Global Recycling Industry Employs 6.9 Million People – ILO

▪︎Waste recycling center in Abuja/ Afrik 21 (Industrial Times) The International Labour Organization (ILO) says that the waste and recycling industry employs 6.9 million, representing 0.2 per cent of total global employment. The waste management and recycling industry includes businesses and organizations that collect, process, and recycle materials such as glass, plastic, paper, metal, and…

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NEPC says ‘Operation Double Your Exports’  yielding results

▪︎Nonye Ayeni, NEPC’s ED/CE The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has affirmed that its “Operation Double Your Exports” initiative, positively influenced the sector’s performance as it recorded $2.7 billionnon-oil exports in the first half of 2024. This represented a 6.26 per cent increase from the $2.5 billion recorded during the same period in 2023. This…

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Iron Dealers Await Outcomes of SON Reports on Substandard Steel to NASS

The Iron Rod and Steel Distributors Employers of Nigeria (IRSDEUN) is demanding the outcome of the reports on suspected iron rod producers from the Standard Organization of Nigeria and Tax laws from the Federal Inland Revenue Service, as mandated by the House of Representatives Committee on Steel Development. Industrial Times,  learned that in a letter…

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Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea Signs Deal for Gas Pipelines

(Industrial Times, Nigeria) President Bola Tinubu’s discussions with the President Teodoro Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinean, resulted in  a signed agreement on a gas pipeline for the Gulf of Guinea. This is disclosed in a statement on Thursday, by  Ajuri Ngelale, the president’s spokesman. “The Gulf of Guinea gas pipeline project was signed on Wednesday, to…

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