Access Corporation unlocking new opportunities for intra-and-inter Africa trade – Herbert Wigwe

Access Holdings Plc; trading as Access Corporation (“the Corporation”) announced today its start of operations, with initial portfolio companies and its future strategy. The Corporation, which builds on Access Bank’s scale and ethical standards, will have portfolio companies with significant complementarities, allowing the ecosystem to walk with customers across their life cycle while delivering value…

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Obaseki receives Atiku in Benin, as presidential aspirant pledges to prioritise education

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, received a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who was on the visit to seek the support of the governor and PDP delegates ahead of the PDP primary election.The governor received the presidential aspirant and former Vice President, along with his…

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Questions Mount over MTN’s Alleged Payment of N618.7bn Taxes to FIRS

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc’s claim that it paid the sum of N618.7 billion in both direct and indirect taxes to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in 2021 has continued to raise dusts in public quarters, THISDAY can report. On April 2, 2022, MTN Nigeria, in a statement issued by the company’s secretary, Uto Ukpanah,…

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President Buhari Honours Onyema, Others with National Merit Award

For providing jobs to thousands of Nigerians and for his humanitarian activities, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday honoured the Chairman and CEO of Air Peace, Barrister Allen Onyema. Onyema who is well-burnished businessman established Air Peace in 2014 and in less than 10 years the airline has the largest fleet in West Africa and has…

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Dukia Gold, Philoro sign agreement to deepen precious metals value chain

…to consolidate strategies for development of artisanal and small scale mining programmes in West Africa Dukia Gold & Precious Metals Refining Co. Ltd Nigeria and Philoro Global Trading AG Switzerland, have signed a Working Together Agreement on the sidelines of the Investing in African Mining Indaba taking place in Capetown, to collaborate in the development…

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Obaseki intensifies ongoing construction of Edo agric hub

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government will sustain investment in the agriculture sector in a renewed effort to attain food sufficiency, drive job creation and improve livelihoods. The governor, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, said his government has intensified ongoing construction of the Edo Agricultural Development Hub, reassuring…

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