Category Business

Customs approve promotion of 4,291 officers

Bashir Adeniyi

The Nigeria Customs Service Board has approved the promotion of 4,291 senior officers. This is even as the service confirmed the appointment of one Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs and seven Assistant Comptroller-Generals. The National Public Relations Officer of the service,…

USAID, partners empower 10,000 businesses with digital tools

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Alerzo, Nigeria’s technology service provider, in collaboration with Mastercard and the USAID-funded e-Trade Alliance, has completed a nine-month digital transformation programme, empowering over 10,000 micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises across South-West Nigeria. The information was disclosed on Friday in a…

PenOp to introduce new pension service providers

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The Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria has said it will introduce four pension service solution providers starting April 1, 2025, to standardise pension remittance in the sector. The Chief Executive Officer of PenOp, Oguche Agudah, made the disclosure during…

Minister partners NACCIMA to address business challenges

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The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has committed to a partnership with the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture to tackle challenges facing Nigerian businesses. Oduwole committed to working with NACCIMA on…

Firm donates borehole to Ibadan community 

Yemetu community residents fetching water from the borehole donated by FoodCo.

FoodCo Nigeria has donated a borehole to the Yemetu community of Ibadan, Oyo State, capital. According to a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Saturday, the company described the initiative as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility campaign, aimed…

Dangote Refinery partners MRS to sell petrol at N935

President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has commended President Bola Tinubu for the positive impact of the naira for crude swap deal on the Nigerian economy, which has led to a reduction in prices of petroleum products in the…

NBC trains 7,000 youths in FCT, three states

 The Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd., a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, has trained over 7,000 youths in Borno, Osun, Oyo, and the Federal Capital Territory as part of its  #YouthEmpowered initiative for 2024. In a statement, NBC said it…