PRESIDENT/Chief Executive Offcer, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has called on the elimination of trade barriers among West African nations, to promote economic growth in the region.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, has stated that, henceforth importers of fake and unwholesome products will be responsible for the cost incurred for destruction of sub-standard products that imported into the country.

Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the CBN governor, has advocated that the new Managing Director of the IMF should consider the needs of emerging economies. Sanusi made this known while addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja.

Demand for debt from Nigeria, which has outperformed an average of emerging-market notes, will rise as political stability improves following April’s elections

The Director, Financial and Risk Management Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Mrs. Kodeidja Diallo, has said that African countries can foster deeper local capital markets and attract foreign direct investments (FDI) if they can open up to international credit rating agencies.

Prof Yusufu Abubakar, the Executive Secretary, the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ACRN), has called for adequate funding of agricultural research institutes to enhance their productivity.