Women in Out-of-Home Advertising Network (WOHAN) forum ended with calls on the industry’s operators to shun outdated assumptions about women’s limitations in leadership, science, and politics and other local stereotypes that confine Nigerian women to domestic roles. Held recently in Lagos, the forum themed ‘Breaking the Myths’, highlighted a deliberate attempt at dismantling enduring myths…
UNIDO and WTO are mobilising USD5 billion in investment over a 10-year period, to establish modern textiles and garment industry across West and Central Africa. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO Director-General, disclosed during the WTO 14th Ministerial Conference. “Today, around 98 percent of the region’s cotton is exported as raw fibre, although the region has the potential…
Aluminium prices climbed around six per cent in early trading on Monday after Iran attacked two major plants in the Gulf that produce the widely used metal, raising concerns over supply disruptions, according to AFP. Gains later reduced, though prices were still up 4.2 per cent at $3,435 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange….
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…
In the joint directive dated Tuesday , 11 February 2026, and signed by Terrence Kuanum, Special Adviser on Public Affairs to the SGF, both offices urged the public and industry stakeholders to disregard any enforcement measures not cleared by the OSGF.
Kebbi State Deputy Governor, Umar Tafida has visited the site, where rescue efforts are still ongoing to save the five trapped victims.
Smatt-Oyerinde said that the government and the regulators should be worried about the rate of unemployment, worried about the business investment that will be lost and ; worried about the consequences of the message we are communicating to other investors.”
Governor Otti identified the Aba International Glass Industry and the Metallurgical Plant as part of the moribund industries expected to resume operations soon.
The 2026 budget is projected at N54.4 trillion, according to the approved 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP).
In a citation presented during the award, TIME Africa highlights new industrial facilities and logistics hubs launched across Ikorodu, Badagry, Lekki and Epe.
