By Simon Akoje Some financial experts have urged the Federal Government to explore Public Private Partnership (PPP) option in addressing the country’s infrastructural challenges. They also urged government to be cautious on new borrowings in order not to incur more debts. They said this in separate interviews with the NewsContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche ColdHubs, manufacturers of solar powered cold rooms, has unveiled five units, 20-tonnes refrigerated trucks into its refrigeration transportation services in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the five additional refrigerated trucks make it a total of seven trucks ColdHubs is deploying to ensure the safeContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu As part of efforts to address the immediate food security requirements of member countries, the Executive Committee of the Arab-Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Programme, a multi-donor, Inter-regional programme, has unveiled a US$1.5 billion Food Security Programme. The hybrid unveiling took place at the headquarters of theContinue Reading
By Yunus Yusuf Market Leaders and Traders Associaton of Nigeria (MALETAN) Lagos State chapter, has called on the Lagos State Government, concerned persons and groups to address the challenges affecting peaceful coexistence in the state. It also said that it was necesssary to address some identified anomalies within theContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has signed three executive orders to ameliorate the negative impactss of tax adjustments on businesses and households across affected sectors. Mr Dele Alake, Presidential Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, made this known at a briefing on Thursday in Abuja. Continue Reading
By Joseph Edeh The FCT Unity Football Championship will kick-off on July 8 across the six area councils of the territory, with the grand finale scheduled to hold on July 29 in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). MOO Mohammed, Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), of the Adedoyin Benjamins-LaniyiContinue Reading
The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS,) has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with five African multinational commercial banking groups for seamless cross-border trade payments. The groups include Standard Bank Group, Access Bank Group, Ecobank Group, KCB Group, and UBA Group. These significant partnerships aim to revolutioniseContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Vitafoam, a prominent foam manufacturing company, has partnered I-Create Club to award six exceptional primary school pupils for their outstanding achievements in a creative competition. Mr Taiwo Adeniyi, the Group Managing Director, Vitafoam, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Adeniyi said the competition wasContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Jumia, a leading pan-African e-commerce platform, has reiterated its commitment to driving economic growth through the expansion to secondary cities and rural areas to close the inequality gap. Mr Massimiliano Spalazzi, the Chief Executive Officer, Jumia Nigeria, said this at the launch of its Rural Area ReportContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola His Majesty, King Charles III of England, has set up an initiative to tackle unemployment, bridge skills gap and enhance employability of Nigerian youths. This was disclosed during the Prince’s Trust International (PTI) Recruitment Fair on Tuesday in Lagos. The fair was done in collaboration withContinue Reading
