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June 17, 2021 No Responses

NEXIM Bank Urges Nigeria To Boost Regional Trade

The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM Bank) has advised the Federal Government to make effort to boost Nigeria’s trade in the ECOWAS and African continent. Managing Director, NEXIM Bank, Mr Abba Bello, gave the advice in Abuja on Wednesday, at t...

June 17, 2021 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation Trains 200,000 African Entrepreneurs

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has successfully trained over 200,000 entrepreneurs in core busines...

June 10, 2021 No Responses

Afreximbank Seeks Harmonisation Of African Automotive Standards

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is supporting the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) to harmonise standards in the automotive sector in Africa in order to facilitate an accelerated development of the sector across the continent. The harmo...

June 9, 2021 No Responses

Michelin Announces Price Hike In Africa, India, Middle East

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — French tyre maker, Michelin on Tuesday announced that it will increase prices by up to 6 and 8 percent in Africa, India and Middle East region with effect from June 18, 2021. Under the arrangem...

May 19, 2021 No Responses

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L-R: PRESIDENT OF FRANCE, EMMANUEL MACRON DISCUSSING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF DANGOTE INDUSTRIES LIMITED, ALIKO DANGOTE, AT THE ONGOING SUMMIT ON AFRICAN FINANCE MEETING/ POST COVID-19 ECONOMIC RECOVERY FOR AFRICA, HELD IN PARIS, FRANCE ON TUESDAY

April 13, 2021 No Responses

Twitter To Build Africa HQ In Ghana

Twitter Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, Jack Dorsey, has announced that the social networking service will be basing its new Africa headquarters in Ghana. The announcement was shared Monday on&nbs...

March 12, 2021 No Responses

ICC, West Blue, Others Unveil Digital Platform For Women Traders, Entrepreneurs In Africa

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in partnership with West Blue Consulting, United Parcel Services (UPS) and Trade Law Center (TRALAC) have unveiled a digital trade solutions platform, tagged eTradeHubs portal, to expand market access and economic op...

February 16, 2021 No Responses

LCCI Tasks Africa On Trade Opportunities Under Okonjo-Iweala

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged African governments to shore up their capacity for international competitiveness to fully harness the opportunities offered by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Director-General, LCCI, Dr Muda ...

February 8, 2021 No Responses

South Africa Halts AstraZeneca Jab

South Africa has put its roll-out of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on hold after a study showed “disappointing” results against its new Covid variant. Scientists say the strain accounts for 90% of new Covid cases in South Africa. The study, involv...

February 6, 2021 No Responses

Briclinks Africa Lists on NSE Growth Board

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday admitted Briclinks Africa Plc to its Growth Board in a listing by introduction of 10 million (10,000,000) ordinary shares of ₦1.00 each at ₦6.26 per share. The listing was commemorated with a digital C...

January 1, 2021 No Responses

AfCFTA: Examining Nigeria’s Steps Toward One Africa Market

By Joshua Olomu, News Agency of Nigeria — As African Union (AU) member countries start the ‘One African Market’ on January 1, 2021 under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Nigeria stands at the threshol...

November 12, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Ratifies Membership Of African Free Trade Zone

The Federal Executive Council ratified Nigeria’s membership of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement on Wednesday in Abuja. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known at the end of the weekly meeting of the Council....

November 4, 2020 No Responses

C&I Leasing Shareholders Endorse Neoma Africa $10m Loan To Equity Conversion

C&I Leasing Plc shareholders have unanimously approved the conversion of $10 million loan to equity for Neoma Africa Fund (formerly Aureos African Fund). The shareholders gave the approvalat the company’s Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Tuesday i...