Business

In order to reach more consumers, Kimberly-Clark Nigeria, manufacturer of well-known brands, Huggies® and Kotex® has signed on Multipro Consumer Products Limited (MCPL) as their exclusive national distributor. MCPL is the biggest sales and distribution company in West Africa and Kimberly-Clark is hoping to leverage on the partnership as part…

The management team of BrandEscort has announced BUA Group as its #9jaSuperBrandOfTheMonth for September. BUA Group was nominated for donating  an additional sum of N350million to CACOVID (the Central Bank of Nigeria-led private-sector coalition on Covid-19) in September, bringing to N1.35billion its total donation to CACOVID, in a bid to…

The Federal Government has announced the opening of a N75billion survival fund for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), Nigerians. To access it, interested Nigerians are to register online via www.survivalfund.ng minister of state for industry, trade and investment, Mariam Katagum has said. She said the programme is aimed at…

48 bet offices have been shut by the Kaduna Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) in the last seven days, in an ongoing operation to close all unregistered gaming offices in the state. Of the offices, 40 were bet9ja, five King Bet, two Access Bet offices and one office of Derby Lotto.…

The Federal Government on Friday apologised for asking all account holders in the country’s financial institutions to register their details again. The government had on Thursday asked all account holders in banks, including insurance companies, to fill and submit a Self-Confirmation form, despite the possession of the Bank Verification Number…

South Africa’s – and Africa’s – efforts to move towards a circular economy could be boosted by improved collaboration and partnerships between public sector, private sector and communities; and by decentralising programmes and infrastructure to enable broader participation and progress. This is according to experts participating in a panel discussion…

Worried by the negative effect of alcoholic consumption on Nigerians, the National Agency for Food Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has put in place plan to phase out the sale and consumption of alcohol from sachets, small volume glass and PET bottles. Citing WHO report that, alcohol consumption contributes to 3…

Professional services firm, PwC Nigeria has again hosted its annual Capability Enhancement Workshop for journalists. The half-day workshop which held virtually in line with COVID-19 protocols around large gatherings, had participants from traditional broadcast, print and new media platforms. It featured insightful presentations on various topics by subject matter specialists…

Positive reactions have continued to trail Enugu Electricity Distribution PLC (EEDC) over the recent improvement in electricity supply to its customers. The recent reactions are coming from customers of the eastern electricity distribution. The customers cut across artisans, traders, housewives, industrialists in Enugu, Nsukka, Awka, Onitsha, Aba who were all…