Multi-faceted approach critical for surviving present economic realities – Expert

  By Oluwatope Lawanson Dr Stephen Akintayo, a Real Estate Expert and Chairman of Gtext Holdings,  says consistency through right partnerships and well calculated business risks are needed to survive in the present economic realities. He added that key factors for survival in the competitive market was building a legacyContinue Reading

AfCTA: FG restates commitment to implementation through use of data

      By Okeoghene Akubuike The Statistician-General of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, says the Federal Government is committed to implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) through use of official statistics. Adeniran, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said this at aContinue Reading

AfDB boss commends Nigerian governors on regional devt. approach

By Lucy Ogalue Seven newly elected Nigerian Governors visited the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, in Abidjan to strengthen cooperation and unlock the country’s vast agricultural potential. A statement issued by the Bank on Saturday, said the delegation was led by Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda. TheContinue Reading

Policies, strategies critical to efficient industrialisation – academic

By Lucy Ogalue A Professor of Economics at the University of Ibadan, Olawale Ogunkola, has advocated the need for policies and strategies that foster efficient industrialisation process in Africa. Ogunkola, who spoke at a plenary session at the ongoing African Economic Conference (AEC) 2023 in Addis-Ababa, reiterated the need forContinue Reading

Experts want establishment of African carbon market

By Lucy Ogalue Some experts say that the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will considerably increase African trade without adding significant pressure on climate change if fully implemented. The experts said this while presenting their research findings on “AfCFTA and Industrialisation in Africa” at the ongoing African Economic ConferenceContinue Reading

FG inaugurates procurement integrity initiative

By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has inaugurated a procurement integrity and transparency training partnership initiative that will ensure integrity and transparency in procurement processes in the country. The second Deputy President of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, inaugurated the initiative on Thursday inContinue Reading

Investment stakeholders commit to addressing gender equality

    By Lydia Ngwakwe Stakeholders in the investment space have expressed commitment to address the barriers that prevent women from fully participating in the impact investing sector. Impact investing is defined as the deployment of funds into investments that generate a measurable and beneficial social or environmental impact alongside aContinue Reading

IMF, University of Oxford inaugurate platform to monitor trade disruptions to maritime trade

  By Okeoghene Akubuike The International Monetary Fund(IMF) and the University of Oxford have inaugurated “PortWatch ” Platform to monitor and simulate trade disruptions to maritime trade due to climate extremes and other shocks. This is according to a statement by the IMF, a copy obtained by the News AgencyContinue Reading