The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has declared support for Amnesty International Nigeria. The NLC also condemned a group, Global Peace and Rescue Initiative, GOPRI, which last week protested against Amnesty International, AI, asking the global rights group to leave the country. The group had claimed that an Amnesty report that …
Read More »Phones And Tablets Made In Nigeria
AfriOne Ltd., a technology-driven enterprise, on Friday unveiled its manufacturing and assembly plant for ‘Made in Nigeria’ phones and other technological devices, and declared readiness for create jobs and other social economic benefits. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony at the plant located at Ilupeju Industrial Scheme, Lagos State, Mr Sahir …
Read More »Textile union appeals to govt to reopen moribund factories
The Nigeria Union of Textile Garment Workers (NUTGW) has appealed to the Kaduna State government to urgently put measures in place to ensuring the reopening of closed textile industries and payment of workers gratuity. The Deputy Secretary General of the Union, Comrade Dele Ojo, while speaking in Kaduna over the …
Read More »Stallion rolls out Made-in-Nigeria cars
Following the ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders, Stallion Hyundai Motors Nigeria Limited has rolled out made-in-Nigeria B-segment Hyundai Grand Xcent family sedans. It said this was to cater for the growing demand for functional cars and cushion imminent scarcity occasioned by the government action. The 1.25Litre …
Read More »Nigeria’s Agro Allied Industry: A starting point for the entrepreneurial revolution
AS part of former President Umaru Yar’Adua’s Seven Point Agenda for economic revival and accelerated growth, the commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS) was launched. It was designed to provide concessionary funding to small farmers through credit guarantees and interest draw back support. Initial outlay for the scheme stands at a …
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