OPS seeks President’s help to stop beverage levy bill
By Yinka Kolawole The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN), has called for President Bola Tinubu’s intervention to halt the passage of the proposed Customs, Excise and Tariff Amendment (CETA) Bill currently before the National Assembly which seeks to introduce a percentage levy per litre of the retail price on non-alcoholic beverages. The members of OPSN […]
NIMASA advocates Charter status for Nigeria Institute of Shipping
THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has called for the quick passage of the bill seeking to make the Nigerian Institute of Shipping, NIS, a chartered institute.
Apapa Gridlock: FG moves cargo delivery from Lagos ports to Ogun State
THE Federal Government has concluded plans to make importers take delivery of their cargoes cleared from Lagos ports at Papalanto in Ogun State via rail lines.
Advert expenditure dipped N7bn in 2016
THE total advertising expenditure across all media channels in Nigeria declined 7.15 percent to N90.9 billion in 2016, from N97.9 billion in 2015, a loss of N7.0 billion, according to Mediafacts, a just released report.
BoI, Gates Foundation, CGAP partner to boost entrepreneurship
BANK of Industry, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), are collaborating to boost entrepreneurship, deepen financial inclusion and fast-track poverty eradication in the country.
Facebook constitutes Africa’s first SME Council in Nigeria
IN its continuing bid to help boost small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa, Facebook, last week, launched the Nigerian SME Council, first of its kind in the continent.
