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Sanwo Olu To Woo British Investors At UK ‘s Forum
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will on Monday January 18, 2021 lead members of the Lagos State Executive Council to make a strong pitch to British businesses and policy makers in a new push to attract Foreign Direct…
Naira slumps further against US Dollar at ₦473/$1
Nigerian naira has crashed against the dollar at the exchange rate market on Tuesday.
Punch reported that the naira exchanged 473/$ at the parallel market.
It had earlier gained in recent times after it closed the…
AfCFTA : Kano Manufacturers Want FG To Reposition SON’s Operations At Entry Points
The Kano branch of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called for the proper positioning of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) at the nation’s entry points in line with the implementation of the African Continental…
Dangote Group Takes Advantage Of AfCFTA, Establishes New Trade Routes
As part of measures to explore benefits of the borderless deal within the sub region, Dangote Industries Ltd, has announced its cement and fertilizer investments expansion plans aimed at opening new trade routes for Nigeria under the…
LASG Shutdown Gaskiya Level Crossing For Railway Modernization Project
The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has announced plans to temporarily close Gaskiya Level Crossing for Track Laying on the level crossing towards the Apapa end of the railway line in continuation of the Lagos-Ibadan section of the…
C’River Tops World Bank SFTAS Programme
The Cross River State has emerged top on the ranking of states having achieved 100% in the 2020 Additional Finance Annual Performance Assessment (APA) carried out in November 2020.
This achievement was earned after a detailed…
Stanbic IBTC Sets Up Vocational Centre For Young Inmates
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has donated a vocational centre to one of its host communities.
The Finance Department of the organisation recently built a fully equipped vocational centre at the Borstal Training Institute (BTI),…
AFTER MEETING WITH NNPC GMD: Rivers Reopens Shell’s Kidney Island Asset
THE Rivers state government has reopened Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) operational base, Kidney Island, after it was taken over on December 23, 2020.
This was disclosed in a statement…
Agro-allied Airport Underway In Ogun, says Gov. Abiodun, Commissions Obasanjo’s Aquaculture Project
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed plans by his administration to have an agro-allied based airport to aid the development of the state as a destination of choice for agriculture in Nigeria.
Abiodun,…
GDP: Nigeria 1st In Africa, 26th In The World —- IMF
Nigeria stands as the number one country in Africa in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2020 World Economic Outlook’s ratings of countries.
Using countries’ GDPs, IMF ranked Nigeria among the first 26 countries in the world…