archiveFebruary 16, 2021

 Africa Business Ventures and Investment Group (ABVIG) has urged Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), to consider trade policies that will boost Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs). ABVIG is a multi-purpose organisation that seeks to promote international trade and facilitate Foreign Direct Investments...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, his appointment is subject to the confirmation of the...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday said that Nigeria’s headline inflation rose to 16.47 per cent in January 2021. Inflation soared at 15.75 per cent in December, its highest level in 32 months, with the 0.86 per cent month-on-month increase marking the 16th consecutive month inflation would increase...