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October 14, 2021 No Responses

Eto: TTP Implores Stakeholders On Traffic Procedures, List Gains

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — To consolidate on the gains recorded by the Truck Transit Parks (TTP), owners of Eto App, the management of the company has appealed to all stakeholders to abide by laid down procedures. Eto App is an Electronic...

October 11, 2021 No Responses

Poultry Farmers Decry High Cost Of Inputs

Poultry Farmers under the aegis of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) in Alimosho, Lagos State have lamented the rising cost of poultry inputs. The farmers in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) highlighted some challenges fac...

October 8, 2021 No Responses

FIRS Boss: Only 41m People Pay Tax In Nigeria

The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has said that only 41 million pay taxes in Nigeria out of the over 200 million population in the country. Nami made the disclosure at the ‘Public Presentation and Breakdown of the Highlights...

October 8, 2021 No Responses

SMEDAN Awards 150 Licenses To Business Service Providers

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), has awarded Practicing Licences to 150 qualified Business Development Service Providers (BDSPs), under its Certification and Accreditation Framework.. Amb. Mariam Katagum, Minister of Sta...

October 7, 2021 No Responses

Maureen Chigbo Emerges As GOCOP President

The Publisher of Realnews, Maureen Chigbo, has emerged as the new president of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) for the next two years. She takes over from the publisher of The Eagle Online Mr. Dotun Oladipo after he...

October 1, 2021 No Responses

Agriculture Stakeholders Seek Elimination Of Middlemen

Some agriculture stakeholders have called for the elimination of middlemen activities across all crop value-chain to curb hike in food prices. They made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos in...

September 30, 2021 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Implores Kaduna Inland Dry Port On Exports For TBL Issuance

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has urged the Kaduna Inland Dry Port Ltd. (KIDPL) to engage exporters to ensure the issuance of Through Bill of Lading (TBL) for cargoes at the port. Mr Bala Adamu, the Chief Operating Officer of...

September 28, 2021 No Responses

Heritage Bank MD: Identity Challenge Impedes SMEs Financing

The Nigerian government must resolve the identity management system challenges in the country to empower commercial lenders to extend credit to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with less worry, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Heritage Bank, M...

September 27, 2021 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Boss Reiterates Support For SMEs

Banks are not shying away from their responsibilities of supporting Small and Meduim Enterprises (SMEs), Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, has said. Speaking at the annual conference/30...

September 25, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Approves 12,000 Expatriates’ Quota In Two Years

Between August 2019 and September 2021, the Federal Government granted 12,000 expatriate quota licences to foreigners seeking to work in Nigeria. Media Adviser to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, Sola Fasure, in a statement issued on Friday, ex...

September 23, 2021 No Responses

Russian Firms Indicate Interest In Nigeria

The President of the Russian Chamber of Commerce, Mr Sergey Katyrin, has said that Russian companies and businesses were ready to partner and invest in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement signed by the Nigerian Embassy in Moscow, Russia,...

September 17, 2021 No Responses

Shell Restates Commitment To Research, Development In Nigeria

Energy giant, Shell, has said its research and development strategy is aligned with Nigeria’s 10-year strategic roadmap for local content being implemented by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). Managing Director of the deep-...

September 16, 2021 No Responses

Ondo, Ekiti Export 2,233 Cocoa Bean Containers In Eight Months

Between January and August 2021, Ondo/Ekiti Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) processed the export of 2,233 containers of cocoa beans. Comptroller of Ondo/Ekiti Area Command, Uche Ngozi made the disclosure on Wednesday during a wo...

September 13, 2021 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Grows PBT by 72.4% In Six Months

Fidelity Bank Plc has posted a profit before tax (PBT) of N20.6 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank, Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, disclosed this in the bank’s audited half-year (H1)...