▪︎Olayemi Cardoso, Governor of CBN at the CIBN event. By Franklin Ocheneyi Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has acknowledged that the foreign exchange restriction on 43 items it recently lifted is a trade policy which falls outside the apex bank’s mandates. “It is important to note that trade policy…
By Franklin Ocheneyi ” With natural gas, we are driving industrialisation, providing employments and improving the internally generated revenues (IGR) in the states where we operates.” The Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG), Mr. Ralph Gbodo, stated this during Nigeria’s largest manufacturing, Equipment and Raw Materials event hosted by Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN)…
▪︎ Dr. Abubakar Aliyu, a former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology. By: Franklin Ocheneyi THE insecurity situations across the country is seriously frustrating the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC)’s efforts to establishing factories for processing raw materials at the appropriate locations. Dr. Abubakar Aliyu, a former Permanent Secretary…
Dubai Chambers of Commerce has opened trade and investment office in Lagos, to enhance cross-border partnership between both economies. The Lagos office is Dubai Chambers’ seventh in Africa and 28th worldwide. Mohammad Lootah, the President and CEO of Dubai Chambers, disclosed this today, at an event- ‘Doing Business with Nigeria,’ organised by the Lagos Chamber…
” We encourage all our Holcim Awards winners to use this global recognition as a platform to help speed up the realisation of sustainable construction in their regions.” In the Middle East and Africa region, the projects winners were Surf Ghana Collective, Busuers a, Ghana by Juergen Strohmayer and Glenn DeRoché., Stream Co-Habitat, Tuzla, Turkey,…
Staff of Sunti Golden Sugar Estate in Niger State complained about poor pay during the visit of the Group’s Chairman, Board of Directors, Mr.John G. Coumantaros, with some members of the Group, to the Estate . In their reactions to the visit, some of the company’s staff said : ” Yes ofcux d company is…
Natural gas is one of the most important fuels in today’s world.To an extent, it offers the high energy benefits of petroleum fuels and also is more environmentally friendly due to lower emissions. Additionally, recent developments in the global energy market, particularly in Europe, have also thrown the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market into the…
CHICHI Eriobu is the founder/CEO of the popular Ukwa production company. Ukwa is an Igbo word for Breadfruit; it’s eaten roasted or boiled. On her Facebook page, she shares how she started the business, the challenges and the prospects. Excerpt: ” I know you think we’re not popular, it didn’t matter my dear, we’re getting…
Schweppes has introduced a 40cl PET bottle into the Nigerian market. The company said the 40cl bottle is an extension of the elegance of the three Schweppes brand variants: Virgin Mojito, Chapman, and Pineapple with malt extract. The launch event which was held in Lagos was attended by Nigerian celebrities from the entertainment industry as…
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria has called on African government leaders, policy makers, and representatives to foster an environment conducive to trade by eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy, harmonising regulations and investing in necessary infrastructure. Obasanjo made the call during the ongoing third Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) in Cairo, Egypt. Obasanjo who is the Chairman…
