President Bola Tinubu has appointed Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCorp) as the lead arranger and developer of Evergreen City, Nigeria’s green industrial zone. The Nation reported that Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, said InfraCorp will be responsible for the selection of partners and consultants to undertake critical development…
We are not getting the needed patronage from the Nigerian market, which explains why our plant is assembling below capacity at the moment.
Photo : (L-r) Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Folashade Ambrose-Medebem; Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal; Federal Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment of Nigeria, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole; National President, Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC), Sheriff Balogun and the President/CEO, African Finance Corporation, Samaila Zubairu. The new leadership of the Nigerian-American…
Political will is essential. Without legislation and effective implementation of a progressive automotive policy, the country risks an unchecked influx of grey imports and reduced investor confidence in the sector.
An immigration officer on Tuesday confirmed that the Republic of Niger is no longer recognizing the ECOWAS Travel Certificate (ETC) or ECOWAS passport for entry into the country for Nigerian travelers. The ECOWAS Travel Certificate and the ECOWAS passport are important travel documents that facilitate movement among member countries of the Economic Community of West…
The Federal Government has declared a state of emergency at the Onne Port in Rivers State following the repeated incidents of importation of dangerous cargo, including arms and ammunition through this port. To this effect, the government said it is immediately implementing emergency protocols at Onne Port for the next three months by conducting thorough…
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has warned importers of tyres against stuffing it before shipment They may look nice in the eyes, but we rely on scientific investigation and analysis ” The act of stuffing tyres into one another instead of bringing it in different containers renders the tyres dead on arrival into the…
By Lucy Ekpeyoung Zacch Adedeji is the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). In this interview , he shares insights into the reforms carried out at the agency under his leadership, the praises being lavished on the agency for growing the domestic tax revenue, the new customer-focused approach to tax administration, among others….
▪︎ Olusegun Aganga, a former Minister of Industry Trade and Investment, has fingered the lack of continuity of industrial policy by successive governments as the problem hampering the growth of the sector in Nigeria. ” The manufacturing sector’s contributions to the GDP in other countries are above 25 percent but in Nigeria, it’s is below…
