Nigeria @ 65: Manufacturers highlight major pain points

By Yinka Kolawole At the backdrop of Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary celebrations, manufacturers in the country have lamented their dwindling fortunes occasioned by high interest rates, energy costs, regulatory uncertainties and infrastructure deficits, among other binding constraints. Available statistics indicate a declining trend in the manufacturing sector’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). For […]
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Prostate: Nigerian hospital makes history, performs 1st Urolift surgery in Nigeria

Nigeria may soon become a medical tourism destination of choice for prostate treatment, following a historic medical breakthrough at The Prostate Clinic, TPC, in Lagos, where a team led by Professor Kingsley Ekwueme, Consultant Urological, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgeon, successfully performed the first UroLift surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Non-oil exports: Local investors lose out of N4.8trn boom 

By John Alechenu, ABUJA Amid rapid expansion in Nigeria’s non-oil exports, there are indications that local operators in the sector are losing out to their foreign counterparts, especially those from Asian countries, notably, Indians, Chinese, Lebanese and Vietnamese. Also industry operators have indicated that the expected economic benefits of a diversification from oil-dependent to non-oil export are […]

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