By Stanley Nwanosike The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) says it recently concluded the nationwide resettlement of 5,532 beneficiaries trained in various skills under its Renewed Hope Employment Initiative. The Director-General of NDE, Dr Silas Agara, said this on Sunday during the NDE Special Day at the ongoing 36th EnuguContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) and Chinese conglomerate, SINOMACH have agreed to jointly develop a large-scale sugarcane cultivation and processing project in Nigeria. Executive Secretary of NSDC, Mr Kamar Bakrin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja,Continue Reading
By Martha Agas The Customs Consultative Committee (CCC) has called for strict documentation in the implementation of the Federal Government’s duty-free policy on pharmaceutical raw materials. The Secretary of the CCC, Dr Eugene Nweke, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday inContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Dr Stephen Akintayo, a renowned business strategist and convener, Business Growth Conference, has described entrepreneurs as solution providers who must continuously evolve to meet challenges within the Nigerian business environment. Akintayo said this at the 2025 Business Growth Conference in Abuja. According to him, while Nigeria remainsContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Investors on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) traded 2.094 billion shares worth N52.967 billion in 64,612 deals during the week under review. This is in contrast to 1.183 billion shares valued at N28.868 billion that exchanged hands across 42,397 transactions last week. Consequently, the value of transactionsContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government says it will in May inaugurate a de-risking fund to improve access to affordable financing for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The Special Adviser to the President on Job Creation and MSMEs, Temitola Adekunle-Johnson, said this at the 2025 International Women’s Day eventContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Afriland Properties Plc has achieved a profit after tax of N2.6 billion in 2024, representing 51 per cent increase from N1.73 billion recorded in 2023. The company’s profit before tax also grew by 53 per cent to N3.70 billion from N2.4 billion posted in 2023. MrContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has approved $100 million for the establishment of the Nigerian Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank. Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President and Chairman, Board of Directors, AfDB, said this in Abuja on Friday, when he delivered the 14th Convocation Lecture of the NationalContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the African Development Bank’s President, says implementation of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs) in Nigeria will reduce food imports, strengthen the Naira, and generate millions of jobs. Adesina stated this on Thursday in Calabar, Cross River, at the groundbreaking of the SAPZ projectContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has called for stronger collaboration among customs administrations in West and Central Africa (WCA). Adeniyi made this appeal during the Cultural Night-Out and Dinner at the fourth World Customs Organisation – WCA Donor Conference held on Thursday.Continue Reading
