged participants in a healthcare show in Lahore to help spread the good news of Pakistan as a friendly country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Thursday that theContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Mr Mohammed Motiwala, Chief Executive of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), says Pakistan is expanding its business outreach to enhance export to Africa and other countries across the world. Motiwale made this known on Thursday at the 3rd Edition of Engineering and Healthcare Show, organised byContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Dr Doyin Salami, former Chief Economic Adviser to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, says the country’s economic growth prospects in 2024 will depend on a robust agro-industrial development. Salami said this on Thursday in Lagos at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) January Breakfast Meeting with the theme: “NBCCContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and Bangladesh are strengthening their bilateral relationship through the establishment of an ICT Park in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Masudur Rahman, the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Nigeria, said this when he visited the ACCI president, EmekaContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Federal Government has restated its commitment in partnering with genuine investors in unlocking the full potential of the country’s natural gas resource, for national growth and development. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, made this known in an address at the AmericasContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says the volume of Nigeria’s non-oil export in 2023 stood at 6.685 million metric tonnes of exportable products. The Executive-Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, said this in Abuja on Thursday, during the presentation of the non-oil export performanceContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman A financial expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbu, has urged the media and other stakeholders to always get the right information about Nigeria’s debt profile before disseminating it. Unegbu, a past president of the Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), said this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Federal Government on Thursday reiterated its commitment to actively engage the private sector to create jobs in the country. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, made the commitment when she received representatives from the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) in her office. OnyejeochaContinue Reading
