LCCI
21 Dec
Industry leaders have advocated for renewed efforts to revive the culture of reading among youths, stressing the importance of libraries in a world increasingly dominated by digital devices.
20 Dec
Head of the Auto Sectoral Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Kunle Jaiyesinmi, said the macroeconomic challenges, including high exchange rates and inflation were adversely affecting vehicle sales.
20 Dec
Director-General of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr Chinyere Almona, has urged the Federal Government to show fiscal discipline in managing the proposed N15.81 trillion debt servicing allocation.
18 Dec
106 persons have bagged the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Entrepreneurship Mentoring Programme (EMP) certification.
18 Dec
Director-General of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr Chinyere Almona, has lamented the persistent and uncontrollable rise in the inflation rate, reaching a 28-year record high of 34.60 per cent in November 2024, is fueling a tense business environment as elevated prices continue to constrain business operations.
17 Dec
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has said that the Federal Government’s reforms, if sustained, have the potentials to pull through critical deliverables for the economy to return to a growth path. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos by the Director General, LCCI, Dr. Chinyere Almona, in reaction…
12 Dec
Industry leaders have stressed the need to revamp reading culture among youths, emphasising the importance of libraries in a world increasingly dominated by digital devices.
11 Dec
The President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Gabriel Idahosa, has advocated effective fiscal and monetary policies to aid the recovery of the Nigerian economy.He argued that steps must be taken to promote policies
28 Nov
Director-General, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr Chinyere Almona, has said the burden of a constrained real economy and tense business environment weakened key sectors of the economy, including manufacturing and agriculture.
22 Nov
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s appetite for loans following yesterday’s swift passage of the president’s fresh request to borrow N1.77 trillion (approximately $2.2 billion) in support of the N28.7 trillion 2024 budget.
20 Nov
The key parameters and assumptions of the 2025-27 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) are overly optimistic considering the prevailing economic and social indicators, the Director-General of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr Chinyere Almona, has said.
9 Nov
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to prioritise effective tax governance to enhance the ease of doing business in Nigeria. Mr Gabriel Idahosa, President, LCCI, made the call at the FIRS Special Day event at the ongoing 2024 Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF) on Friday.…
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