By Philip Jakpor On Friday, May 10, 2024, the Nigerian President met with two Chinese companies – Avatar New Energy Materials Company Limited which processes 4, 000 tons of lithium per day in Nasarawa State, and Canmax Technologies, the Chinese company responsible for over 30 percent of the global battery material production, which announced a…
PZ Cussons Plc and Wilmar International Limited have agreed definitive terms for Wilmar to purchase the 50 percent equity stake in PZ Wilmar Limited held by PZ Cussons Plc, for a cash consideration of $70 million.” A statement by the company , said that the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to…
Digital photography is much more enduring than its predecessor, analogue photography, but, at least when you expose a roll of old film to the light, the worst you can do is lose a week’s worth of holiday photos or a day’s worth of wedding shots that can never be replaced. When a plastic SD memory…
OPay has officially launched its new office in Jos, Plateau State. Speaking at the event, OPay’s Chief Operations and Technology Officer, Dotun Adekunle, said that the new Jos office reflects OPay’s continued commitment to putting customers first and advancing financial inclusion across Nigeria. He said :” Our customers are at the center of everything we do….
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has enjoined the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to issue a clarification that absolves the Dangote Refinery of the negative perceptions the comments by its CEO – Engr Ahmed Farouk, have planted in the mind of Nigerians and the global community. ” The allegations of poor…
A Lagos-based public affairs analyst, Omonaye Okoro, has faulted the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA ) calls for increased taxation on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs). In his opinion piece titled “Nigeria’s Sugar “Crisis” Is a Myth – And Our Economy May Pay the Price for Believing It,” Okoro noted that the CAPPA’s recent report,…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has called on trade finance institutions the like of Afreximbank, the Development Bank of Nigeria, AfDB, etc, as well as the governments and regulators, to improve women-owned businesses access to finance, especially in Nigeria and the other emerging markets. IFC made the call in its latest country studies results, titled…
Mr Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke, the Director-General /chief executive officer, SON,said that the agency’s quality assurance interventions have positioned Nigerian manufacturers to compete favourably in the lucrative global leather and textile market valued at over $1 trillion. “Our capacity buildings have led to a significant improvement in the quality of leather products in Nigeria. Local manufacturers…
A former Director of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Dr Nandom Abu has been appointed as the Director of the Materials Development Institute (MDI) Keffi, Nassarawa State. The Materials Development Institute (MDI) is a collaborative initiative of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) Abuja and Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK)….
▪︎Images: Wikicommons In the realm of workplace safety, steel toecaps are a fundamental element of protective footwear that have been a cornerstone of occupational health for over nearly 100 years. Originally invented in Germany in the early 20th century to protect workers’ feet, steel toecaps slowly reached wider adoption until a rapid increase across the…
