Nigeria Business Archives — Page 2 of 3

July 22, 2021 No Responses

Enhancing FG’s Revenue Through NCC

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Despite various economic challenges, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has sustained positive revenue generation profile. Although NCC is not primarily a revenue-generating agency of the Federal Government, its efforts in boosting revenue through yearly remittances, espe...

July 7, 2021 No Responses

NEPZA Receives C of O For Textiles, Garments Park

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has received the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) for the site of Textiles and Garment Park in Funtua, Katsina State. Managing Director of NEPZA, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, received the C of ...

April 9, 2021 No Responses

AIB Implores Staff On Hardwork, Professionalism

The Commissioner/ Chief Executive Officer of the Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N), Engr. Akin Olateru has solicited for the maximum cooperation, diligence, conscientiousness and professionalism of members of staff of the Bureau,as these are essent...

March 10, 2021 No Responses

Shippers‘ Council Presents Dala Inland Dry Port Full Business Report

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), on Tuesday, in Abuja, unveiled Dala Inland Dry Port reviewed full business report. Speaking at the ceremony, Executive Secretary, NSC, Hassan Bello explained that the proposed Dry Port will boost trade acr...

February 7, 2021 No Responses

NDLEA Confiscates N1.4b Cannabis In Edo

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command, has discovered a suspected cannabis warehouses in Ukpuje forest in Owan West Local Government Area of theState. The State Commander of the agency, Mr Buba Wakawa, alleged on Sat...

January 15, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Inaugurates Committee On Export Expansion Facility

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, on Thursday inaugurated a steering committee for the implementation of the Export Expansion Facility (EEF) to boost non-oil exports. Adebayo at the virtual inauguration of the committee wa...

December 24, 2020 No Responses

Adebayo: AfCFTA Offers New Opportunities For Nigeria’s Industrial Growth

The Federal Government has urged Nigerians, particularly industrialists, to take advantage of inherent opportunities to promote Made-in-Nigeria goods as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) takes off on Jan. 1, 2021. Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, t...

December 19, 2020 No Responses

FIRS Tasks States Revenue Boards On Technology

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has urged states board of internal revenue service to leverage the use of technology to boost tax collection across the country. The Executive Chairman of FIRS, Mr Muhammad Nami, gave the advice at the...

December 15, 2020 No Responses

Manufacturers Decry High Costs Of Raw Materials

Small and Medium Scale Manufacturers in Edo have decried the persistent hike in the prices of raw materials used in the production of some finished goods in the state. Some of the manufacturers, who spoke with the News Agency of...

November 26, 2020 No Responses

Panel Submits Report As Stakeholders Push For Reopening Of Land Borders

More stakeholders on Wednesday called for the reopening of Land Borders closed since August 20, 2020. Meanwhile, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Zainab Ahmed has explained that a panel has submitted its report. In a...

November 13, 2020 No Responses

Nestle, Airtel Africa, Presco, Others Sustain N1.08trillion Growth On NSE

The bulls continued to dominate activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) with the All-Share Index rising above the set five per cent threshold to trigger circuit breaker. Speficially, the All-Share Index rose by 2,074.10 points or 6.23 per cent...

September 21, 2020 No Responses

Economic Recovery: Heritage Bank Boss Seeks More Impactful Role In Banking

In the quest to aid speedy economic recovery and impactful service delivery to stakeholders caused by macro-economic headwinds and Covid-19, banking sector’s players have been charged to maximize the opportunities by re-strategizing its roles that will addre...

September 9, 2020 No Responses

Union Bank Appoints Emeka Ogbechie Non-Executive Director

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has informed the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), shareholders and the investing public of the appointment of Mr Emeka Ogbechie as a Non-Executive Director of the bank, replacing Mr Dick Kramer, who retired in September 2019,...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

NAFDAC Offers 80 Per Cent Discount To Jigawa Entrepreneurs

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Jigawa state has announced 80 per cent discount for registration of new Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state. The agency’s Coordinator in the state, Mr...