The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, Monday, assured Nigerians that the rail track that led to the Apapa Port Terminals would be completed in two weeks. Saraki revealed this on Monday during an inspection of the ongoing rail construction at the Apapa port while leading some officials …
Read More »TRADE MINISTERS ADOPT 10 DECISIONS AT THE WTO 12TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
Trade Ministers from Member countries of the World Trade Organization adopted Ten (10) decisions / declarations at the just-concluded World Trade Organization (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) held between the 12th and 17th June, 2022 at Geneva, Switzerland. The Minister of State for Industry,Trade and Investment, Amb. Mariam Yalwaji Katagum …
Read More »Dangote Sugar Refinery Rewards Shareholders N12.15bn Dividend
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has rewarded shareholders of the company a dividend payout of N12.15billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2021, reiterating the management commitment to the achievement of Sugar Backward integration projects of the federal government. The dividend pay-out of N12.147 billion for the year was unanimously …
Read More »AfCFTA Will Open Intra-Africa Trade
For the third year running, the Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC) have partnered with African Business magazine. The survey aims to provide the African private sector with a unified voice in informing trade policy at the continental and regional level. This year, over 800 executives active in the …
Read More »Nigeria’s inflation rate reaches 11-month high, hits 17.71%
The consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, surged to 17.71 percent in May 2022, up from 16.82 percent in the previous month. The National Bureau Statistics (NBS) said this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for 2022 released on Wednesday. …
Read More »Nigeria To Showcase Agric Food Products At Taipei Mega Show
The Food Taipei Mega Shows for this year will be held in Taiwan on June 22 to 25, 2022 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. A statement on Wednesday signed by Ibrahim A. Ahmed, Nigeria’s Trade Commissioner stated that during this exhibition, city governments from Taiwan, international embassies and trade …
Read More »NIGERIA CALLS FOR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE MULTIFACETED CHALLENGES OF THE WTO.
In order to adapt to the evolving global socio-economic environment and remain relevant, Nigeria has called on members for innovative solutions to the multifaceted challenges of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Minister of State for Industry Trade and Investment, Amb.Mariam Yalwaji Katagum made the call in her statement at …
Read More »NIGERIA CALLS FOR SYNERGY AMONG WTO MEMBERS TO ENHANCE GLOBAL ECONOMIC POLICY MAKING
Federal Government through the Minister of State for Industry Trade and Investment, Amb.Mariam Yalwaji Katagum has called on World Trade Organization (WTO) Members to work collectively to undertake reforms that would revitalise the organisation and enhance its role in global economic policy-making. The Minister of State for Industry,Trade and Investment, …
Read More »KATAGUM MEETS OKONJO-IWEALA AT WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Amb. Mariam Yalwaji Katagum paid a courtesy visit to the Director-General of the World Trade Orgamisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The Minister visited the WTO DG with her team during the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The WTO’s 12th Ministerial …
Read More »LAGOS INTL’ TRADE FAIR COMPLEX TO GENERATE MORE REVENUE FOR GOVERNMENT-Adebayo
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo CON, has urged the new management of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, Lagos to work assiduously to make it serves as a veritable revenue source for government. The Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the …
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