By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma The Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) has called for increase in women representation in leadership positions in Nigeria. The Chairman of Board of Trustees of WIMBIZ, Ms Bisi Adeyemi, made the call at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos. Adeyemi said that womenContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Dean, Lagos Business School (LBS), Prof. Chris Ogbechie, has highlighted the need for tailored support geared towards ensuring the longevity and continued success of family businesses. Ogbechie made the call in Lagos on Wednesday in a communique of a programme organised to assess and guard againstContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The May & Baker Nigeria Plc has reiterated its commitment to enhance healthy living of Nigerians through the production of quality and international standard medical products. The Managing Director of the company, Mr Patrick Ajah, made this known at the company’s 2024 Customer Forum on TuesdayContinue Reading
The Government of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria has signed the hosting agreement for the Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025). The Host Agreement Signing Ceremony took place in Algiers on Monday. The ceremony was hosted by Afreximbank in collaboration with the African Union, the African Continental FreeContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi Shareholders of Afriland Properties Plc. have unanimously endorsed a total dividend of N343.5 million for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2023. The shareholders gave the approval at the company’s 11th Annual General Meeting on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that theContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Naira on Friday experienced huge appreciation at the official market, trading at N1,142.38 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), revealed that the Naira gained N88.23. This represents aContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas on Thursday signed the Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM) Host Country Agreement. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the signing ceremony was held during a media briefing on Thursday in the Bahamas.Continue Reading
The National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN) has urged the Federal Government to consider granting tax waiver to Air Peace amidst ongoing price competition among foreign airline operators in Nigeria.Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank’s Chief Economist, Kevin Urama, says debt for growth for countries on the continent should not carry any negative connotation. Urama, who is also the Vice-President, Governance and Knowledge Management at AfDB, said this at a pre-media conference held virtually to herald the 2024Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The South African Housing and Infrastructure Fund (SAHIF), a private investor in South Africa’s optical fibre industry, says it is rasing capital to accelerate expansion of high-speed internet access throughout the country. The SAHIF Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Rali Mampeule, made the disclosure in a telephoneContinue Reading
