Economy Archives — Page 187 of 231

May 11, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria To Mobilise More Revenues For Growth, Says Adeosun

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, disclosed on Thursday that the Federal Government would mobilise more revenues to drive its growth plan for the economy. The Minister made this known in Abuja at a meeting with a World...

May 5, 2018 No Responses

‘More Than 60 Per Cent Of Employed Population Are In The Informal Economy’

Two billion people – more than 61 per cent of the world’s employed population – make their living in the informal economy, the ILO said in a report, stressing that a transition to the formal economy is a condition to...

May 2, 2018 No Responses

John Deere Unveils Agenda For Assembly Plant In Nigeria, Targets 10,000 Tractors

A tractor manufacturing company, John Deer, has unfolded agenda for an assembly plant in Nigeria. According to the company, the Assembly Plant is expected to generate jobs and produce 10,000 tractors in four years. The company unveiled the...

April 25, 2018 No Responses

Tony Elumelu To African Leaders: Prioritize Africa’s Youth

During the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, DC, African philanthropist and entrepreneur Tony O. Elumelu insisted that prioritizing Africa’s youth by fixing the policy and regulatory issues impeding t...

April 23, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria’s External Reserves Hit $47.93b, Explains 17m Tax Payers’ Base

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, explained on Sunday that the country’s positive growth outlook would be sustained. The Minister and the CBN Governor gave this as...

April 21, 2018 No Responses

Nigerian Appoints Committee On e-IPO

Nigeria is to adopt Electronic IPOs (e-IPO). Already, a committee comprising of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria (AIHN), Association of Stock Brokers (ASHON), Central Securitie...

April 20, 2018 No Responses

300 Cassava Researchers, Policy Makers For Cotonou Parley

Africa needs to double her cassava production to avert a major food crisis by 2050, says the Director for the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21), Dr. Claude Fauquet in Lagos. Addressing Journalists in Lagos, Dr. Fauquet...

April 20, 2018 No Responses

EIB, AfDB To Support Private Sector Investment In Nigeria With $50m

The European Investment Bank and the African Development Bank have agreed to support the creation of the new Development Bank of Nigeria to strengthen lending for business and agriculture investment in the country. The European Investment Bank has finalized a....

April 19, 2018 2 Responses

Buhari: Trade, Investment Key To Sustainable Development Among Commonwealth Nations

President Muhammadu Buhari has identified Trade and Investment Facilitation as key to sustainable development and ease of doing business and regional integration among Commonwealth countries. He also cited expanded markets with safeguards against injurious tra...

April 18, 2018 No Responses

Elumelu, Kim, Weiner To Open Forum On Digital Economy for Africa

Chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu will join Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group and Jeff Weiner, LinkedIn CEO at the opening debate of the ‘Digital Economy for Africa’ Forum in Washington, D.C...

April 17, 2018 No Responses

Buhari: I Am Bothered More About Security, Economy

The three-pronged focus of the current administration resonated through the conversation, as President Muhammadu Buhari held a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister, Theresa May on Monday at 10, Downing Street, London. “We campaigned on three major...

April 13, 2018 No Responses

CBN Begins Disbursement Of N26b Agribusiness Fund To MSMEs

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with the Bankers’ Committee on Thursday commenced disbursement of N26 billion Agribusiness Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS) fund to the first set of beneficiaries. The CBN Governor...

April 9, 2018 No Responses

Lagos Bus Reform To Create 3,000 Jobs

The Lagos State government has said no fewer than 3000 jobs would be created when the 13 bus terminals springing across the city finally comes on stream. This is as it disclosed that about 473 buses to flag-off operation of...

April 1, 2018 one Response

FG Insists Tax Evaders Risk Prosecution, Seizure of Properties

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Saturday confirmed that the Federal Government was currently reviewing the requests by the States and Private Sector for an extension of the tax amnesty programme, the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Schem...