The General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) said today – 9 November- that nominations for the position of Director-General closed yesterday, 8 November and that the incumbent Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is therefore the only candidate for the role. Ambassador Petter Ølberg of Norway, Chair of the General Council, informed the member countries via…
▪︎State House Photo The Federal Government has brought onboard Mr Innocent Idibia(Tuface) to create more awareness in the country on MSMEs, especially among the youth in the entertainment and the creative industry. The Brand Ambassador partnership agreement was signed by Tuface and Mr Tola Adekunle-Johnson, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation…
▪︎Photo (from left-hand): Representative of DIMEX Shipping, CSC Lauretta Utubor, representing Comptroller Trade Facilitation, Comptroller Olomu, Customs Area Controller Apapa, Mr. Olusegun Olutayo, Nigeria AfCFTA Coordinating Office, Mr. Girdhar Chandak, Commercial Head. Nigeria has commenced full participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) with its first export of Lucky Fibres Ltd hair products to…
The constant bickering between Dangote Industries Limited, the owners of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, and oil marketers has snowballed into a court case at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Three oil marketers- AYM Shafa Limited, A. A. Rano Limited., and Matrix Petroleum Services Limited, are asking the Abuja Federal High Court to dismiss a…
Mr Devakumar Edwin, the President of the Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Employers Federation (CANMPEF), says that Nigeria can earn its position among industrialized nations if the Federal Government gives immediate attention to policies that promote growth, investment, and innovation. Devakumar Edwin, who is also the Vice President of Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited…
▪︎The new Ministers with VP Kashim Shettima and President Bola Tinubu/ State House photo. Dr Jumoke Oduwole officially took over today as the Industry, Trade and Investment Minister. During the sworn-in ceremony at the Presidential Villa, Dr Oduwole pledged to maximize benefits from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to support Nigerian exports and…
▪︎Aliko Dangote and Minister of petroleum Resources, Heineken Lopkobiri. File Photo “IF anyone claims that they can land PMS at a price cheaper than what we are selling at the Dangote Refinery, then they are importing substandard products and conniving with international traders to dump low quality products into the country, without concern for the…
“If addressed and revitalised, we can stop the constant importation of books and other printed materials as our research shows that we spend over N200 billion annually to import books and other printed materials.” These words were spoken by Mr Adekunle Adebambo, the President of Gothenburg Print Professionals Association of Nigeria (GUPPAN). During a media…
Rubber Industry stakeholders in Nigeria are earnestly expecting the Federal Government and the South-West governors to support the promotion of rubber cultivation in order to further boost the Nigerian economy. The stakeholders under the umbrella of the National Rubber Producers Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NARPPMAN) made the call during the fifth Odua International…
▪︎L-R: Deputy President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Engr. Leye Kupoluyi; Chief Executive Officer, Tafawa Balewa Square Management Board, Mrs. Lucia Shittu; Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat and President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Gabriel Idahosa , during the Opening Ceremony of the Lagos International Trade…
