By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Stakeholders have stressed the need for the West African Capital Markets Integration (WACMI) for enhanced economic growth and development. They said this at a two-day capacity building/sensitisation programme on WACMI Phase II project on Tuesday in Lagos. Speaking at the event, the Director-General of the West AfricanContinue Reading
By Augusta Uchediunor A Chinese firm, Sailun Tyres, says it is working toward helping Nigeria to sustainably develop its economy through effective road transportation. The Executive President of the company, Mr Xie Xiaohong, who led a 13-member delegation to Nigeria, disclosed this on Monday during an interactive session with someContinue 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 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 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 Kadiri Abdulrahman The Debt Management Office (DMO) said the total public debt stock of Nigeria as at March was N49.95 trillion (108.30 billion dollars). According to a statement obtained from the DMO official website on Sunday, the total debt stock comprises the external and domestic debts of the FederalContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe Money Africa has emerged winner of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) Prize for Innovation Programme. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NSIA rewarded some Nigerian innovators with the sum of $255, 000, some part cash and some equity investments, at the NSIAContinue Reading
