2016

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has urged Iranian businessmen to explore the Nigerian market and establish their companies and businesses in the country. Ngige gave the advice when the Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria,…

Worried by the trade imbalance between Nigeria and the United States, the Federal Government has been urged to replicate the one-stop-shop for imports and export in the country to improve efficient processing in line with the economic…

THE Executive Director, Business Development of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL), Ibrahim Aliyu in this interview with Maritime Correspondent, Godfrey Bivbere in Lagos, speaks on a range of issues including; recession, their reason for choosing Lagos…

Parts of the promises made by Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun for 2017 are to reduce youth unemployment, enhance poverty alleviation and provide socio-economic empowerment through infrastructure development to attract new investments for further industrialisation. But admitting…

The sale will help fund an electric-vehicle commuter project. Nigeria plans to raise 20 billion naira ($63 million) by March to help fund renewable energy projects, the first issuance of so-called green bonds in West Africa’s biggest…

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has urged Indonesian investors to cash on the abundant availability of high quality cotton in the state to establish textile manufacturing companies. The governor made the call on Wednesday at a meeting…

In a bid to mitigate the inefficiencies in issuing and managing Certificate of Capital Importation (CCI) in the country, Telnet Nigeria Limited is partnering with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and financial institutions to develop and…

The solid minerals sector had been targeted by the previous administration to contribute 5% to the GDP by 2015 and 10% to GDP by 2020, but present contribution of the solid minerals sector to GDP averages only…

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended the Lagos-based printer, Academy Press Plc, for showing confidence in the country’s economy through its investment of N2billion for acquiring modern equipment within one year. Mohammed stated…

South African Mineral Resources Minister, Mosebenzi Zwaneand his Nigerian counterpart, Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday endorsed a two-year action plan for the implementation of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields of geology, mining and…