As Nigeria Blue Economy Stakeholders step up engagements through the Niger Delta Blue Economy Investment Forum to change the dynamics of the crude oil dependent region to a new future that is green and sustainable with practical projects, the United Nations Global Compact has drawn an attention to some...
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Global streaming service, Netflix, on Friday said it had invested nine billion naira in the Nigeria film industry from year 2016 to 2022. Ms Shola Sanni, Director of Public Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa, Netflix, made this known at the second Nigeria Digital Content Regulation Conference held in Lagos. The...
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo on Thursday said the purported investments by his predecessor in office, Peter Obi are worth next to nothing. Obi is the presidential candidate of the Labour Party. Before clinching the party’s ticket, he governed Anambra from 2006 to 2014. Speaking during an interview on...
Dangote Industries Ltd., a pan- African conglomerate, has pledged its commitments to partner stakeholders to deepen commercial, industrial and economic activities to strengthen Nigeria’s economy. Mr Anthony Chiejina, the Group Chief Branding and Communication Officer, Dangote Industries Ltd., made this known on Tuesday in Lagos. Chiejina said that part...
President Muhammadu Buhari says the huge investment in, and prioritisation of the mining sector in the government ‘s economic diversification efforts, have started impacting positively on the economy. Buhari said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Nigeria Mining Week. The News Agency of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Nigerians living in the United States for the exemplary roles they are playing in their different areas of endeavour, urging them to continue in that line to earn the respect of their hosts. Speaking Saturday at the Townhall Meeting...
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the United States as Nigeria’s main trading partner and one of ‘‘our most important diplomatic partners.’’ This, he said, underscored the need for concerted efforts to increase the volume of bilateral trade. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement, said Buhari atated...
Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. says resolving the security challenge in the Niger Delta will bring back investments to the oil and gas sector. Kyari said the NNPC was working with security agencies and other stakeholders to address the issue of...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic party (SDP) in Cross River State, Mr Effiom Okokon has given assurance that if elected governor in the 2023 general election he will reduce taxes from companies and put more money on the people. Mr. Okokon, who gave...
It has been a little bit hard after the pandemic and Nigeria hasn’t found its feet yet. It’s even a lot more complicated with the constant rise in dollar and inflation which don’t seem to have any feasible solution yet. But despite all these, the Real Estate sector in...
The Federal Government says major tech giants.including Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube have shown interest in investing and exploring business opportunities in Nigeria’s digital space. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said this on Saturday in Epe, Lagos state at the 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of...
The Federal Government says in spite of Nigeria’s security challenges, the country is not a war zone and is safe for investment. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this on Friday in Lagos at the Platform Capital Forum, organised by UNICORN Group. The News Agency...
By EMEKA CHIKWE, Yenegoa – Bayelsa State Government has called for better collaboration with The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) to enable more investments and to give more value to people of the state. The state’s Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made the call during a business...
Office property investment is not just an investment you can barge into without putting some factors into consideration. Things have been changing rapidly which has created a different dynamic of how things work. Few years back, it was easy to get away with mistakes made from investment. But, in...
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo said his government was equipping the youth, building infrastructure, and diversifying the economy to ensure a prosperous and progressive state that could compete favourably with other sub nationals globally. Obaseki said this when he received a trade delegation from Miami Dade County, Florida, the...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with Nigerians living in Spain on the sidelines of his official visit, pledging that Nigeria will continue to defend the interests of its nationals living abroad. He equally challenged all citizens pursuing legitimate businesses abroad to always invest wisely back home in Nigeria...
CLAIM: A photo-montage with text, reading “I have invested $1.6 billion in Nigerian economy with no result – Bill Gates” is being circulated on WhatsApp, a free messaging and video calling app. This claim has been generating a hot political debate among various WhatsApp groups, with some users attributing...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – Chief Executive Officer, Cowry Assets Management Limited, Mr Johnson Chukwu has said that a strong manufacturing sector will lead to increase in employment levels and reduction in value of imports. Chukwu who stated this while presenting a paper tagged “Impact of Vibrant Manufacturing Sector...
Senior Vice President of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Mr Fola Fagbule, on Tuesday said that Nigeria ranked high as a destination for foreign direct investment. Fagbule who is the Head of Financial Advisory of AFC, spoke during a plenary session in the 2022 Law Week of Lagos Branch...
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria needs an investment size of N348.1 trillion to achieve the targets set out in the National Development Plan (NDP) 2021-2025. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, said the president stated this at the formal launch and public presentation, on Wednesday in Abuja, of the...