Access Bank PLC is convening a distinguished line-up of seasoned speakers, and top executives from leading international banks, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), and captains of industry in Africa to address the future of commerce across the continent. The convergence – Africa Trade Conference (ATC) themed, ‘Empowering Africa Through Trade, Innovation, and Sustainable Growth’, is scheduled…
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has overturned a Mareva injunction that had frozen the assets of General Hydrocarbons Ltd (GHL) and its directors. The court upheld arguments presented by GHL’s counsel, Abiodun Layonu, SAN, asserting that the injunction was in violation of an existing order issued by a court of…
Some time ago, a friend of mine living in Lagos State told me that whenever he is on business travels to Aba, Abia State, he doesn’t drink water or tea neither in the hotel he lodges nor buys from the shops outside. Curiously, I asked him why.? “They are fake products,” he replied. He added,…
From left: Minister of State for Finance, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite; Minister of Marine Economy, Mr Gboyega Oyetola; chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa; Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole; chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Dr Zacch Adedeji; Managing Director, Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho; head, National Single Window…
NAFDAC says it has cleaned up and shutdown the Cemetery market Aba regarded as the most dreaded and hitherto safe haven for the largest cartel ring for the manufacture of fake wines and beverages in Africa. NAFDAC also confiscated adulterated wines, fake food, and beverages valued at over N5 billion. Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, the NAFDAC…
Every time you squeeze toothpaste onto your toothbrush, spray perfume on your skin, or swallow a pill, you’re using the result of a carefully crafted recipe made in a lab. These are called formulations. Formulations aren’t just simple mixtures — they’re complex arrangements of ingredients designed to work together in specific ways. Getting the recipe…
“Come make your product in America and we will give you among the lowest taxes of any nation on earth,” said US President Donald Trump. President Trump spoke on Thursday, remotely to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He said : “But if you don’t make your product in America, which is your prerogative, then…
▪︎ From left: Segun Ajayi-Kadir, MAN DG; Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman, Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms.; Otunba Francis Meshioye, MAN President The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has expressed its support for the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its initiative to rebase the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, the association has…
▪︎President Donald Trump signs an executive order as he attends an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event at Capital One Arena, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. Credit: VOAnews. President Donald Trump began his second term in office on Monday , as the 47th President of the United States of America. He got down to work by…
Trump is back in the Oval Office – and the long tradition of presidential redecoration is underway. In redecorating, the president symbolizes their goals for the coming four years by putting their own personal spin on the room. Trump’s creative licence shows itself in a red valet button, used by the president to request a…
