Trade & Investment

The Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) has offered to partner with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on industrial parks development in the Niger Delta region. Managing Director of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), Sen. Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, MFR; disclosed this on Thursday, 14th September …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would oversee a display of the potential of Russian warships in the Far East. “There is also a military component in Vladivostok, on the lines of the defence ministry, but it is simply to demonstrate the …

The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Nigeria in October as part of moves to further strengthen economic ties between both nations Presidential aide Ajuri Ngelale said this in a statement he issued on Sunday evening. According to him, the decision was reached on the sidelines of the G-20 meeting …

US President Joe Biden took a selfie with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, India. Biden did not stop there. He also took photos of Okonjo-Iweala as she posed with some members of her team and Jake …

There is a need to expand the mandate of multilateral development banks and develop global standards to regulate cryptocurrencies, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told G20 leaders during a summit of the bloc on Sunday.The group of 20 major economies has pledged in a declaration at the New Delhi meeting …

Sanjay Pradhan, Chief Executive Officer of Open Government Partnership (OGP) International has commended Nigeria for the successful launch of the Public Register Of Beneficial Owners of Entities saying it is ” the first to be deployed in line with the open data standard in Africa and also for sustaining citizens …

The Managing Director/CEO OGFZA, Sen. Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, MFR; delivering a statement today 6th September 2023 on the sideline of G20 Summit in New Delhi, India. Sen.Tijjani Yahaya Kaura is part of Nigerian delegation to G20 Summit in New Delhi,India. It will be recalled that since his assumption of office …

•As Mbah holds investment roundtable The Enugu State Government at the weekend took a bold step towards the actualisation of a $30 billion economy in the next four to eight years, as the state successfully hosted an inaugural Enugu State Investment and Economic Growth Stakeholders Roundtable. This was even as …

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his support for a robust public-private sector partnership to grow the economy, saying that his administration’s sustained, bold and coordinated reforms are anchored on a “strong adherence to accountability and transparency.”Speaking at an audience on Thursday in Abuja with members of the Board and Management …

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), says turning away from open trade will lead to greater price volatility, inflationary pressures and weaker growth prospects. She spoke at the recent Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, United States. Okonjo-Iweala …