Franklin Ocheneyi

ALLI Franklin Ocheneyi (Ochefa) is a Nigerian journalist. Ochefa is passionate about telling manufacturing and allied - industries stories in Nigeria and the African continent.

Unlocking ₦84trn Banks’ Idle Funds For Lending To Manufacturers…

Nigeria’s challenge is no longer simply mobilising capital; it is creating the conditions under which banks can profitably lend that capital to businesses capable of producing, expanding, exporting and creating jobs,writes FRANKLIN OCHENEYI • Image: Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Lagos. RECENTLY, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso , urged commercial banks to lend…

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How Zamfara Can Achieve Sustainable Lithium Value Chain Development – RMRDC

• Muhammad Gambo-Yaro, delivered a presentation during the capacity building. The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has proposed the development of a Zamfara Lithium Development Master Plan, establishment of a verified lithium resource inventory, including the promotion of investment in lithium industrial parks. The Zamfara State Coordinator, Mr. Muhammad Gambo-Yaro, made the call…

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BoI Chief Exposes Nigerian Capital Market’s Capacity To Mobilise Long-Term Funding

Bank of Industry Limited (BoI) said that the domestic capital market has the capacity to mobilise long-term funding for productive investment in the country. The Managing Director/Chief Executive, BoI, Dr. Olasupo Olusi, expressed the conviction citing the oversubscription of the bank’s maiden N250 billion Series 1 Fixed Rate Bond, by domestic institutional investors within five…

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