By Rukayat Moisemhe Policy makers and business advocates will converge to promote Nigerian-British bilateral, business and trade relations to spur massive investments between both countries, the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) says. The Chamber’s leadership made this known during a news conference on Thursday in Lagos. Mr Segun Akintemi, Chairman,Continue Reading
By Lucy Nwachukwu/Justina Auta The Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Malam Ali Muhammed Ali, has urged the media to give more visibility to the nation’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to bolster development. Speaking on the sidelines of the West Africa SMEs Exhibition 2023 in Abuja on Thursday,Continue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has called for an integrated west African capital market to foster collaboration and tackle infrastructure gap. Sanwo-Olu said this at the third West Africa Capital Market Conference (WACMaC) on Wednesday in Lagos, with the theme: “Infrastructural Deficit and Sustainable Financing inContinue Reading
By Oladapo Udom Mr Dasaki Arabi, Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), says the bureau has developed a framework for citizens’ engagement on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. Arabi said this in his Keynote Address at a workshop organised by the bureauContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Nigeria’s prosperity depends on getting her power sector right, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Richard Montgomery, declared in Abuja on Wednesday. Montgomery made the declaration at a roundtable on the Electricity Act 2023 with the theme: “Implications and Opportunities for State Electricity Markets’’. TheContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Prof. Terhember Wuam, a professor of economic history in the Kaduna State University has advised the Nigerian government to learn from China’s experience in the quest for national development. Wuam made the call in a keynote address at an International Conference with the theme, “Understanding China’s Transformation:Continue Reading
Growth By Rukayat Moisemhe Guinness Nigeria Plc has recorded a revenue of N229.4 billion for the financial year ended June 30, 2023 in spite of the severe macro-economic challenges. Dr Omobola Johnson, Chairperson, Board of Directors of Guinness Nigeria Plc, made the disclosure at the company’s 73rd Annual GeneralContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The new Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Registrar-General, Hussaini Magaji says he uncovered 189 fake companies positioned to defraud well-meaning Nigerians within one week after assuming office. Magaji told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that a syndicate of criminals that specialised in operating numerous unregistered companies was arrestedContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The report by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) on the compliance with the Executive Order on Transparency and Efficiency in the Nigerian Business Environment shows that the Nigerian Content Development Board (NCDMB) emerged first with 83.06 per cent. The report showed that the Standards OrganisationContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Some stakeholders have reiterated the importance of insuring public buildings and buildings under construction to avoid future building collapse. They spoke during the National Insurance Conference 2023 on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the conference has as its theme, ”Redefining Safety-Continue Reading
