By Lucy Ogalue The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has called for more support from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the International Trade Centre (ITC), to boost women led export businesses in the country. The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, said this at the SheTrades NigeriaContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo A group of academicians have emphasised the need for Nigeria to join BRICS, an economic bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa for economic transformation. The experts made the call at a summit in Abuja on Tuesday, with the theme: “BRICS+ And Global South Collaboration;Continue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Director-General, West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ), Dr Olorunsola Olowofeso, says expectation for an ECOWAS Single Currency by 2027 is no longer realistic. Oluwafeso, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, said this was due to theContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has assured women in the mining sector of Federal Government`s commitment to training them with requisite skills necessary to thrive in the sector. Alake gave the assurance during a virtual conference organised by the Women Miners Association toContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Northern Ethnic Group Assembly (NEYGA), an NGO, has supported the move by the Senate to probe the Ajaokuta Steel Company (ASC), over allegations bordering on corruption. Its spokesman, Mr Ibrahim Dan-Musa, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the petition to the Senate by someContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has unveiled a new brand aimed at ensuring prosperity for small business owners, especially women. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Mr Charles Odii, on Friday in Abuja, said it was part of the agency’s way of celebrating InternationalContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Executive Chairman, Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS), Mr Sani Dambo, has said that the state was targeting N10 billion internally monthly. Dambo said this at the 154th Meeting of the Joint Tax Board (JTB) on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the state generated aboutContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has reiterated that diversifying the country’s energy mix to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will create more jobs and wealth for Nigerians. The Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), My Joseph Osanipin, said this at the Critique/Validation Workshop for the recently developed NationalContinue Reading
By Kamal Tayo Oropo Some experts on Monday said that Africa needs supportive policies and robust infrastructure to tap the limitless opportunities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to leapfrog its development. They said this in a statement issued on Monday by the Communications Section of Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)Continue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye Mr Vishal Jhadav, Managing Director, Crescendo Worldwide, an Indian multi-sectorial FDI consulting firm, says Enyimba Economic City (ECC) is expected to increase Nigeria and India’s trade volume to 20 billion dollars. Jhadav said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, onContinue Reading
