LOCAL SOURCING OF RAW MATERIALS Nigeria is richly endowed with a variety of solid minerals of various categories ranging from precious metals to various stones and also industrial minerals such as barytes , gypsum, kaolin and marble. Much of these are yet to be exploited. Statistically, the level of exploitation of these minerals is very low in relation to the ...

Privatization & Privatization Policy The Federal and State governments had in the past endeavoured to play an active catalytic role in the economy by initiating and acting as sizeable stakeholders in a number of core industries. The 1997 Budget announced that all laws that inhibit competition in certain sectors of the Nigerian economy would be repealed. Accordingly, with effect from ...

The   UK’s   women   are   increasingly   overshadowing their male counterparts and taking control of their finances. A new study by the One account shows that 43 per cent of women feel they are in control of their personal finances, against 37 per cent of men. Additionally, women are seventeen per cent more likely to shop around for a better deal on ...

Opportunities for real estate investment for foreigners is wide and varied in the United States. It doesn’t matter where you’re from and what currency you’d be using to purchase a property, you have a property waiting for you. There are generally three kinds of real estate investment available to foreigners. These investments include the commercial estate investment and residential property ...

Rising from it’s 52nd annual general meeting (AGM) held recently in Lagos, Berger paints Nigeria Plc has announced immediate appointment of Mr. Tor Nygard as it’s managing director in acting capacity. In a statement coming from the paint company shortly after the Agm, it said, Nygard, a Norwegian, holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering and MBA from ...

Clive Carpenter is Vice Chairman of the Business Council for Africa in London and is its Nigeria Desk Officer. He lived in Nigeria for many years and, although now based in the UK, travels to Nigeria frequently and is a firm advocate of Nigeria’s many opportunities for trade and investment.   Africa’s time has come and Nigeria, the ‘giant of ...

 As mentioned earlier, the Nigerian construction industry can still be termed to be in its early stage of development. The services rendered by consultants as offered in developed countries are not widely understood in our country and as a result, consulting is often overlooked and/or undervalued in a majority of projects in the country. Part of the problem could be ...

Most people look for the conventional house, with a charming exterior and a double story comfortable interior, with rooms and suitable storage space to make live easy and contented. But there are some adventurous souls, who are inspired and besotted with the unusual, and wish to purchase a house which is completely unique. Properties which are not designed with the ...

                            As the Nigeria economy continues to get more attractive to global investors and many multinational corporations, small and large scale industrialist now seek to get a foothold in the country’s business and investment environment, a presentation by the executive secretary/ CEO, Engr. Mustafa Bello FNCE of Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission, at the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission and Business Council ...

Nigeria is being ranked as the next big investment destination and growing economy in the world. Several economists have identified a certain set of countries as emerging economies, which have grown 10 times in the recent decades. After the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, Indonesia and China) countries, it is now the turn of the MINT (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey) nations ...