MTN Nigeria Communications Plc on Thursday notifies the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and the investing public that the Company has temporarily suspended its airtime and data credit advance service, Xtratime. Xtratime allows subscribers to borrow airtime or data and repay on their next recharge, a service widely used by millions of Nigerians, particularly during periods…
By Franklin Ocheneyi GREEN manufacturing is gradually taking shapes in Nigeria as newly built industries are being powered by natural gas and through solar energy. Checks by Industrialtimesngr, shows that some ongoing industrial parks in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo , Aba and Rivers are running on renewable energies rather than the conventional fossil fuels like petroleum…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has elevated Mrs. Hakama Sidi Ali, as its new Acting Director of Corporate Communications. She takes over from Dr. Abdulmumini Isa. Mrs. Ali, a recognised member of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), served as Deputy Director in the same Department at the Bank before her latest appointment….
In Picture: L-R: Director- General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) Segun Ajayi-Kadir, mn President, MAN, Otunba Francis Meshioye, OFR; Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia and Director General, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Prof. Ayo Omotayo during the Presentation of Preliminary Report of the Nigeria Manufacturers Summit to…
The United Kingdom (UK) has appointed Mark Smithson as the country director for the UK’s department for business and Trade (DBT) in Nigeria. In a statement on Thursday from the UK foreign, commonwealth and development office, Smithson takes over from Chim Chalemera who recently concluded a 3-year posting in that role. The office said: “Mark…
Leading the opposition are the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry.(LCCI), the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), including the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI).
A ceremony to formally install Alhaji Tijjani Borodo as the 18th President and Chairman of Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria (CIoD Nigeria) will hold this week Thursday in Lagos. In a statement, Mr. Dele Alimi, the Director – General/ Chief Executive Officer of CIoD Nigeria, said that the high-profile event will…
“I’m resting after delivering the $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery.” Alhaji Aliko Dangote made this comment, today, in response to Mr Femi Otedola’s invitation to come and invest in Eko Atlantic city. He spoke during the groundbreaking ceremony of the 43-storey building new First Bank Head Office at Eko Atlantic City in Lagos. Dangote said:…
The exit of Kimberly-Clark will lead to massive job losses, affect the Nigerian economy and cause difficulty in getting safe and healthy sanitary products at affordable prices in Nigeria.”
Dangote plans to list about 10 percent of the refinery on the Nigerian Exchange Group in 2026, a move widely seen as part of efforts to unlock value and broaden the company’s investor base. To drive the offering, Dangote has appointed a consortium of financial advisers, including Stanbic IBTC Capital Limited, Vetiva Advisory Services Limited,…
