Nigerian Manufacturers Seek Subsidies As Global Energy Cost Bites Harder

Image: Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry Trade and Investment The recent surge in global fuel prices, driven by geopolitical tensions, is compounding Nigerian manufacturers challenges, prompting their call for urgent government intervention to cushion the impact on small and medium enterprises and other critical sectors. Making the calls are the Managing Director/CEO of Coleman…

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President Tinubu Working Out Tariff Slash for Media Industry

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured the media industry owners of tariffs slash on imported newsprint, plates, chemicals, including radio and television broadcast equipment, which currently attract tariffs of 5 to 10 percent. The tariffs slash is aimed at cushioning the harsh economic headwinds affecting local media across all platforms. President Tinubu gave this assurance…

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Indorama, NB, Genesis Seek Regulatory Approval to Build rPET Plant in Nigeria

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, Nigerian Breweries Plc and Genesis Power and Energy Solutions Ltd are pulling their resources together to build Africa’s largest state-of-the-art recycled PET (rPET) production facilities in Nigeria. Located in Lagos, the site represents an investment to develop a facility capable of producing up to 45,000 tons of food grade rPET resin…

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Strait of Hormuz disruptions: Implications for global trade and development

•©Shutterstock/AU USAnakul The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, carrying around a quarter of global seaborne oil trade and significant volumes of liquefied natural gas and fertilizers. UNCTAD reports that the ongoing military escalation in the region has disrupted shipping flows through this narrow passage. The resulting ripple effects…

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Traders Resist Takeover of Lagos International Trade Fair Complex by State Govt

Image: Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole Commercial activities at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex were disrupted today as traders shut down the facility while protesting a proposed takeover of the market’s management by state and local government authorities. This was amidst the visit of the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment,…

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IATF2027 Nigeria: What To Expects

• IATF2027 Host Signing Ceremony ( From left ) : Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade & Export Development, Afreximbank; H.E.Francisca Tatchouop Belobe Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals, African Union Commission; Dr. George Elombi, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Chair, IATF, Dr….

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