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August 12, 2026 No Responses

SON, HEPAN Deepen Collaboration

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Healthcare Equipment and Allied Products Providers Association of Nigeria (HEPAN) have resolved to deepen collaboration to strengthen standards, regulatory compliance and safety in Nigeria’s medical devices and healthcare equipment...

August 12, 2026 No Responses

SON Reviews Wheat Flour Standard To Strengthen Food Safety

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has commenced the review of the Nigerian Industrial Standard for Wheat Flour (NIS 121:2015) to address emerging quality concerns, strengthen food safety and improve the quality of flour...

August 11, 2026 No Responses

Tinubu Hails Bergmans’ Selection For Multi-Billion-Dollar AfCFTA Customs Project

By ebosele@hotmail.com – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the selection of AfriTrade CMP Limited, a subsidiary of Nigerian-owned Bergmans Security Consultant and Supplies Limited, for a 20-year, multi-billion-dollar African Continental Free Trad...

August 11, 2026 No Responses

NSIB Assures Staff Of Improved Welfare, Career Development

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has reaffirmed its commitment to staff welfare, career progression and professional development as part of efforts to strengthen the Bureau’s safety investigation capacity.City Bu...

August 11, 2026 No Responses

Metropolitan Electric CEO Unveils Six-Point Plan To Boost EV Adoption In Nigeria

Nigeria must move beyond policy announcements and urgently implement a coordinated six-point roadmap to turn growing interest in electric vehicles into mass adoption, Metropolitan Electric Limited has said. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Olugbenga Ob...

August 10, 2026 No Responses

Customs FOU “A” Impounds N3.24b Smuggled Goods, Recovers N729m Revenue

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ (FOU ‘A’), Ikeja-Lagos, has intercepted 220 consignments of prohibited and smuggled goods with a total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N3.237 billion.The Unit a...

August 10, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria Commissions First Border Animal Holding Facility

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has commissioned Nigeria’s first Border Animal Holding Facility at the Mfum Border in Cross River State, in a major step towards strengthening livestock biosecurity and animal health i...

August 10, 2026 No Responses

SEC Urges FCT To Tap Capital Market For Abuja Infrastructure Financing

The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has urged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to leverage Nigeria’s capital market to mobilise long-term financing for critical infrastructure projects...

August 10, 2026 No Responses

NRS Boss Reacts To $279m Frontier Fund Fraud Allegation

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, has dismissed online reports alleging his involvement in $279 million fraud linked to the Frontier Exploration Fund, describing the publication as sponso...

August 10, 2026 No Responses

Tanzania Pushes For Expanded Dangote Investments Across Key Sectors

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Government of Tanzania has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening economic cooperation with Dangote Group, expressing strong interest in attracting new investments in fertiliser production, energy and industrial infrastructur...

August 9, 2026 No Responses

Customs Celebrates Karu Hospital CMD At 60, Retirement

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has celebrated the 60th birthday and retirement of the Chief Medical Director of the Karu Customs Hospital, Abuja, Comptroller Dr Namang Namdang, with a colourful retirement ceremony and ceremoni...

August 9, 2026 No Responses

Customs Seeks Senate Backing On Trade Laws, Digital Reforms

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has called for legislative reforms to its legal framework to align Nigeria’s customs and trade laws with evolving global practices and provide stronger statutory backing for its ongoing digital...

August 9, 2026 No Responses

SON Sensitises Supermarket Owners On Standards, Consumer Protection

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), South-East Region, has engaged members of the Enugu State Supermarket Owners Association in an interactive sensitisation programme aimed at strengthening standards compliance, protecti...

August 8, 2026 No Responses

CBN, Experts Chart Africa’s Economic Future

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum (AEMF 2026), hosted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Abuja, opened with high-level discussions on the future of Africa’s economy and strategies for strengthening the continent’s re...