Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has assured the business community of Federal Government’s unrelenting efforts to restore the country to a path of economic growth. He said on Friday in Lagos that the target was to make the growth rate higher than population growth rate. Osinbajo gave the assurance at the 2021 Presidential Policy Dialogue organised by…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju The Deputy President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Knut Ulvmoen, has called for a better business relationship between Nigeria and Russia in agriculture Oil & Gas and Security equipment He said this at a forum organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Nigerians in…
Last year, fintech API infrastructure players came into the African tech scene, ushering in Plaid-like services to businesses and developers. And the attention on these companies, particularly from venture capitalists, spiralled into this year, with each significant player raising large seed to Series A rounds. OnePipe, a fintech API company with a different play from…
To address housing deficits in Lagos, an estate company, Everything Real Estate Limited and key players in the real estate sector will hold a three-day Real Estate Expo in Lagos from Thursday November 25 to 27. The three-day event, scheduled to hold at the prestigious Elegushi Private Beach Resort at Lekki in Eti-Osa Local Government…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday it had agreed with Pakistan on measures needed to revive a stalled $6bn funding programme for the South Asian country, which faces growing economic challenges. “The Pakistani authorities and IMF staff have reached a staff-level agreement on policies and reforms needed to complete the sixth review,” the IMF said in a statement….
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Foremost Nigerian logistics company, Red Star Express Plc has successfully renewed its Standards Organisation of Nigeria ISO 9001:2015 certification. The company’s Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director, Dr. Sola Obabori, made this disclosure at the recent interview at the company’s corporate headquarters. According to him, the audit exercise measured…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission says under the National Mass Metering Programme electricity consumers are not required to pay directly for the meters issued to them. This is contained in a statement NERC issued in Abuja on Monday. “We wish to reiterate that the NMMP designed to provide all consumers of electricity with meters is…
The World Bank says the increase in food prices could push additional six million Nigerians into poverty — calling on the government’s attention for short-term policies to support welfare. The Washington-based institution stated this in its latest report titled ‘COVID-19 in Nigeria: Frontline Data and Pathways for Policy’. In June, the World Bank said an…
Traders at Oyingbo market, downtown Lagos, have raised their voices against the prolonged closure of the market by Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, leader of markets association in Lagos. The traders allege that the lockdown of the market, which has gone on for 13 days, is due to their failure to pay a N5 million fine demanded by…
