The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, said his company returned to invest in Ogun due to Gov. Dapo Abiodun’s investor-friendly policies. Dangote made this known on Monday during a courtesy visit to the governor at his office in Abeokuta. He noted that the state had become one of Nigeria’s most attractive investment destinations…
Nigeria and Cuba on Monday took a bold step to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties, with a renewed focus on healthcare, education and trade. Vice-President Kashim Shettima, described Cuba as “a sacred land where every progressive will identify with,” when he received Mr Bruno Parrilla, the Cuban Foreign Minister, and Miriam Palmero, Cuban Ambassador to…
The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, has inaugurated 97 participants as members of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 47. Vice President Kashim Shettima inaugurated the participants on Monday in Jos. The vice President, represented by the Mrs Josephine Piyo, the Deputy Governor of Plateau, congratulated the participants for their nominated as…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says its contract with Dangote Refinery for the sale of crude oil in Naira was structured as a six-month agreement. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd., Olufemi Soneye, on Monday in a statement said this was subject to availability, and expires at ending of March 2025….
An entrepreneur, Mr Nerus Ekezie, has urged the Federal Government to accelerate and enact the tax reform bill to spur economic growth. Ekezie, former Director of the National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME), made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday. He stressed that…
The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) has clarified that the Federal Government has not discarded Remitta as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approved payment gateway. Bawa Mokwa, Director, Press and Public Relations, OAGF, gave the clarification in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Mokwa explained that Remitta would rather be…
Arab leaders are meeting in Cairo on Tuesday with Egypt to present a plan for Gaza that would sideline Hamas and create interim bodies run by Arab, Muslim and Western states. This would be in contrast to U.S. President Donald Trump’s idea of a “Middle East Riviera.’’ Who will run Gaza is the big unanswered…
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has launched a national economic dialogue to navigate the country’s economic growth path. Addressing participants in Accra, Ghana’s capital, Mahama stressed the importance of the meeting that would seek solutions to Ghana’s recurring economic challenges. He said that formulated strategies to put the country back on a sustainable growth path…
The Tinubu Stakeholders Forum (TSF) says the Q4 2024 Confidence Index recently released by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), which rose to 50.7 points, reflected a moderate improvement in the confidence of CEOs in the manufacturing sector. Mr Ahmad Sajoh, Chairman of TSF, said in a statement on Wednesday that this signified the resilience…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mele Kyari says President Bola Tinubu’s reforms in the oil and gas sector have created a stable fiscal environment with long-term profitability. He stated this at the 2025 Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES), on Tuesday in Abuja. Kyari said that many Final Investment Decisions (FIDs) announced in…
