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HURIWA Demands Immediate overhaul of NAFDAC and SON Leadership
Photo: HURIWA National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko. The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) is demanding for the immediate and sweeping action by the Federal Government, including a comprehensive overhaul of NAFDAC and SON. HURIWA alleged that the NAFDAC and SON have failed in their statutory responsibilities, allowing Nigeria’s markets to degenerate into a free-for-all…
Women Advertisers Brace Up for Local and Global Leadership Roles
Women in Out-of-Home Advertising Network (WOHAN) forum ended with calls on the industry’s operators to shun outdated assumptions about women’s limitations in leadership, science, and politics and other local stereotypes that confine Nigerian women to domestic roles.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…
FG cuts tariff on pharmaceutical products by 20%
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…
UNIDO and WTO to establish modern textiles and garment industry across West and Central Africa
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 jump after Gulf attacks
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 Tinubu Working Out Tariff Slash for Media Industry
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…
Traders Resist Takeover of Lagos International Trade Fair Complex by State Govt
Image: Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole Commercial activities at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex were disrupted today as traders shut down the facility while protesting a proposed takeover of the market’s management by state and local government authorities. This was amidst the visit of the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment,…
Bakrin Secures N10bn Sugar Projects Acceleration Fund for Greenfield Projects
The Executive Director of Public Sector and Intervention Programmes at BOI, Hadiza Shuaib, disclosed that the bank will serve as the fund manager for SPAF while NSDC will provide sector leadership and technical guidance.
Killing Companies That Lays The Golden Eggs
The statistics body said that of the ten Sectoral groups under the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), the Food , Beverages and Tobacco (FOBTOB) accounted for the highest share of the GDP.