Germany’s BMZ Strengthens STDF with EUR 600,000

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is contributing EUR 600,000 (approximately CHF 560,000) to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) to help developing economies and least-developed countries (LDCs) meet international food safety, animal and plant health standards for trade and improve their access to global and regional markets. The STDF is…

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SMEDAN Data Insights: Over 50 Million Informal Businesses in Lagos

Dr. Olubunmi Kole-Dawodu, State Manager for the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), has disclosed that Lagos is home to over 50 million informal businesses. This announcement was made during a recent stakeholders’ forum on Economic Data Performance, organized by the Lagos Bureau of Statistics (LBS) at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce…

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Nigeria and Benin Republic Pursue New Core Investor for Savé Sugar Company Revival

▪︎NIGERIA’s Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, John Owan Enoh, and the Republic of Benin, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shadiya Alimatou Assouman. NIGERIA’s Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, John Owan Enoh, has emphasized the urgent need for Nigeria and the Benin Republic to identify a suitable core investor promptly…

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