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At first 100 days, Emechebe reechoes Sanwo-Olu’s promises to ASPMDA

The President of the largest auto trading centre in sub-Saharan Africa, Auto Spare Parts and Machinery Dealers Association (ASPMDA), Hon. Ngozi Emechebe, Wednesday April 26, 2023, marked his 100 days in office at the Lagos International Trade Fair complex. Addressing…

(Special Report) A look at Emechebe’s first 100 days in Office as ASPMDA President

Today, April 26, 2023 marks it the first 100 days in office of Hon. Ngozi Emechebe as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the largest auto business centre in sub-Saharan Africa, the Auto Spare Parts and Machinery Dealers’ Association…

(Special Report) Lagos Trade Fair traders cry out for opening of completed new gate

On Sunday, March 15, 2021, thousands of Lagosians in Western region of the state were waked by an earth-shattering explosion around 9 am. The explosion’s ground zero was Abule-Ado, a community that sits beside the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex,…

Okpala-Okaka opens up on ASPMDA Extension allocation process

…Gives up date on ASPMDA digitization Ahead of Wednesday, April 26, 2023 celebration of the first 100 days in office of the administration, the general Secretary of the largest auto market in sub-Saharan Africa, Auto Spare Parts and Machinery Dealers…

Sanwo-Olu beats GRV on Akere market fire, begins rebuilding, donates N100m

In what will go down in the history of burnt market reconstruction, the rebuilding of burnt Akere Auto Spare parts market in Ajegunle will be the fastest in response time by any government in Lagos State. This is coming on…

Profit-takers rattle Nigerian Equities as downward trend remains

The Nigerian equities market continued its downward trend as profit-taking activities in GEREGU (-6.5%) and ZENITHBANK (-4.6%) caused a 0.5% decline in the All-Share Index to 55,490.20 points. Accordingly, the Month-to-Date loss increased to -0.6%, while the Year-to-Date gain moderated…

Just in: Akere Market Fire: GRV visits, donates N15m, assures rebuilding if elected

The Labour Party gubernatorial candidate for Lagos State, Architect Gbgadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV), ahead of the March 11 poll, today toured the Akere Market in Tolu area of Ajegunle to commiserate with largely Igbo traders who lost their wares to the…

Emechebe begins dredging of Trade Fair Canal to save ASPMDA, others

Following the embarrassing over-flooding experiences at the Auto Spare Parts and Machinery Dealers Association (ASPMDA), Lagos International Trade Fair complex, the administration of Hon. Ngozi Emechebe has taken it upon itself to embark on a strategic canal dredging project. Business…

ASPMDA: Court stops Umeji, insists on determination of Suit with Igboanuzue

At the resumed hearing of the suit between the current administration in Auto Spare Parts and Machinery Administration (ASPMDA) and ousted government led by Bro. James Umeji on Thursday, 23rd February, 2023 in Lagos, Business Hilights gathered that the Presiding…

Just in: Lagos Int’l Complex to remain closed till Tuesday—TSFA

The leading umbrella body controlling all the over 17 stakeholding business associations at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, Badagry Expressway, the Trade Fair Stakeholders Association (TFSA), has maintained that due to the hassles many people experienced on Saturday’s presidential…