Eko Hot Blog reports that the Fidelity International Trade and Creative Connect (FITCC) organised by Fidelity Bank Plc is set to hold in Houston, Texas, in the United States (US). The second edition of the international expo, which is tagged “FITCC Houston,” will take place from the 24th to 25th of October, 2023, at the … Read more
Tinubu has wooed Cross Rivers voters, saying their state will play a leading role in his administration’s economic uplift. Eko Hot Blog reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says Cross River State will be crucial to his administration’s industrialisation policy for Nigeria if he is elected president in … Read more
Lagos State Government has assured the Chartered Institute of Export and Commodity Brokers of Nigeria (CIECOBON) of its support to promote the export of locally made goods. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Dr. (Mrs.) Lola Akande gave the assurance when the leadership of the Institute, led by … Read more
FG establishes panel for implementation of Export Expansion Minister enlists duties of the steering committee Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, on Thursday, inaugurated a steering committee for the implementation of the N50 billion Export Expansion Facility (EEF) to boost non-oil exports. Speaking at the virtual inauguration of the committee, Adebayo warned that … Read more
NOVEMBER 11, 2020 The management of Dangote Group has described reports that the company was granted sole approval to export cement through Nigeria’s land borders as “misleading”. In a statement, on Tuesday, the company said it was not the only company enjoying such privilege to move goods through the land borders. The Nigerian government had … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari writes Reps, requests fresh $5.513bn loan. The Federal Government is to borrow a sum of $5.513 billion from external sources to finance the revised 2020 appropriation and support state government meet their challenges occasioned by COVID-19. In a letter to the House of Representatives, President Muhammadu Buhari sought the approval of the … Read more
Nigeria could earn over $200 million (N72billion) yearly from cashew nuts export, stakeholders said. The stakeholders stated this at the Cashew Stakeholders Export Summit in Abuja. They listed the factors affecting export to include poor link between actors in the value chain, old age of most trees, deforestation, low-yielding varieties, dominance of small holdings and … Read more