• Nigeria

    BREAKING NEWS: 2021 Budget: PMB Sends Finance Bill 2020 To NASS

    BY BODE GBADEBO, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the Finance Bill, 2020 to the National Assembly, seeking ite expeditious passage into law to aid the implementation of the proposed 2021 budget. Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, read the President’s letter at plenary on Tuesday morning. Buhari’s transmission of the Bill ...

  • Nigeria

    COVID-19: FG Rolls Out Grant for Transport Operators

    The Federal Government has inaugurated an intervention grant for micro transport operators under its Survival Fund for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to overcome challenges of COVID-19 pandemic. Amb. Mariam Katagum, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, said in Abuja on Monday at the inauguration of the scheme ...

  • Cina

    Stanbic IBTC Bank Commits To Economic Growth

    BY OLUSHOLA BELLO  | Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc has reiterated its commitment to the nation’s economic development by fostering international trade. This was disclosed at the recent Africa China Agent Proposition (ACAP) webinar, themed ‘Advancing Africa-China Trade Opportunities’. Chief executive, Stanbic IBTC Holdings, Dr Demola Sogunle, said that the organisation ...

  • Nigeria

    FG Tasks ICT Stakeholders On Strategies For Digital Nigeria

    BY CHIMA AKWAJA  | The permanent secretary, federal ministry of communications and digital economy, Mr. Musa Istifanus, has charged stakeholders in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector to formulate new strategies towards realising the vision of a Digital Nigeria. He stated this during the ongoing 8th National Council on ...

  • Nigeria

    Benefits of NASENI Technologies To SMEs

    Advanced manufacturing is considered one of the key strategic approaches to the strengthening of manufacturing in Nigeria. Sadly, it has not been utilised as a competitive weapon in our industries. Over the years, small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) with all its spread, attractive benefits including strong linkages with the ...

  • Nigeria

    Technology Adoption As Tonic For Industrialisation

    By Nkechi Isaac  | Technology has been identified as one of the major sponsors of national development. It is the driver of rapid industrialisation especially providing support for development for countries because it drives major sectors of the national economy. Nigeria is not left out in the drive to grow ...

  • USA Nigeria

    Sports Ministry, ITF Sign MoU To Train 23,310 Nigerian Youth

    BY ACHOR ABIMAJE  | The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for skills acquisition and empowerment of 23,310 Nigerian youth in the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja in 21 trade ...

  • Nigeria

    Nigeria: Govt Should Unlock Investment, Prioritise Spending - Report

    [This Day] The federal government has been advised to unlock investment opportunities in the economy by focusing on labour intensive sectors in order to reducing unemployment.

  • Colombia

    Desempleo cede terreno en Colombia

    Colombia registró en octubre un desempleo urbano de 16.8% contra 10.4% en el mismo mes de 2019, según la estadística oficial, que igualmente muestra una mejora leve en el mercado laboral tras el final del confinamiento por la pandemia.

  • Turchia

    Recovery in Turkish manufacturing sector slows down

    The pace of recovery in Turkey's manufacturing activity eased in November amid a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a closely watched business survey on Dec. 1.