BUSINESS

Rebuilt after fire: Zulum opens Monday Market, waives two years rent for 8,000 traders

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2023

… Announces N800m for 2,825 traders Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday, commissioned the Maiduguri Monday market which was rebuilt after it was razed by fire on Sunday February 26, 2023. The governor also announced that about 8,000 traders who rent shops and pay rent to the

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UBA Joins PCAF Global Core Team, Leading The Way In Carbon Accounting

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2023

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been admitted as a member of the prestigious Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF). By this admission, UBA is the only financial institution from West Africa to be selected and listed among the 14 members of the global core team representing all regions.The selection process, […]

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Sterling Bank’s Imperium partners JinkoSolar to revolutionise energy business

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2023

In a groundbreaking move, Sterling Bank Limited’s Imperium Initiative has joined forces with JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. to tackle the import challenges faced by photovoltaic (PV) distributors and solar developers in Nigeria. The partnership aims to address significant foreign exchange burdens and operational constraints, ultimately driving the adoption of solar energy in

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Trade and Investment: Tinubu confers with South Korean Envoy

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2023

President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja met with Mr. Won Hee-Ryong, the Special Envoy of the President of South Korea, to discuss the areas in which a further expansion of investment and trade ties across key sectors of Nigeria’s economy can expeditiously occur. The meeting at the State House was a follow-up to productive […]

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Nigeria export to Angola hits $16.8m between 2020-2022

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2023

The Secretary of State for International cooperation and Angola communities, Domingos Lopes has said Nigeria’s export to Angola between 2020 and 2022 hit $16.8million. Lopes made the disclosure stated at the first Angola-Nigeria business Interactive Forum held in Abuja on Thursday. The Secretary, who represented the Minister of External Relations, His Excellency Téte

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Mining Week: FG aims to make solid minerals, Nigeria’s major revenue earner – Alake

Daily Dispatch October 19, 2023

…Seeks Collaboration with Private sector, Mining Industry Stakeholders_ The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has reaffirmed the resolve of the Tinubu administration to make solid minerals the most valuable resource that will surpass crude oil’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Alake in restating the commitment of the