The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ola Olukoyede, on Thursday, raised the alarm about the craze for gratification and bribes among the commission’s investigators, noting that he had a process in motion to fish them out. Olukoyede made this disclosure on Thursday in his New Year …
Read More »Tinubu’s ‘Let The Poor Breathe’ Comment More Important Than We Think – Tax Committee Chair
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, on Monday, buttressed the popular “let the poor breathe” quote of President Bola Tinubu, saying the statement means more than people might think. Oyedele, who was inaugurated in August by Tinubu to head the committee, affirmed …
Read More »I Left NEPC Better Than I Met It—Awolowo
Mr Olusegun Awolowo was appointed as the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Export Promotion Council in November 2013 and re-appointed in 2017 for another four years. In this interview, he spoke on the challenges he faced, the programmes implemented under his watch and their impact on the economy …
Read More »Why I Put Aside My Varsity Degree To Set Up Akara Business—Ogunmoroti
In this Exclusive Interview with THE COMMERCE AFRICA, Ayobami Ogunmoroti spoke on his life struggles and why he set aside his university degree to establish a thriving Beans Cake (Akara) Business in the heart of the Federal Capital Territory. EXCERPTS… Can we get to meet you? My name is Ayobami …
Read More »Mixed Reactions Trail Rumsfeld’s death
Donald Rumsfeld, the former U.S. defense secretary who was the main architect of the Iraq war, died at age 88, his family said Wednesday. read more Reactions to the former Congressman, businessman and Naval pilot’s death were deeply divided. George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States: “On the morning …
Read More »We Will Assist Nigeria Unlock Economic Potentials Of Mushroom Farming—–Awunor
We Will Assist Nigeria Unlock Economic Potentials Of Mushroom Farming—–Awunor In this interview with THE COMMERCE AFRICA MAGAZINE, the first elected President of the Mushroom Growers and Processors Association of Nigeria, Chief Mike Awunor speaks on the challenges facing mushroom farmers, the potentials of the sector and how the government …
Read More »Effective Implementation Of Sugar Masterplan Stimulated Investments In Sugar Sector—Busari
Shortly after Dr Latif Busari was appointed as the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Sugar Development Council, the Federal Executive Council at its 37th meeting held on September 19, 2012 approved the implementation of the Nigeria Sugar Masterplan. The plan contains fiscal and investment specific incentives designed to stimulate and …
Read More »We’re Likely to Come Out Stronger from Recession— Sani-Gwarzo
In this interview, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, told The Commerce Africa how Nigeria will come out stronger from the recession. Excerpt: TCA: The world has experienced polio, malaria, Ebola, HIV among other deadly diseases yet the world leaders were not exceptionally …
Read More »How We Sustained Production of Essential Commodities During Lockdown– Adebayo
The Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo, in this interview with The Commerce Africa’s Managing Editor, Yusuf Issa An-Nuphawi, revealed how the Ministry sustained the production and delivery of essential commodities across the country during the economic lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Excerpt: …
Read More »Please Bear With Us, FG Begs Nigerians
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Friday, appealed to Nigerians to bear with the regime of the President Muhammadu Buhari in its quest to deliver the much-needed change it promised Nigerians in 2015. Mohammed, who spoke in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, implored Nigerians yet to feel the …
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