Small And Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) is putting up four major programmes in efforts to grow the sector into global competitiveness. A first is to commission five Common Facility Centres for garment making, furniture making, autotech and packaging. The centres are meant to bring together workers involved …
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OGFZA: Two Decades of Impressive Performance; Attracted Investment Commitment of about $16b.
The Managing Director of Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority(OGFZA), Sen.Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, has described the two decades of the existence of his Authority,OGFZA, as a great success. Sen. Tijjani Kaura with media men after the Parley recently in Abuja He made this declaration recently during a media Parley with …
Read More »2 decades of Free Zones have achieved Monumental Successes—Sen. Kaura
The purpose of free zones is misunderstood, even among government agencies in their line of duty. In this interview, Senator Tijanni Kaura, managing director of the Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority, says the zones have contributed tremendously to the country’s economic growth—and stand to add even more value, if …
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NEPZA, OGFZA Court Customs Partnership On FTZ’s Development
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, NEPZA and Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority, OGFZA have solicited the support of the Nigeria Customs Service, NIS, in the development of the nation’s Free Trade Zones, FTZs in the country. The Managing Director/CEO of NEPZA, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba and his counterpart from OGFZA, Senator …
Read More »Wreck of ancient Roman cargo ship found off the coast near Rome
The wreck of an ancient Roman cargo ship from more than 2,000 years ago has been found off the coast near Rome, the arts squad of Italy’s Carabinieri police said on Friday. The ship was located off the port of Civitavecchia, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) north-west of the Italian …
Read More »Chipmakers signal supply glut easing but demand recovery still slow
From Intel to Samsung , global chipmakers are celebrating the beginning of the end of a semiconductor supply glut, but the outlook for demand from customers outside the artificial intelligence (AI) industry remains gloomy. All the major markets for chips – smartphones, PCs and data centres – have shrunk this year, as …
Read More »62% of small firms earn less than N300,000 monthly – Report
More than half (62 percent) of small businesses in Nigeria have a median monthly revenue lower than N300,000 while 47 percent earn lower than N200,000, a new small firm diaries report has said. The report which got its findings from 161 firms across three states such as Enugu, Lagos and …
Read More »CAMA 2020:100,000 defaulting Companies may be de-registered- CAC
Pursuant to the implementation of Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, the Registrar General of Corporate Affairs Commission, Alhaji Garba Abubakar,has threatened to deregister about 100 thousand companies for failure to file annual returns. Most of the affected companies have failed to file annual returns in the last ten years …
Read More »Google explores AI tools for journalists, in talks with publishers – spokesperson
Google is exploring using artificial intelligence tools to write news articles and is in talks with news organizations to use the tools to assist journalists, a company spokesperson said late on Wednesday. The spokesperson did not name the publishers, but the New York Times reported that Google has held discussions with the …
Read More »Stanford University president to quit after review finds flaws in his research
The president of Stanford University, one of the most prestigious U.S. schools, announced plans on Wednesday to resign his post after an independent review ordered by its board of trustees found flaws in his research as a neuroscientist. Marc Tessier-Lavigne said in a letter to the university community that he would step …
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