An African Collaborative Transit Guarantee Scheme designed to promote seamless movement of goods across multiple national customs borders has been unveiled by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the scheme – The Afreximbank African Collaborative Transit Guarantee Scheme (AACTGS) was inauguratedContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says his administration will continue to place a high priority to provision of key infrastructure to make the state safer, more secure, and functional for businesses and lives. Sanwo-Olu, represented by Mr Bode Agoro, Head of Service, saidContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Jean-Louis Ekra, Deputy Chairperson, Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) Advisory Council, says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) can break Africa’s colonial legacy of exporting raw materials and importing finished goods. Ekra, former President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), said this at the TradeContinue Reading
The President and Chair of the Board, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, says the institution is committed to supporting women entrepreneurs and ensuring the growth of their businesses. Oramah spoke on Saturday at a forum organised by the African Union (AU) to celebrate women as partContinue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has described FMDQ Group Plc as a key partner in the economic development of the state and Nigeria as a whole. Sanwo-Olu said this at the 10th anniversary of FMDQ Group on Friday night in Lagos, with the theme:Continue Reading
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu The Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed financial advisory mandates worth two hundred million dollars ($200m) with the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency. The signing ceremony took place on the sidelines of the ongoing 2023 Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF), Africa’s largest trade andContinue Reading
By Olanrewaju Akojede Joy Abiye of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has emerged winner of the 2023 Lagos Women Run for the second time. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abiye, a native of Okitipupa, Ondo State, had the better of other runners from Plateau toContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola A Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Prof. Oladipo Adewole, says clubfoot deformity is treatable, warning parents against abandoning such children at villages or prayer mountains. Adewole, Head, Orthopaedic and Trauma Department, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), said this in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku Mr Akinwale Ojetimi, Chief Executive Officer, Amatropics Newslive, on Friday called for the popularisation of climate change desk in newsrooms. Ojetimi made the call during a virtual National Sustainability Media Training with the theme: “Achieving the SDGs: Strengthening Media Capacities for Effective Reportage.” He said thatContinue Reading
By Chinyere Nwachukwu The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Folashade Ogunsola, says challenges facing the country are surmountable, if the youth are given more support in the technology space. Ogunsola made the assertion at the 2023 STAC Reform conference organised by the KB Club of the institution’s CollegeContinue Reading
