Photo: Vice President Kashim Shettima The Federal Government has called on Public Relations professionals to communicate government’s reforms and policies with clarity and precision, stressing that public understanding is critical to building trust and ensuring policy success. Vice President Kashim Shettima made the call yesterday on the occasion of the third Nigerian Institute of Public…
Lola Ovayoza is the author of Death and I, a supernatural thriller; Obiliwiski, and Out of Sync. In this exclusive conversation with Industrial Times, Lola shares her passion for story telling across fiction and non-fiction genres including thrillers, horror, romance, action, fantasy, and African spirituality. Excerpt: Tell us about your educational and professional background. My…
• Wale Edun, Minister of Finance The Federal Government in its revised import prohibition list, dated April 1, 2026, banned seventeen traded products for the protection of domestic industries and managing foreign exchange. The items categorised by the Federal Ministry of Finance carries significant implications for importers, clearing agents, and the general public, as it…
Photo: ARCON Director -General, Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo The Federal Government has directed the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) to esure that payment for advertising services must be made within 45 days, in line with global best practices and the Advertising Industry Standards of Practice (AISOP). In a statement by Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo, Director-General of…
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc profitability was weighed down by a foreign exchange loss of N46.7 billion and additional finance costs totaling N128.6 billion in financial year ended 2025. Dangote Sugar Chairman, Arnold Ekpe, told shareholders during the Company’s 20th Annual General Meeting held yesterday in Lagos. Arnold Ekpe said that the Group posted a turnover…
Olam Agri has opened a $50 million state-of-the-art soybean crushing plant and feed milling facility in Ilorin, Kwara State. Olam Agri also officially launched Mama’s Pride Soya Oil, a well-refined, heart-healthy cooking oil designed to meet the evolving nutritional needs of Nigerian households Anil Nair, country head and managing director, Olam Agri in Nigeria, said…
A court in Paris , yesterday, found Lafarge, now part of Holcim, guilty of charges that its Syrian subsidiary financed terrorism and breached EU sanctions to keep a cement plant operating in northern Syria during the country’s civil war. Global Cement.com reported that the case was the first time a company has been tried for…
” 87 local manufacturers are currently benefiting from the federal government’s Pharmaceuticals industry incentives, while additional projects, including the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients and diagnostic manufacturing, are underway.” This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adekunle Salako, during the commissioning of an ultra-modern manufacturing facility by SAM Pharmaceuticals Limited at…
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…
The Federal Government had in a document dated April 1, 2026, by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, approved sweeping tariff adjustments across 127 product lines, including antimalarial medicaments now pegged at 20 per cent, as part of efforts to stimulate growth and ease the cost of critical…
