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UK development agency boosts Nigeria’s cocoa sector with $40.5m cash

TheMorning Star4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

The United Kingdom’s development finance institution, British International Investment (BII), has approved $40.5 million investment to an agribusiness and manufacturing conglomerate, Johnvents Group, to boost cocoa production, enhance global export capabilities, and create economic opportunities for Nigerian farmers. The investment is also targeted at supporting Johnvents Group’s sustainability goal to achieve 100 per cent traceable…

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APM terminals begins cargo schedule for Apapa-Moniya train service

TheMorning Star4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

APM Terminals Nigeria has announced its commitment to a sustained schedule of the Apapa-Moniya Standard Gauge, ensuring the seamless flow of cargo to and from the Apapa port to the Nigerian Railway Corporation Freight Yard at Moniya, Ibadan, Oyo State. Chief Commercial Officer of APM Terminals Nigeria, Caroline Aubert-Adewuyi, spoke in Lagos, during the launch…

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Power

EU supports Nigeria’s clean energy project

TheMorning Star4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

The European Union (EU) is supporting the adoption of clean cooking solutions to facilitate Nigeria’s energy transition to cleaner, affordable, and sustainable energy sources, particularly in rural areas. The EU noted that prioritising clean cooking solutions will help to reduce reliance on fuel, deforestation, improve public health outcomes, and create new economic opportunities, especially in…

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Nigeria hosts 32nd Afreximbank yearly meetings

TheMorning Star4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

Nigeria and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed the Host Country Agreement for the 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM), scheduled for Abuja between June 23 and 28, 2025. The Afreximbank Annual Meetings are among Africa’s most significant economic gatherings, featuring high-level policy discussions, expert presentations, and networking sessions focused on trade, investment, and economic…

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Nigeria, Germany move to improve bilateral trade

TheMorning Star4 months ago4 months ago010 mins

The President of Giessen Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Germany, Dr. Mathias Leder, has revealed that he is the country to help chart ways Nigeria can adopt to improve her export and change the trade imbalance existing between the two countries. Leder, who made an allusion to the trade imbalance between Nigeria and Germany that…

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Afreximbank’s AMCE to conserve over $1.1b Nigeria loses to medical tourism

TheMorning Star4 months ago4 months ago07 mins

President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of both the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Africa Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) Abuja, Prof Benedict Oramah, has said the tertiary-level multi-specialty medical institution will help Nigeria retain the over $1.1 billion lost annually to outbound medical tourism, redirecting those resources towards strengthening her own systems….

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Labour seeks boycott of telecom services over 50% tariff adjustments

TheMorning Star4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said beginning from today, Nigerian workers and other willing citizens should boycott the services of MTN, Airtel, and GLO daily between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM until the end of February 2025. Recall that MTN Nigeria had on Monday started the implementation of the 50per cent tariff adjustment approved by…

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CBN shifts MPC meeting to February 19th, 20th

TheMorning Star4 months ago4 months ago02 mins

By Ogunojuwo Monijesu The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday shifted the 299th meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) earlier scheduled for February 17 and 18, to Wednesday, February 19 and Thursday, February 20, 2025. In a statement, the apex bank said the announcement puts paid to speculations around the date of the meetings…

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MTN chairman seeks infrastructure investment to compete

TheMorning Star4 months ago4 months ago06 mins

By Ogunojuwo MoniJesu Board Chairman of MTN Nigeria Communications PLC, Ernest Ndukwe, has called for increased investment in telecom infrastructure to position Nigeria as a competitive player in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4thIR). He gave the advice at the 22nd Annual Lecture and International Leadership symposium of the Centre for Values in Leadership in Lagos…

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