The Lagos State government has rallied members of the organised private sector (OPS) on the need to support it government in achieving developmental objectives through sustainable investments, even as the state restated commitment to infrastructural development and renewal, as well as a conducive business environment.

Though presidential candidates in the forthcoming general elections have expressed commitments to addressing some of the challenges faced by Nigerians, members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have asked the candidates to go beyond rhetoric and promises...

Members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have urged the National Assembly and the Federal Ministry of Finance to suspend plans to impose excise duty on any segment of the Nigerian manufacturing sector.

Stakeholders in the construction industry and members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have raised concerns about the implementation of ease of doing business policy

The Organised Private Sector (OPS), has challenged the Federal Government to give a proper account for over N35 trillion accumulated debt in the last 10 years.

The Organised Private Sector (OPS) has identified regulatory risk as a major challenge facing Nigerian businesses currently while advocating for a national strategy in policy formulation to forestall rising cases of collapse in the country.

Members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS), including manufacturers and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), have decried continued closure of the nation’s border for a drill, citing that goods meant for export to other regional markets were trapped on the corridor.

Experts have renewed the call for government to create conducive environment for the Organised Private Sector (OPS), to contribute in the national development process, to prevent some deleterious acts hurting investments and stalling economic growth and transformation. They also urged Government to foster private enterprise development, noting that multiplicity of Customs checkpoints and agents at…

The need for deliberate policies aimed at channelling cheap credit to businesses, creating favourable environment for enterprises to thrive and reduction of regulatory predatory tendencies have been emphasised. This, according to the Organised Private Sector (OPS), particularly the Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), will enable the private sector to create jobs and wealth for the…

The Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday, said ‪the wealth creation and employment generation potential in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector are too attractive to be ignored by any discerning government. Speaking at the 3rd Lagos State Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Fair, Ambode, represented by the Commissioner for Special Duties, Seye…

Members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have urged government to take advantage of available funding channels to address infrastructural gaps in the country. Indeed, China Development Bank (CDB), in Changsha, China, had signed an agreement providing a $500-million facility to the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to enable the trade finance bank support trade enabling…

The group comprises the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture (NACCIMA), National Association of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises....