By Rukayat Moisemhe Some Economists have emphasised the need for business organisations to be more resilient and adaptable to grab the opportunities available in the midst of a challenging economic landscape. They gave the advice on Monday in Lagos via a communique from the Chartered Institute of Directors (CIoD) andContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has restated its commitment to support relevant agencies of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in its drive to boost revenue generation in the territory. The Acting Executive Chairman of the Service, Mr Haruna Abdullahi said this while handingContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Federal Government plans to reward hard-working and innovative Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), with cars, houses and cash at this year’s award ceremony, an official has said. Mr Tola Adekunle-Johnson, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation and MSMEs, at a newsContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Board of Directors of First Bank Plc has appointed Olusegun Alebiosu the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank. A statement issued by the board of the bank in Abuja on Monday, said the appointment followed the resignation of the former CEO, Dr AdesolaContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Dr Christopher Nwanoro, a disability rights activist, has lauded the Federal Government for its efforts to ensure inclusiveness for the Disability Community in Nigeria. Nwanoro, also the President, National Disability Empowerment Forum (NADEF), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) stated this when he spoke with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has retained its position as the best performing Federal Government agency in the transparency and efficiency ranking for the year 2023. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser to the President on Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and Investment, statedContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is projected to rise from 3.4 per cent in 2023 to 3.8 per cent in 2024. Abebe Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF, said this at a news briefing on the IMF’s Regional Economic Outlook forContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Stakeholders in Nigeria’s automotive industry have reiterated their commitment to grow the sector in order to ensure it contributes its quota to the country’s development. They spoke in Abuja at a dialogue on Automotive Component Manufacturing in Nigeria, organised by the National Automotive Design and Development CouncilContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says that 24,673,485 children, accounting for 39.2 per cent of all children aged five to 17 years old in Nigeria are in child labour. The NBS said this in its Nigeria Child Labour and Forced Labour Survey Report for 2022, whichContinue Reading
By Martha Agas A mining engineer, Josiah Stephen, has appealed to the Federal Government to invest in training young professionals in the geosciences sector to become major players in Deep Sea Mining (DSM). This is to enable them to become major players and contributors to the emerging industry of deepContinue Reading
