By Peter Okolie The Federal Government has approved a nationwide scale-up of the ‘One Kindred, One Business Initiative’ (OKOBI) of Imo Government as a strategy to tackle unemployment and boost the country’s economy. Vice President Kashim Shettima announced this during Tuesday’s launch of OKOBI Students’ Club at Claretian University ofContinue Reading
By Aderogba George An entrepreneur, Dr Obaje Austin, has advocated the adoption of solar technology to drive economic growth, strengthen value chains, and create employment opportunities in Nigeria. Austin, Managing Director of Powerverse Tech Ltd. and Executive Director of Oyoyo Market Square Ltd., made the call in an interview withContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Experts have unveiled a green economy training for youths, focusing on skills in renewable energy, waste management and sustainability to foster employment in the country. The Advocacy for Policy and Innovation, in collaboration with the House Committee on Renewable Energy and the INCLUDE Knowledge Platform, launched theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has inuagurated a four‑storey, N8 billion mall to boost employment and business in Abuja. The Managing Director of FHA, Oyetunde Ojo, during the inauguration on Tuesday in Abuja, said the mall is a four-floor suspended structure comprising 59 shopping spaces and a penthouse,Continue Reading
By Victor Okoye, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) As countries compete through ideas, culture is becoming an important tool for economic growth and international influence, not just raw materials. For Africa, long seen only for its resources, the question is now who is using its culture wisely andContinue Reading
2026 MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A MORE ROBUST PHASE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH Fellow Compatriots, I welcome you all to 2026, with gratitude to God and confidence in our collective resolve that this new year will be a more prosperous one for our nation, our citizens, and all who call NigeriaContinue Reading
Business leaders have called on entrepreneurs and CEOs to build strong, globally competitive businesses to help drive Nigeria’s goal of becoming a trillion-dollar economy by 2030.
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By Martha Agas President Bola Tinubu has pledged to provide an inclusive economy for all Nigerians where industries process raw materials locally. The president made the pledge at the opening of the 10th edition of Nigeria’s Mining Week, themed `Nigeria Mining: From Progress to Global Relevance`, on Tuesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has urged Nigerians to hold their state governors accountable for improved welfare and infrastructure development at the grassroots. Ikuforiji made the call during an interactive session with newsmen on the economy, politics,Continue Reading
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra says that President Bola Tinubu’s reforms are a necessary medicine for an economy that has long been distorted and papered over. Soludo made the assertion during his March Past remarks to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day anniversary as a sovereign state onContinue Reading
