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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South-East Private Sector Leaders Committed to Regional Investment

Leaders and entrepreneurs in the South-East private sector are united in their determination to establish businesses that will drive economic transformation in the region. Among those at the forefront of this initiative are Dr. Cosmas Maduka, President and CEO of Coscharis Group; Mr. Johnson Chukwu, Managing Director and CEO of Cowry Assets Management Ltd; Etemore…

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Nigeria Should Be Serious To Renew Investment Protection Agreement With Taiwan – Envoy

▪︎Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Chief of Taiwan Mission at the Taipei Trade Office in Nigeria, Andy Yih-Ping Liu, says that the trade volume with Nigeria has enormous potential for growth as many Taiwanese investors are waiting for the renewal of the bilateral agreement, which would provide a legal framework for…

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First Bank , General Hydrocarbons’ Stakeholders In Suspense of $225.8m Debt Resolutions

▪︎UGC image credit: Arise News TV SHAREHOLDERS,  Customers, investors, and  other stakeholders of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) and that of  General Hydrocarbons Ltd, are waiting for the outcome of a $225.8m loan disputes between the two companies. General Hydrocarbons Limited and First Bank of Nigeria Limited are currently  at the Federal High Court in…

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