NECA
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Director-General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi-Kadir, has called on the Federal Government and Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to rescind the 15 per cent increase in port-related charges to avert a further shutdown of businesses in Nigeria.
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The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has raised concerns over the recent introduction of a 4 per cent Customs Administration Charge on the Free on Board (FOB) value for imports, warning that it will drive duty payments up by 80 per cent for industries reliant on imported raw materials. The association cautioned that the policy…
5 Feb
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has lauded Coca-Cola system in Nigeria on the inauguration of its state-of-the-art Packaging Waste Collection Hub in Apapa area of Lagos State. Coca-Cola system comprises Coca-Cola Nigeria Ltd. and Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), its authorized bottler. NECA’s Director-General, Mr. Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, in a statement on Wednesday, described the hub…
5 Feb
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) has lauded the Coca-Cola System in Nigeria, comprising Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), its authorised bottler, on the commissioning of its state-of-the-art Packaging Waste Collection Hub in Apapa, Lagos. Speaking during the hub's commissioning on Friday, January 31, 2025, the Director General of Nigeria Employers' Consultative…
3 Feb
The Federal Government has told Nigerians to brace up for fresh electricity tariffs in months.
30 Jan
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to take a proper assessment of the foreign exchange (FX) crisis, which has crippled many businesses to resolve it.
9 Jan
The Director-General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, has said that with increased Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations to state governments, no governor should complain of inability to pay the N70,000 minimum wage.
7 Jan
The year 2024 was marked by multifaceted challenges that tested the resilience of organised businesses. Global shocks and domestic policy dynamics, shaped by ongoing reforms, significantly influenced the economy and disrupted businesses’ projections.
31 Dec
The NECA’s Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NNEW), in collaboration with FCMB Sheventures Mentoring Programme, an initiative of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has trained 215 women entrepreneurs, equipping them with the skills needed to thrive in business.
27 Dec
Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has lamented demands on businesses operating in Lagos by Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) over self-generated water.
9 Dec
Following the appreciation in the naira exchange rate over the weekend, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has urged the Federal Government to sustain and improve naira appreciation over the weekend, saying it is the desire of the private sector.
28 Nov
Nestlé Nigeria has emerged as the winner of the Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) Excellence Award in the Food and Beverages (Food)
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The Amadeus University Amizi (AUA) in Abia State, at the weekend, marked a historic milestone following its formal unveiling by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, featuring the inaugural matriculation ceremony of its pioneer cohort of regular undergraduate students.
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With the rising cost of real estate projects, more property developers are cutting back on bank loans for funding as high interest rates from commercial banks continue to discourage local investments.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently took a major step to enhance transparency and boost market confidence with the launch of the Nigeria Foreign Exchange Code (FX Code). The FX Code policy implementation has reduced market manipulation
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The Root, Tuber and Banana (RTB) crops have been identified as essential produce for achieving food and nutrition security across the continent and are key contributors to Sustainable Development Goal 2, which Africa leaders must support its cultivation for long-term sustainability.
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H.G. Wells in 1901 said: “If the universe is non-ethical by our present standards, we must reconsider those standards and reconsider our ethics.” Wells’ proposition implies that common humanitarianism must be the starting point as people learn to live with multiple perceptions
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The battle against spiraling inflation entered a new phase with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) plan to adopt inflation targeting framework to price management. The framework, which is also being implemented by central banks of several African countries
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that snakes, termites, monkeys, rodents and other mysterious animals must not be allowed to swallow the $1.07 billion earmarked for the health sector in the 2025 budget proposal.