By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Debt Management Office says the rise in Nigeria’s public debt stock from N97.34 trillion in December 2023 to N121.67 trillion in March 2024, is partly due to exchange rate fluctuations. The Director-General of DMO, Patience Oniha, said this in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The United Kingdom based leadership development organisation TEXEM UK has urged Nigerian executives to be resilient in their leadership responsibilities to achieve best goals in volatile economic environments. In a statement on its website, TEXEM’s Director, Special Projects, Caroline Lucas expressed the need for the leaders toContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), says it has concluded arrangements to train five million artisans annually, to enhance technical and vocational skills in Nigeria. It also warned against quack training centres across the country. Dr Afiz Ogun, Director-General of the Fund, said this at the inaugural meetingContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Nigerian and European business leaders, policy makers and institutional stakeholders will converge on Abuja on July 2, to identify and explore investment opportunities along specific value chains during the ninth European Union-Nigeria Business Forum. The EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi, made this known toContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Nigeria has about 40.2 million agricultural households, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. This was made known at the unveiling of the National Agricultural Sample Census (NASC) 2022 in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the census was conducted byContinue Reading
By Martha Agas An expert, Mr Ibrahim Yahaya, says that the Trade Modernisation Project (TMP) being implemented in Nigeria will boost efficiency in trade facilitation. Yahaya said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. NAN reports that TMP is the automation ofContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has commended the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development over the first commercial transaction under the National Gold Purchase Programme (NGPP). The President said this when he received gold bars sourced from artisanal and small gold miners from Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid MineralsContinue Reading
An Analysis by Salif Atojoko, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The terminology ‘Green industrial economy’ does not resonate with many Nigerians, particularly because the country presently, at best, is a green industrial upstart. The country is confronted with a myriad of climate-related challenges, stemming from the encroachment of rising seaContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Experts have called for the adoption of good regulatory governance principles to tackle the implications of overlapping regulatory functions on business operations and the manufacturing sector. They made the call on Thursday in Lagos at the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Ikeja branch, 2024 Chief Executive OfficersContinue Reading
Constance Athekame The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) has called for the establishment of an electricity offences tribunal for faster dispensation of electricity related offences. The Managing Director of NEMSA, Mr Aliyu Tahir, who made the call in Abuja on Thursday at a news conference, said that the tribunalContinue Reading
