We attended the just concluded British Chamber of Commerce International trade summit and found the Business Brexit Checklist important and want to share with you. It has key questions that business should consider to help them evaluate their existing structures and operations in the light of Brexit. Find the checklist using the link below. Source:…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the United Kingdom’s CDC Group Plc at the weekend in Casablanca, Morocco, signed a $100-million master risk participation agreement to support Afreximbank’s Trade Facilitation Programme. Under the terms of the risk participation arrangement, CDC will provide unfunded risk participation to Afreximbank as the Bank provides trade finance products that…
President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, in Abuja, pledged the commitment of his administration to revive the ‘good old days’when the cotton and textile industry employed hundreds of thousands of Nigerians. Receiving the CEO of Vlisco Group, David Suddens, at the Presidential Villa, President Buhari welcomed the proposed investment of $200 million by the company in Nigeria, which…
The Federal Government has restated its commitment towards ensuring that the Onitsha Inland Waterways and others across the country are viable and functional.The Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Sen. Adeleke Mamora, gave the assurance on Monday during a facility tour of the Onitsha Inland Port. Mamora, who described the NIWA Onitsha as “an…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said that over 850,000 farmers have benefitted from its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. Emefiele, who was represented by the Deputy Director, Development Finance Department, CBN, Mr Osita Nwanisobi, said this during a financial inclusion conference as part of events to mark EFInA’S 10th anniversary in…
The governments of the United States of America and France are interested in Nigeria Air, the Federal Government announced on Thursday. It also dismissed claims that the process for the establishment of the national carrier was suspended due to the lack of investors. Speaking at the 5th Aviation Stakeholders’ Forum in Abuja, the Minister of State for…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service on Friday said it generated N4.3 trillion as tax revenue between January and October this year. FIRS Executive Chairman, Babatunde Fowler, disclosed this during the “Federal Inland Revenue Service Special Day” at the ongoing Lagos International Trade Fair held at Tafawa Balewa Square. Represented by Mrs Angel Fadahunsi, FIRS South West Head,…
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udoma, has said the Federal Government has reactivated the Export Expansion Grant with the sum of N13.28bn to stimulate the exports of locally produced goods. He said the amount was captured in the 2018 budget being implemented by the Federal Government.
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The Federal Government has said the new terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, will be completed and put to use by the first quarter of 2019. The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, who stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, said the terminal would be delivered before the general elections in…
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja said Nigeria’s democracy is steadily improving with deeper understanding of the culture and tenets among the people, and strengthening of the institutions that guarantee free and fair elections.The President stated this when he received the Governor General of Canada, Rt. Hon. Julie Payette, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The…