Archives Tag: Trade

BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has in recent times experienced a significant boost in its growth levels — with more domestically grown businesses tapping into the vast power of social media marketing than ever before Lagos is home to Nigeria’s biggest gathering of such businesses, and the number keeps increasing. Simply Nigerian Fair About 1,000 Lagosians came … Continue reading Simply Nigerian Fair Holds 5th Edition in Lagos

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Top 100 SMEs

April 19, 2022

We love our bargains, and we’ll never tire of lapping them up as we find them. So when there’s a chance to choose from an array of unusually generous discounts on our favourite products, we usually seize it. Just look at the speed with which shoppers pounce on Black Friday deals, for instance. Whole shelves … Continue reading Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Awoofday.com.ng

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Fashion

April 19, 2022

Lagos will be home to Africa’s prime creative geniuses and fashionistas, at the 2018 edition of the Lagos Fashion Week (LFW). The four (4) day event designed to expose attendees to the trends in Africa’s booming fashion industry is scheduled to hold in the fashion capital of Lagos from Wednesday 24th to Saturday 27th October … Continue reading Lagos Fashion Week Press Cocktail

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BUSINESS Events

April 19, 2022

Lagos will once again be home to the largest business market in West Africa, as the 2018 edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF) is set to hold from 2nd November till 11th November at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Onikan, Lagos. LITF The annual business exhibition, organized by the Trade Promotions Board and Nigeria’s … Continue reading 2018 Lagos International Trade Fair

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Did You Know?

April 19, 2022

If you were out and about a paved street on the east end of Lagos Island in the early 1910s, there’s a chance you would spot an affluent-looking horse-drawn cart bumbling along. And if you looked closely enough, you might just be able to tell who its wealthy passenger was. He could, in fact, have … Continue reading Did You Know? Candido Da Rocha, Lagos’ First Millionaire

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Events

April 19, 2022

The Nigeria MSME Festival is the nation’s largest business event dedicated to supporting new and growing businesses. The Nigeria MSME Festival 2018 with the theme ‘Growing Our Small Businesses to Grow the Economy’ is a trade-show established specifically for the interest of growing businesses, and allowing both exhibitors and visitors alike to forge new business opportunities. … Continue reading The Nigeria MSME Festival (Featuring The Business Solutions Expo)

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BUSINESS Did You Know?

April 19, 2022

Onitsha is known for its bustling open-air markets and numerous multi-storey residential buildings. It has a vibrant feel about it, provided by the hustle and chatter of its inhabitants, who are as industrious as you would expect the typical South Easterner to be. Perhaps the greatest pride of this sprawling urban complex is its major … Continue reading Did You Know? Onitsha is Home to West Africa’s Largest Market

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BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

Nigeria continues to rely on crude petroleum exports to bring in foreign exchange. Efforts to diversify its income sources may be ongoing, but they haven’t yet shifted the country away from its economic dependence on fossil fuels. These products still contribute up to 83% of the country’s revenues from foreign trade, according to the National … Continue reading Did You Know? Nigeria’s Most Valuable Exports

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Politics

April 19, 2022

President Muhammad Buhari comes up often as a man whose legend looms larger than it actually is; one often judged for his days as a military dictator and for his infamous role in the Abacha junta inaccurately positioned in the context of the modern demands of a democracy. The momentum the 2015 elections gained altered … Continue reading Buhari as ECOWAS Chief: Implications for the West African Region

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BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

He asked me if I would. I said yes.

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ECONOMY

April 19, 2022

  The Head, European Union Delegation to Nigeria and the ECOWAS, Ambassador Michel Arrion, has stated that the value of trade relations between Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and the European Union currently stands at €40.4bn (N8.5tn). Arrion, who spoke at the EU-Nigeria business forum in Lagos on Tuesday, said the block’s Foreign Direct Investment stock … Continue reading EU-Nigeria Trade Volume Reaches N8.5tn

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BUSINESS ECONOMY News

April 19, 2022

Distributive trade and service industries [DTSI] account for a substantial aspect of economic activities in every country, whether they are measured in terms of contributions to the GDP or share of total employment. In Nigeria, the sub-sector’s share of GDP is over 10 per cent. There are no reliable estimates of the percentage of able … Continue reading SME Forum for Retail and Distributive Trade

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BUSINESS ECONOMY International News

April 19, 2022

The Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Nikolay Udovichenko has announced that trade volume between Russia and Nigeria has hit $250 million. He made this known at the Nigeria-Russia Business Forum, titled Nigeria-Russia Cooperation: New opportunities. He said, “In terms of statistics, it is not so big because it is a quarter of billion dollars, but with … Continue reading Nigeria-Russia Trade Volume Stands at $250m

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BUSINESS ECONOMY News

April 19, 2022

Trade volume between Nigeria and Inodnesia currently stands at $449 million, and is projected to increase by 12 percent this year, according to the Indonesia Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC). Director of ITPC, Mr. Pontas Tobing, at a briefing to announce ITPC’s 28th Trade Expo Indonesia, noted that the recent growth witnessed is due to the … Continue reading Nigeria-Indonesia Trade Hits $449M

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BUSINESS News

April 19, 2022

Several weeks ago, Etihad Airways was in the news in Nigeria, after its first Manchester City branded flight landed in Nigeria. This time, it will re-introduce cargo flights between Abu Dhabi and Lagos – from November 15 – to foster trade between the two emerging economic blocks of Africa and the Middle East. The cargo … Continue reading Etihad Airways Re-introduces Cargo Flights From Abu Dhabi To Lagos

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