Dr Nolas-Alausa Becomes DG Chartered Institute of Directors

• Dr Taiwo Nolas -Alausa The Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria (CIoD Nigeria) has announced the appointment and resumption of Dr. Taiwo Nolas-Alausa as its new Director General/Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Nolas-Alausa succeeds Mr. Bamidele Alimi, who completed his second and final four-year term as the DG/CEO of the Institute on 31 July,2025. Dr Nolas-Alausa…

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Germany’s BMZ Strengthens STDF with EUR 600,000

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is contributing EUR 600,000 (approximately CHF 560,000) to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) to help developing economies and least-developed countries (LDCs) meet international food safety, animal and plant health standards for trade and improve their access to global and regional markets. The STDF is…

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Afreximbank projects $40bn intra-African trade in 2026

▪︎Mr. Haytham ElMaayergi, Afreximbank’s Executive Vice President, Global Trade Bank African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) plans to double its financing of intra-African trade from US$20 billion in 2021 to US$40 billion by 2026.Mr. Haytham ElMaayergi, Afreximbank’s Executive Vice President, Global Trade Bank, disclosed this in Abuja at the African Caucus Meeting of the World Bank Group…

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Dr Nandom Abu Heads MDI Keffi

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)….

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