ECOWAS Certificate of Origin Takes New form “E- CO”

The ECOWAS Commission has launched its ECOWAS Electronic Certificate of Origin (E-CO) to facilitate cross – border movement of goods within the sub- region. The event brought together representatives of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, African Development Bank, GIZ, World Customs Organisation, UEMOA Commission, Regional Economic Communities, TradeMark Africa, ECOWAS member states and members of…

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Scrap And The Steel Industry

By Felipe Maciel, Manager, Environment and Climate Change Steel scrap is a vital part of the whole steel industry and its importance in reducing CO2 emissions, conserving resources, and driving the economics of the industry is only growing, but the difficulties in each of the stages of scrap processing pose challenges to steelmakers. The pressure on…

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CICAN Conference & Awards in Pix

Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) 2024  (L-R): BUKOLA ADEGBOYEGA Bullion Go Neat; William Inya Research Officer, /Representative of the DG NACCIMA, Mr Olusola Obadimu;  Okey Nwankwo, Communications/ Media Relations Manager, Dangote Industries Limited; Dr. Cartney Igwe, Former Acting DG, FIIRO; Charles Okonji National Chairman, CICAN; Adefisoye Adekunle Consultant & Financial Analyst, Lagos…

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NACCIMA Opens MUSIAD Office in Nigeria to Promote Trade and Investment

▪︎Mamut Asmali, General President The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture, (NACCIMA) has opened MUSIAD Office in Nigeria.  MUSIAD (Müstakil Sanayici ve İşadamları Derne) is an Independent Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association with 56 representatives in Turkey and 32 representatives abroad. The Nigerian office brings its global presence to 33. NACCIMA’s Director- General,…

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Manufacturing’s GDP Target for Discussions At CICAN’s Conference

▪︎ Keynote Speaker, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director-General of MAN The Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) has chosen “Manufacturing Sector’s $1 trillion GDP target by 2030: Realities & Possibilities,” as its 2024 conference theme. The event will  hold at  the Radisson Blu Hotel in Lagos on November 21. A statement from the CICAN  Secretariat…

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MAN President Dangles Bigger Gains of Dangote Refinery to Economy

Francis Meshioye, the President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), says that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery needs all the support of Nigerians – the government, regulators and Marketers, to enable it to perform optimally. “The Refinery will be a reliable source of fuel and petrochemical products that are essential for capacity utilisation and value addition…

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GCCA Pushing for Global Buying of Green Cement to fast-track Industrial Decarbonisation

▪︎Thomas Guillot, Chief Executive of the GCCA (left); Alice de Moraes Amorim Vogas, Special Advisor for COP30 (middle); German Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck (right). The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) says policymakers, governments and the private sector should buy into Procurements of green cement and concrete , saying…

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