News Nigeria Lagos: Lagos Advances To Phase 2 Of International Financial Centre Project, Stakeholders Gather In UK
Lagos advances international financial centre project, stakeholders gather in UK as part of plans to position Nigeria as major finance hub.
News Nigeria Lagos: Jamaica Consulate in Lagos, Nigeria now open
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Jamaica has opened a consulate in Lagos, Nigeria. In a post shared to X, the ministry said, led by Aima Lijadu, the consulate is expected to expand Jamaica’s footprint in Nigeria’s commercial, financial, innovation and technology hub, while strengthening links with the Jamaican diaspora based in Lagos. The consulate will be supported by the Jamaican high commission located in...
News Nigeria Lagos: Lagos accounts for 69% of managed office supply in Nigeria – Report
Lagos dominates Nigeria’s managed office market, accounting for 69% of the total supply. This is according to the Nigeria Managed ...
News Nigeria Lagos: Nigeria: Ukatu, Billionaire Drug Baron, Imported N22bn Worth of Tramadol in One Month - NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has alleged that a billionaire drug baron, Chief Afam Ukatu, imported into Nigeria two containers containing 1,284 cartons of tramadol, with the market value of over N22 billion, in October 2019. NDLEA said in a statement yesterday that its on-going investigation of Ukatu had uncovered the importation of the banned drug.
News Nigeria Lagos: Population surge threatening Lagos Island’s economic growth – LCCI
Edidiong Ikpoto Published 29 April 2022THE Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said that unintended consequences of rapid population growth, urbanisation, relentless demands for infrastructure, increasing demand for quality education services and healthcare pose risk to the economic potential of the heart of Africa’s centre of commerce – Lagos Island.The LCCI President, Asiwaju Michael Olawale-Cole, stated this on Wednesday during his...
News Nigeria Lagos: Financial literacy critical to inclusive growth in Nigeria – experts
Experts in the financial sector have said financial literacy serves as a major strategic tool that financial institutions can leverage to drive inclusive ...
News Nigeria Lagos: EXCLUSIVE Nigeria buys emergency Canadian potash to replace lost Russian supply
Nigeria had to buy emergency supplies of Canadian potash in April after the country was unable to import the key fertilizer from Russia due to the impact of Western sanctions, the head of Nigeria's sovereign investment authority NSIA said.
News Nigeria Lagos: Nigeria’s BFREE secures $1.7m pre-Series A funding round
Lagos-based credit management startup, BFREE, has announced securing a US$1.7 million pre-Series A funding round. The raiser comes as the fintech startup looks to strengthen its management team while ...
News Nigeria Lagos: Nigeria Remains in Darkness Despite Nerc's Approval for Over 2,000mw Power Projects in One Year
Despite the approval of licences, renewal of new ones and granting of permits covering about 43 power generation projects, amounting to over 2,000MW, in the last one year, not much improvements have ...
News Nigeria Lagos: Corruption, greed behind building collapse in Nigeria —Akintunde
Armstrong ‘Tope Akintunde, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Aerofield Homes Limited Lagos, in this interview with BAYO ALADE, speaks on ...