All is now set for the various activities to mark this year’s Ecobank Day across 33 African countries where it operates. The Ecobank Day is a flagship annual event, when staff of the pan African bank show commitment and give back to local communities where the bank has operations. This year’s event, scheduled for […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued guidelines for the implementation of its Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES), which, according to the apex bank was developed “in partnership with Nigerian polytechnics and universities to harness the potential of graduate entrepreneurs (gradpreneurs) in Nigeria.” In the guidelines, posted on its website yesterday, the CBN said […]
Three months after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) lowered its hammer on Bureau de Change operators over alleged infractions, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has restated its support for the apex bank’s decision. Taiwo Hassan reports In the beginning, a sizable number of the country’s population were excluded from the array of financial […]
Several years of campaigns have resulted in a marginal increase in the number of registrations for Nigeria’s top-level domain name. Aside from other factors, many have cited the high cost of registering the .ng as reason for their preference for foreign domain names. However, the managers of the domain name are wooing more Nigerians by […]
With the Bureaux De Change (BDCs) operators pressurising the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reconsider its decision in order to stage a comeback to the forex market, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has expressed its satisfaction with the BDCs remaining banned by CBN. TAIWO HASSAN reports It has been lot of challenges facing […]
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria Export Promotion Group (MANEG) has disclosed that COVID-19, domestic policies of government, non-oil export incentives and exchange rate policy are currently affecting the prosperity of manufactured products’ export sector in the country. Also, the association added that many of its members in the export sector were yet to recover from […]
The Board and Management of Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc has reaffirmed the commitment of the company to continue to partner with the Lagos State government in achieving a green landscape in the Iganmu area of the state. This was disclosed by the new Managing Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr. Hans Essaadi, during a courtesy visit […]
Opeke rues power challenge Data centre operators in Nigeria and their counterparts in Africa are to rake in not less than $3 billion as revenue by 2025. This is according to the latest research by Oxford Business Group (OBG), a global research and advisory company. According to the report, the projection is based on the […]
Stakeholder firms in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have thrown their weights behind the capacity training being organised by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for ICT journalists. The firms include Hill+Knowlton Strategies, a communications firm; Global Accelerex, a financial technology company, and Zinox Group. The training for journalists under the aegis of […]
Automobile firm, Stallion Group, owners of Bajaj brand of motorcycles and tricycles, has identified last mile transportation as the key to the growth of developing economies, including Nigeria. The Managing Director, Stallion Auto Keke Limited and VON Automobiles of Nigeria Limited, Manish Rohtagi,disclosed this while fielding questions about the company’s activities in the Nigerian automotive […]