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Month: September 2023

ICT

NIMASA beats ICT related MDAs to win BPSR’s Best in Digital Transformation

The Presidency through the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, BPSR, has declared the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA as the best Federal Government Agency in Digital Transformation. The Director General, BPSR who conveyed the Presidential award to NIMASA…

EIB Africa banking survey shows resilience, stress, survival instinct

The 7th European Investment Bank (EIB) Financing in Africa Survey highlights diverse challenges facing sector Women led businesses shown to be more innovative Climate risks threaten financial institutions across continent. Key findings from 2023 report unveiled in Lusaka The EIB…

Nigeria’s public debt stock rose to N87tn

Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that Nigeria’s total public debt stock as of the end of the second quarter (Q2) of 2023 stood at N87.4 trillion, doubling the size of the debt in Q2…

Global SDG funding deficits and 2030 targets

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore   “With only a fraction of the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) on track at the halfway point of the 2030 Agenda, it is urgent to ensure that everyone, everywhere can build their own digital futures,” according to International…

Arewa Forum keys into new Custom’s renewal plan under Adeniyi

The Chairman of Arewa Economic Forum (AEF), Ibrahim Shehu Dandakata, has said the Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, has solid support for the Forum, considering his notable commitment to enhance border security and trade facilitation in the…

GOCOP set for luncheon with media managers, advertisers, others Oct. 4

As part of the build up to the 7th annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), the group is gearing up to host media managers in both private and public sectors to a business luncheon on Wednesday,…

Just in: NLC, TUC to ground economy with indefinite strike from Oct 3

What can be described as the unreliability and unreadiness of the current administration to drive the inherited ailing economy and even society have started emerging as both leading labour unions in Nigeria have literally lost reasonable level of confidence in…

AIM Export Processing Terminal to drive Blue Economy—Bello-Koko

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has given approval to Advanced International Merchants (AIM) Limited otherwise known as AIM Logistics Limited as an Export Processing Terminal. The NPA Managing Director, Mohammed Bello Koko, confirmed this in an approval letter, highlighting that…

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Glo Prime unveiled with new voice, data plans for businesses

Nigerian top flight businesses and individuals who operate locally but with global focus now have the opportunity to achieve their target with Glo Prime, a new regime of voice and data plans from telecommunications giant, Globacom. The company noted in…

Ochefu, Bala-Usman, Chukwu line up for GOCOP 2023 Summit in Abuja

A line up of seasoned professionals are now ready to speak as panelists at the 2023 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) holding on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Abuja Continental Hotel (Old Sheraton Hotel) Abuja….