Oluwasina Phillip The outgoing Chairman, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Governing Board, and Nigerian Ambassador designate to Spain, Mr. Ademola Seriki, has said the commission is presently seeking the approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), to ensure that registered entities do not benefit from government contracts unless they filed their …
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Italian Trade Agency, NEPC To Assist Nigerian Entrepreneurs Boost Access To EU Markets
Ololade Omosan-Agie As part of its commitment to boost trade relationships with Nigeria, the Italian Trade Agency has unveiled its training programme for entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector. The Italian Trade Agency Director for West Africa, Alessandro Gerbino, in a statement on Tuesday, said the agency had unveiled an E-Lab …
Read More »We Raised N115bn Bond To Remain Competitive In Cement Business- BUA
Ebuka Daniel BUA Cement has said that among the reasons for raising N115bn Series 1 corporate bond is to enable it to compete with other big cement production companies in the country. Nigeria’s cement industry has become highly competitive with Dangote cement having about 60 per cent of the market …
Read More »Adebayo Seeks Establishment Of Nigeria-France Business Council
Oluwasina Phillip The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo on Tuesday called for the establishment of Nigeria-France Business Council to enhance trade relations between the two countries He explained that the council which would be private sector-driven would perform the statutory roles of coordinating and promoting enabling …
Read More »BUA Group Lafiagi Sugar Refinery To Be Completed Next Year
Babajide Iletogun The BUA Group yesterday set first quarter of next year target for the completion of its sugar refinery that is presently under construction in Lafiagi, Kwara State. The Senior General Manager, Lafiagi Sugar Company (LASUCO), a subsidiary of the BUA Group, Mr. Abdulrasheed Olayiwola, said that the company …
Read More »New ITF Maitama Multi-billion Naira Building Will Have Positive Impact On Nigeria’s Economy – Adebayo.
Ololade Omosan-Agie The New Multi-billion Naira Building of the Industrial Training Fund projected to be completed and occupied by June this year. The ultra-modern twelve storey building, strategically located in Maitama, surrounded by the Nigeria Export Promotion Council, NEPC House, Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing system for Agricultural Lending, Corporate Affairs …
Read More »FG Boost MDAs Capacity On Social Protection Programmes
Oluwasina Phillip Federal Government has reiterated its resolve to prioritize social protection across the country, with the training of over 54 Government functionaries drawn from various Ministries, Departments and Agencies . Speaking at the 3-day training on social protection’ organized by the Child Development Grant Programme and Save the Children …
Read More »ITF Has Trained Over 500,000 Artisans In Four Years—Adebayo
Oluwasina Phillip The implementation of several skills intervention programmes have enabled the Industrial Training Fund to train over 500,000 since the Director-General, Sir Joseph N. Ari assumed office in 2016. The Minister of Industry Trade and Investment Adeniyi Adebayo said this at the weekend in Jos, at the 2020 ITF …
Read More »Outgoing CAC Board Chairman Outlines Strategies To Improve Nigeria’s Trade Relations With Spain
Babajide Iletogun The newly appointed Ambassador of Nigeria to Spain, Chief Ademola Seriki has outlined steps that would be taken by him to boost the country’s trade relations with Spain. Seriki was until his appointment as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Chairman of …
Read More »FG Printed N60bn To Augment FAAC Allocation In March—Obaseki
Ebuka Daniel Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said Nigeria is in “huge financial trouble” with the way the economy is run. Obaseki lamented that Nigeria was the only country in the world where the federal, state and local governments earn salaries at the end of the month, adding that …
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