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
By Rukayat Moisemhe Stakeholders in the food and beverage industry have urged the Federal Government to disregard any campaign aimed at increasing current Sugar-Sweetened (SSB) tax from N10 per litre to N30 per litre. Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadir, the Director-General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), via a statement on WednesdayContinue Reading
Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd. (SNEPCo), among other dignitaries at the NAPE’s 41st annual conference and exhibition in Lagos on Wednesday By Yusuf Yunus Mrs Elohor Aiboni, the Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd. (SNEPCo), says Nigeria needs to diversify itsContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) ISO 9001:2015 recertification for another three-years. The certificate is in recognition of the excellent services being rendered by the CAC, the Deputy Director, Budget, Planning, Research, and Statistics, Uzoma Oji, said on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Nigeria Country Director-General, Lamin Barrow, has highlighted some key projects that Nigeria sought to promote at the just concluded African Investment Forum (AIF). Barrow, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said Nigeria had a very strong participation atContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Chartered Institute of Directors (CIoD) has stressed the need for good corporate governance to unlock the potential in agriculture, solid minerals and the blue economy to diversify the economic landscape. The President of CIoD, Alhaji Tijjani Borodo, said this during a news conference on Monday inContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Afreximbank has signed a 150 million dollar trade finance facility agreement with United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC, under the Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the agreement was signed on the sidelines of the ongoingContinue Reading
An African Collaborative Transit Guarantee Scheme designed to promote seamless movement of goods across multiple national customs borders has been unveiled by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the scheme – The Afreximbank African Collaborative Transit Guarantee Scheme (AACTGS) was inauguratedContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says his administration will continue to place a high priority to provision of key infrastructure to make the state safer, more secure, and functional for businesses and lives. Sanwo-Olu, represented by Mr Bode Agoro, Head of Service, saidContinue Reading
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu The Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed financial advisory mandates worth two hundred million dollars ($200m) with the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency. The signing ceremony took place on the sidelines of the ongoing 2023 Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF), Africa’s largest trade andContinue Reading
