Business

Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has examined some implications of the President Muhammadu Buhari re-election to businesses. This is even as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a Certificate of Return to the president confirming his re-election for another four years. In his address to the press in…

CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA), Africa’s first project financing facility for mini-grids, has announced its launch, with funding commitments from The Rockefeller Foundation and Ceniarth. CrossBoundary Energy Access will initially invest $16 million into mini-grids serving 170,000 people, providing first-time power to homes and businesses. The focus is on markets with…

Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), has expressed regret at the recent suspension of operations of Greif Nigeria Plc and a host of other manufacturing companies in the country. Speaking in Lagos, the Director General of NECA, Mr. Timothy Olawale stated that “it is disheartening to receive the news of the…

Bales of illegal police uniforms, tear gas canisters and other paraphernalia of the Nigeria Police were on Wednesday intercepted by the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). This is coming as the nation prepares for the general elections in few days. The Customs Area…

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Bill, according to The Citizen. “The bill is meant to promote economic efficiency, maintain competitiveness in the Nigerian market and protect the welfare of consumers,” a statement on Wednesday by the Presidential Liaison Officer, Senator Ita Enang,…

More than 8,000 Nigerians have been trained on automobile skill. The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) who organised the training said the idea is to ensure that the country has skilled labour to support its automotive transformation. Mr Jelani Aliyu, the Director-General, NADDC, disclosed this in Keffi, Nasarawa…

Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), has commenced the electronic tagging of electricity poles across its network. This, according to the company, is aimed at optimizing operations through adequate maintenance of installations and reduction of downtime, The exercise known as E-Pole Tagging Project entails labeling of all 11KV and…

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has assured players in the creative sector of the economy of the ease of doing business in Nigeria. Director-General of NCC, Mr. John Asein, gave the assurance in Abuja on Thursday. According to Thisday, Asein said the Commission is being repositioned to align the performance…

From Wednesday, YouTube multichannel video service, which includes linear broadcast and cable channels, as well as on-demand content, is nearly doubling the number of markets where it’s available. While YouTube TV had been available in the country’s 100 largest TV markets, it will be available this week in 95 additional…

Enugu Electricity Distribution Plc (EEDC) has called for more support and partnership from its customers in 2019. The call was contained in a release issued by its Head of Communications, Emeka Ezeh during the week. Ezeh expressed appreciation to customers for their support, understanding and overall partnership with the company…