Trade facilitation: Customs unveils digital baggage import declaration
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS has announced the deployment of a Simplified Baggage Import Declaration System at the Seme Area Command. This marks a new phase in its drive for digital innovation, trade facilitation, and improved passenger clearance processes. The initiative is designed to streamline baggage declaration, reduce clearance time, and enhance transparency for legitimate […]
$1trn economy: NACCIMA woos Chinese investors to boost industrialisation
By Yinka Kolawole The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has announced the third edition of its Business and Investment Forum in Guangzhou, China, as part of efforts to attract sustainable foreign direct investment (FDI) and support the Federal Government’s ambition of building a $1 trillion economy by 2030. The forum, […]
New tax law yet to end multiple levies — MAN
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said manufacturers are yet to enjoy relief from multiple taxes and levies despite the enactment of the Nigeria Tax Act 2025. The association disclosed this in its Manufacturers CEO Confidence Index (MCCI) report for the second quarter of 2026, noting that manufacturers continued to grapple with multiple tax collectors […]
Nigeria’s FDI jumps 148% despite Africa’s investment decline
By Yinka Kolawole Nigeria emerged as one of Africa’s strongest foreign investment performers in 2025, recording a 148 per cent increase in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows despite a sharp decline across the continent, according to the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2026. The report showed that global FDI rebounded by six per […]
Nigerians are increasingly borrowing to build houses — CBN
·Other lendings rise, lenders report low default rates By Elizabeth Adegbesan Credit for house purchase by households increased to 9.6 index points in the second quarter of 2026 (Q2’26), indicating that Nigerians are intensively borrowing to purchase personal houses. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, disclosed this yesterday in its Credit Condition Survey Report for Q2’26 […]
SEC launches campaign to recover unclaimed dividends, inherited assets
By Obas Esiedesa The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a nationwide campaign to help investors and beneficiaries recover unclaimed dividends and inherited investments, as part of efforts to strengthen investor protection and reduce dormant assets in Nigeria’s capital market. The initiative which was unveiled in Abuja through the Probate/Unclaimed Monies Awareness and Investor Clinic, […]
