Lagos Inaugurates State Technical Working Group On AfCFTA

The working group was inaugurated on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. The Lagos government said the group will domesticate the AfCFTA in the state. The government said the AfCFTA domestication aligns with the present administration’s economic agenda. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has inaugurated the State Technical Working Group to be responsible … Read more

LASG Kicks Off Three-day Leather Summit

The Lagos State Government has kicked off a three-day first Indigenous Leather Business to Business (B2B) Summit and Expo designed to reposition the leather industry by creating value as a strategy for awareness creation, customer acquisition and retention.   Eko Hot Blog reports that the Honourable Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Dr. (Mrs.) Lola … Read more

Lagos Advocates Compliance With Auction Law

The Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives (MCIC) has commenced the drive for compliance with the Auction Law Cap. A12 (2015) of Lagos State.   Eko Hot Blog reports that this was revealed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Mrs. Adetutu Ososanya while receiving the leadership of the National … Read more

Lagos To Promote Commodity Export, Reduce Dependency On Oil

Lagos State Government has assured of its support to promote the export of locally-made goods, in a bid to reduce the nation’s dependency on crude oil. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Dr. (Mrs.) Lola Akande gave the assurance when the leadership of the Chartered Institute of Export and … Read more

Lagos Commissioner Urges Youths To Embrace Digital Solutions

The Honourable Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Mrs. (Dr.) Lola Akande, has urged youths in the State to embrace digital solutions as a means of ensuring productive engagement.   EKO HOT BLOG reports that Akande stated this at the Lagos State Ehingbeti Preparatory Tech Hub Activation Forum with the theme: “Facilitating Commercial Growth and … Read more

Commissioner Lauds Dangote Refinery Project

-Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Dr. (Mrs.) Lola Akande has said that the ongoing construction of Dangote Refinery, located within the Lekki Free Trade Zone, LFTZ, is a laudable project -The commissioner stated that the project would reduce unemployment within the Lekki-Epe corridor and the entire State when completed -The Commissioner advised … Read more