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1 day ago | 
independent.ng | Sylvester Enoghase
3 Lagos, Nigeria – 6th June 2025: In a bold move to deepen emotional resonance, celebrate successes, and meet evolving consumer tastes, Nigeria’s foremost luxury retailer, Polo Luxury, has unveiled a captivating second television commercial (TVC) titled ‘Reward of Success’. Anchored in the belief that luxury is not frivolous but earned, the new TVC is a celebration of ambition, perseverance, and achievement.
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1 day ago | 
independent.ng | Sylvester Enoghase
1 The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has perfected plans to revolutionise Africa’s economic landscape by creating a unified market that supports large-scale investment and industrialisation, Melaku Desta, the Africa Trade Policy Centre Coordinator at the UN Economic Commission for Africa, made this observation. The AfCFTA aims to foster intra-African trade, allowing countries to become markets for each other’s products.
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1 day ago | 
independent.ng | Sylvester Enoghase
1 LAGOS – The Nigeria Association of Small and Medium Enterprises has called for the institutionalisation of intervention funds as revolving schemes to ensure sustainable financing for micro, small and medium enterprises in Nigeria.
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4 days ago | 
independent.ng | Sylvester Enoghase
1 LAGOS – Foreign investment in Africa surged by 75% to reach an all-time high of $97 billion in 2024, bolstered by liberalisation and facilitation efforts across the continent, report from UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), has stated. The latest World Investment Report from UNCTAD, also highlighted a significant rebound in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Africa.
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4 days ago | 
independent.ng | Sylvester Enoghase
1 TaxADR, in collaboration with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC, UK), will host a pioneering two-day TaxADR Roundtable under the theme “Unlocking Revenue & Strengthening Dispute Resolution: A Roadmap to Tax ADR in Nigeria.” This hybrid event will take place at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja , in-person and online on 25–26 June 2025.
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4 days ago | 
independent.ng | Sylvester Enoghase
1 Adewale Smatt Oyerinde, the Director-General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), in this interview with SYLVESTER ENOGHASE, sheds light on the pressing concerns of industrial relations, the contentious minimum wage discourse, and how Nigeria could benefit from higher export revenues, supporting sentiment across the equity market.
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5 days ago | 
independent.ng | Sylvester Enoghase
2 As Nigeria’s banking sector undergoes a new wave of regulatory scrutiny following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) stringent measures around capital requirements and dividend suspensions, one institution that has again stood tall, despite the tightening noose of compliance, is Zenith Bank Plc.
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1 month ago | 
independent.ng | Sylvester Enoghase
In the face of persistent unemployment and the rapidly shifting landscape of the global job market, few institutions in Nigeria have shown as much unyielding commitment to reducing joblessness as the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) takes the from seat. Over the years, NECA has proven to be more than just an employers’ body, it has emerged as a vital bridge between Nigeria’s teeming unemployed youth and a job market that is evolving at breakneck speed.
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1 month ago | 
independent.ng | Sylvester Enoghase
Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, the Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), in this interview with SYLVESTER ENOGHASE, on the sidelines of the recent IMF/World Bank meetings in Washington DC, U.S.A, speaks about the need for transparency in the management of the proceeds of subsidy removal in Nigeria, tax reforms, and contribution of civic actors at the IMF/World Bank meetings.
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1 month ago | 
independent.ng | Sylvester Enoghase
LAGOS – Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Muhammad maigari Dingyadi, has reaffirms the Ministry’s commitment to collaborate with the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) in ensuring that there is a proactive efforts to facilitate and promote job creation and employment services to the nation’s teaming population, and job seekers Dingyadi, who made the pledge at the fifth yearly NECA Job and Employability Fair in Lagos, said the multiplier effect will be the development of...
