Business and Economy
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Clearing agents threaten withdrawal of services over Apapa gridlock
Umbrella body of license clearing agents, the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has threatened to withdraw services of…
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30, 000 jobs wasting away due to comatose steel sector – Kadiri
Reinvigoration of the steel sector of the Nigerian economy is believed to be one core area the out-going government…
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FG inaugurates committee for 2015 NEPAD Trade Fair
Special Assistant to the President on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), Amb. Fidelia Njeze, has formally inaugurated a…
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80% of freight forwarders in Nigeria are poor in capacity — Agubamah
National President, Nigerian Association of Air Freight Forwarders and Consolidators (NAFFAC), Mr. C.A.T Agubamah has said that about 80 per…
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West African Development Bank gets USD 20m BADEA boost
West African Development Bank (BOAD), Thursday, received a major financial assistance from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa…
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Blame state governors for workers’ unpaid salaries – Okonjo-Iweala
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Wednesday, absolved the Federal Government of blame over the inability of some state governments…
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CRFFN set to train 300 registered freight forwarding practitioners
The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) has disclosed arrangements to train 300 registered freight forwarding…
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Ado Bayero takes over as NPA boss, appeals for support
The newly-appointed Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero, Wednesday, formally assumed office with an appeal to…
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CRFFN reassures of full implementation of its enabling Act
The Registrar, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Sir Mike Jukwe has solicited for cooperation of…
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Fidelity, GTB, Agbaje top nominees’ list for 2015 African Banker Awards
Fidelity Bank Plc; GT Bank Nigeria, as well as the Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, GTBank, Segun Agbaje,…
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Duet Africa Hotels targets expansions in Nigeria, others
Duet Group announced it is partnering with Bouygues Batiment International, a subsidiary of the Bouygues Construction Group, to develop hotels…
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Fidelity, GTB, Agbaje top nominees’ list for 2015 African Banker Awards
Fidelity Bank Plc; GT Bank Nigeria, as well as the Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, GTBank, Segun Agbaje, have…
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Australia, Norway seek partnership with NIMASA
Australian Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Angela Tierney has stated her country’s desire to partner with the Nigerian Maritime Administration…
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Aviation Africa 2015 to highlight immense potential of continent’s aviation market
Aviation Africa 2015 which opens, May 10, at Le Meridien Hotel, Dubai will underscore the immense potential of the African…
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Politicians should not head Ministry of Transport – Nicol, SALS president
As Nigerians get set to welcome a new administration come May 29, 2015, the President, of the Shippers’ Association of…
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World Bank to support Nigeria’s plan to address its identity management challenge
The World Bank’s department for Digital Identification for national development has sent a delegation to Nigeria to assess the ongoing…
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Mutual Benefit Assurance boss meets General Buhari
Group Managing Director of Mutual Benefit Assurance, Mr Akin Ogunbiyi, was at the Defence House, Monday, to pay a courtesy…
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50 aggrieved Otuasega farmers lament effect of Shell spills in Bayelsa
NEDU MARK YENAGOA Following the crude oil that spilled into parts of the Kolo Creek farmlands and rivers including ponds…
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N200bn subsidy claims: Oil marketers are holding Nigerians to ransom—Okonjo-Iweala
Federal Government has faulted the N200 billion claims by oil marketers as being outstanding payment on subsidy, saying the marketers…
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Centre for Strategic and International Studies hosts inaugural Global Development Forum in U.S
The Centre for Strategic and International Studies(CSIS) recently hosted in Washington D.C., an inaugural Global Development Forum which had in…
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Crude oil price retreats off 2015 highs
Oil prices edged lower, Friday, easing off 2015 highs after Iraq said its crude oil exports hit a record…
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e-Commerce: MOBO-free records outstanding performances in Nigeria
MOBOfree.com, the leading African social marketplace, has announced that it had experienced an increase of more than 44 per cent…
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ECA’s Annual Economic Report on Africa advocates Industrialisation through trade
The 2015 edition of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA), “Industrialising through Trade”, has been launched during the Conference of…
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Int’l Network for Small & Medium Enterprises confab set to advance enterprise development
International Network for Small and Medium Enterprises (INSME) Annual Meeting and Forum, which is taking place at the Cape Town…
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Dangote woos Blackstone to boost Nigerian gas
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, plans to quadruple the supply of gas to Nigeria by building pipelines that may…
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