The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has committed over N500 million to the Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions across the country to facilitate research and innovations to promote developments in the Nigerian telecommunications industry. Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta who disclosed this at a two-day Regional Roundtable with Academia,…
By UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and International Trade Centre Executive Director Pamela Coke-Hamilton We are in the toughest period the world economy has faced since the creation of the multilateral system more than three-quarters of a century ago. A quadruple shock of COVID, climate change, conflict and cost-of-living has undone years…
The Yobe State Government has earmarked N7.77 billion to complete capital projects in the health and education sectors of the economy. In accessing healthcare services, Governor Mai Mala Buni recently enrolled over 50, 000 vulnerable persons into the Expanded Healthcare Delivery (EFHD) scheme. Earmarking the funds for the various projects, at the weekend (Friday), in…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria, on research and training towards enhancing maritime safety and security in Nigeria. The Director General NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, and his counterpart at the NITT, Dr. Bayero Salih Farah, signed the…
Mr. Olorundare Sunday Thomas, Commissioner for Insurance/CEO, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) will CHAIR the public presentation of Business Journal newspaper on Friday, September 16, 2022 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja (Lagos). The NAICOM letter to Business Journal which was dated July 18, 2022 and signed by Mr. Rasaaq Salami, NAICOM’s Head of Corporate Communications and Market Development read in part:…
Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) has agreed to enter into partnership and collaboration in the area of vocational training and development of manpower. This was made known when the Assistant Secretary General of OACPS, Dr Ibrahim Nobert Richard led a four-man delegation from…
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have agreed to adjust some sections of the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the efficient management of the free trade zones tax system in order to accommodate salient concerns of the stakeholders. Recall that the agencies on June 7…
The management of Mikano International Limited, promoters of Mikano Generators has denied any link whatsoever with the presidential flagbearer for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Firas Mam Nuk, the Managing Director, in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, said the public statement became necessary following numerous articles and…
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has expressed satisfaction on President Muhammadu Buhari’s concrete steps to ensure that the administration of the country’s Free Trade Zone aligned more with the global rules and regulations guiding the scheme. Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, Managing Director, NEPZA, stated this on Saturday while responding to the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous…
The Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, pleaded, Wednesday in Marrakech, for the implementation of “structuring and inclusive” development projects in all African countries. These projects are able to strengthen African industrial, energy, food and health sovereignty, explained Mr. Mezzour in a statement to MAP, on the sidelines of the opening of the 14th…
