Category: Business
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ONICCIMA URGES SOLUDO TO DIALOGUE OVER ONITSHA MARKET CLOSURE
Chamber calls for balanced approach as market shutdown hits livelihoods. The Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ONICCIMA) has appealed to Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo to use dialogue rather than prolonged closures in managing the Onitsha Main Market shutdown. In a statement, ONICCIMA President Chinedu Nwonu noted the economic toll of sit-at-home orders,…
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FCT CONTRACTORS DEMAND PAYMENT OF N5.2BN DEBT FROM WIKE
Contractors warn of protests as unpaid bills strain families and livelihoods. Contractors working on FCTA projects have urged Minister Nyesom Wike to settle over N5.2 billion owed, saying delayed payments are causing severe hardships. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja, Adebola Benson, Chairman of Indigenous Contractors, said many members are struggling to provide for…
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ANAMBRA POLICE PROMISE PEACE AND ORDER AMID ONITSHA MARKET CLOSURE
Security beefed up as authorities enforce lawful directives in Onitsha. The Anambra Police Command has pledged to maintain public order and enforce lawful directives across the state, especially following Governor Soludo’s indefinite closure of Onitsha markets. Police spokesman SP Tochukwu Ikenga said CP Ikioye Orutugu visited Onitsha to oversee security deployments and reassure residents, traders,…
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LAGOS PORTS BUZZ AS 8 CARGO SHIPS DOCK
From urea to sugar and base oil, Lagos ports are staying busy as fresh cargo sails in. At least eight cargo ships have arrived at Apapa, Tin-Can Island and Lekki ports in Lagos, ready to offload key commodities including bulk urea, sugar, gypsum, base oil and empty containers, according to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).…
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“WE WANT TO OPEN, BUT KEEP US SAFE” — ONITSHA TRADERS REACT TO MARKET SHUTDOWN
Anambra traders say they’re not defying Soludo out of stubbornness fear, not defiance, is keeping shops shut on Mondays. Traders at Onitsha Main Market are asking the Anambra State Government for serious security backing before enforcing Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s directive to end the Monday sit-at-home. This follows the state’s decision to shut the market and…
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GINGER GOLD: EXPERT TELLS BAUCHI FARMERS TO CASH IN
Think ginger can’t thrive in Bauchi? New trials say otherwise—and the profits are hard to ignore. An agronomist, Dr Rashida Bala, is urging farmers in Bauchi State to add ginger to their fields, saying the crop could be a game-changer for incomes and livelihoods. According to her, recent studies and hands-on trials show Bauchi’s soil…
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NO PERMIT, NO EXPORT: MUSEUMS WARN ART COLLECTORS & TRAVELLERS
Planning to take artworks or cultural items out of Nigeria? Think again. The National Commission for Museums and Monuments says no antiquity or artwork—old or new—can leave the country without official clearance. Curator of the National Museum of Unity, Mrs. Oriyomi Otuka, explained that the law empowers museums to vet all cultural objects, from paintings…
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₦4TRN DEBT: CONTRACTORS STORM ABUJA, WARN OF ECONOMIC FALLOUT
“Pay us for work done, or the economy pays the price.” That’s the message from indigenous contractors who resumed protests in Abuja over unpaid federal projects worth about ₦4 trillion. Members of the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) barricaded the Ministry of Finance, saying delays in settling bills from the 2024 budget are…
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MAGBO COURTS GLOBAL INVESTORS IN TURKEY FOR NIGERIA
From Istanbul to Abuja, investment talks are heating up President of the Nigerian Community in Turkey, Prince Magbo, has led high-level investment discussions with international business leaders to attract fresh capital into Nigeria and boost economic growth. Prince Magbo met with Mrs. Ebru Kain, Chair of Kain Real Estate, Food and Takile Investment, and Mrs.…
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SHETTIMA TAKES NIGERIA TO DAVOS: 2026 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ON GLOBAL STAGE
Nigeria is set to make its pitch on the world’s biggest economic platform. Vice-President Kashim Shettima will present Nigeria’s 2026 economic outlook at the 56th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, where global leaders, investors and policymakers converge. According to his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima has arrived in Davos to lead Nigeria’s delegation and…
