W’African businesses shun 33rd Lagos International Trade Fair
Checks within the three days of the ongoing 33rd Lagos International Trade Fair, holding at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos have shown scanty presence of West African exhibitors. The development, which is contrary to previous experiences, cannot be unconnected…
2019 Lagos Int’l Trade fair begins today at TBS amidst closed border
The 2019 Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF), yearly put together by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), will kick off today at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos Island, Lagos. The exhibition is been arranged and organised every year…
New tax on Soft-drinks, closed border may force firms to close shops
Strong indications emerged Tuesday that majority of Nigerian manufacturers of bottled soft drinks, who had been suffering poor sales following the closure of Nigerian land borders may be in for another policy crisis as Federal Government plans fresh tax on…
UBA, LCCI creating value for SMEs At 2019 Lagos Int’l Trade Fair
Good times await small medium enterprises (SMEs) at the upcoming2019 Lagos International Trade Fair as United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) have partnered to deliver far reaching benefits that will help…
UBA partners LCCI on 2019 Lagos International Trade Fair, dangles 20% discount
Leading Pan African financial services institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), have partnered to organize the 2019 Lagos International Trade Fair. The Fair, which holds between November 1st and 10th,…
LCCI hails CBN over banks’ minimum Loan Deposit Ratio of 60 per cent
More reactions have continued to trail the recent reform directive issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to money deposit banks that with effect from September 30, every money deposit bank must maintain a minimum Loan Deposit Ratio of…
Nigeria’s tax structure squeezing investors,’ silent on consumers—LCCI decries
The leadership of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has again, called for a total restructuring of the nation’s tax system to give breathing space for manufacturers and production entities. In an agenda setting document for the Federal…
Forex rate multiplicity inimical to sustainable economic diversification—LCCI
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has joined the league of business groups calling for end to the current multiplicity of rates for foreign exchange in Nigeria, saying, “The current multiplicity of rates is inimical to sustainable economic diversification.”…
1st term: LCCI scores PMB low in policy drives, debt service percentage to revenue
Ahead of May 29 inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term in office, several industry stakeholders have continued to present their views on his performance in the ending first tenure. Firing its shot recently, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and…
NADDC boss defers with LCCI DG on national auto policy
At a time the Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr Jelani Aliyu is calling on the Federal Government to make a legislation that would turn the prevailing auto policy into law, the Director General, Lagos…
