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January 12, 2022 No Responses

Opinion: Nigeria – A New Year But Same Old Story?

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM — 2022 could be a critical year for Africa’s largest economy as it navigates through Covid-19 and inflation-infested waters. Global economic conditions remain strained by the coronavirus menace while soaring inflation across...

November 14, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA At Trade Fair, Seeks National Policy On Waste Management

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Saturday called for the development of a national policy on waste management. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made the appeal at NIMASA’s special day at the ongoing 202...

August 30, 2021 No Responses

NCC Seeks Stakeholder’s Inputs On Regulatory Policy

The Nigerian Communications Commission in the exercise of its functions under the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 (the Act) has published the following draft regulatory instruments on its website www.ncc.gov.ng for stakeholders’ comments: Re...

July 28, 2021 No Responses

Exploring Public-Private Collaboration For A Robust Digital Infrastructure, Regulations, Investment And Policy

A KEYNOTE SPEECH BY THE EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN/CEO OF THE NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NCC), PROF. UMAR GARBA DANBATTA, FNSE, FAEng, FRAES, FNIEEE, AT A PANEL SESSION DURING THE 2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION ON INFORMATION COMMUNICAT...

February 4, 2021 No Responses

Experts Task CBN On Open Banking Regulation

Partner and Lead, Digital Transformation, KPMG, Mr Boye Ademola, on Wednesday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to initiate a policy on open banking in Nigeria to transform the sector. Ademola made the call during a virtual panel...

February 1, 2021 No Responses

Strategic Role Of Maritime Transport Policy To Nigeria’s Blue Economy, By NPA MD

Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman, has identified the National Maritime Transport Policy as key to unlocking the huge potential and vast opportunities in the nation’s blue economy. Bala-Usman said this in a statement Ibrahi...

January 26, 2021 No Responses

SON Seeks Policy To Repatriate Substandard Goods

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has urged the federal government to consider a policy aimed at returning substandard goods to countries of origin to boost consumers’ confidence and strengthen international trade. Mallam Farouk Salim, SON’s Dire...

December 1, 2020 No Responses

NIS Lauds LADOL’s Indigenisation Policy, Transfer Of Technology

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has commended the management of the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistic Base, LADOL Free Trade Zone for promoting transfer of technology from foreigners to Nigerians. Emmanuel Arogundade, the new comptroller of Immigra...

July 23, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Approves New Policy On Local Production Of Bitumen

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved a new policy on local production of bitumen to further diversify the nation’s economy. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this ...

August 19, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Faults Report On Food Importation Policy

The Presidency has described as untrue the Financial Times report suggesting that Nigeria has placed restrictions on importation of agricultural products into the country. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the article with the headline; ”Muhammadu Bu...

May 25, 2019 No Responses

‘Smuggling, Dumping, Greatest Challenges Hindering Economic Policies’

The CBN governor, Dr Godwin Emefiele, has identified smuggling and dumping of goods as the greatest challenges hindering the success of Nigeria’s economic policies. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Emefiele said this in Ibadan on Friday at...

September 25, 2017 No Responses

More criticisms trail Nigeria’s Auto Policy

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com Criticism has continued to trail implementation of Nigeria’s Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP). Speaking in Lagos at the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) monthly industry forum, a senior...