Opeyemi Quadri 
Another opportunity for investors, importers, and exporters to showcase their product and service to the rest of world at the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS) begins on November 16 to November 17, 20201. The 2021 event which is in its fourth edition is organised by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Dubbed HYBRID Investment Summit … Read more
In April 2020, the Court of Appeal of Nigeria introduced an alternative e-payment for filling of a Court process because of the pandemic The Acting President of the court Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem stated Court of Appeal REMITA was designed to reduce contact between court officials and legal practitioners filing the appeal during and post COVID-19 era. … Read more
Dr Ezra Yakusak will replace Mr Segun Awolowo as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). Segun Awolowo, the grandson of the late sage Chief Obafemi Awolowo, was first appointed by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan in November 2013. And he was reappointed for a second term as … Read more
Since the Federal government through the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) announced its determination to scale up revenue from non-oil exports, the number of exporters in Nigeria has dramatically increased. Most of them can be found in the international Business to Business (B2B) marketplace. Nigeria’s major non-oil exports that could yield billions of US Dollars … Read more
Despite some of the security challenges in most of the North-East, many investment opportunities still abound in Adamawa State, one of the Northern states that share an international boundary with Cameroon. Particularly for the foreign investors who are looking for ways to tap into the natural resources the state is blessed with, we’ll guide you … Read more
The 2020 pandemic opened the eyes of dependent countries to hundreds of business opportunities in their backyard. Abia, one of the South-Eastern states is a sign that there are hundreds of untapped investments in the state. For instance, foreign investors trooped into the state after the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, making it the third most destination … Read more
Nigerian passport is one of the worst passports, ranking alongside Ethiopia, the two most populous African countries. The two most populated African countries are ranked 103 with 43 visa-free scores out of 116 in the world. The ranking, according to Henley & Partners, travel by investment and residence advisory firm, was based on the most … Read more
In 2020, Nigeria spent around $56.61 billion USD on imports while in the same year under review, products exported from Nigeria to international markets were around $34.54 billion USD. In economics and trade, that’s a trade imbalance or trade deficit of around $22.07USD, the data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) put the Naira value at … Read more
There are more than 20 Nigerian non-oil products foreign buyers are searching for in the international market, you can tap from this goldmine if only you can find the right channel and know which products sell most in your target market. The point is: that Nigeria’s economic dependence on crude oil export is an indication … Read more
The latest announcement by the tech giant, Google, to invest $1 billion USD to support digital transformation in Nigeria, South Africa, and other African countries will particularly impact business activities on the continent. The US-based company said the investment would take a period of five-year and it’s aimed at reducing internet prices and increasing internet … Read more
What is an estacode? An estacode is a payment allowance paid to an official of the government to cover their travel expenses and trips outside Nigeria, including lodging and feeding. Estacode Per Night For Government Officials As of December 3, 2023, the Federal Government’s agency that determines remuneration packages of political office holders in Nigeria, the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and … Read more
Summary: Located in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia is the second largest market in Africa and has enough resources to drive Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The country’s huge investment in infrastructural development in the last 10 years is showing positive result while its rich soil is favourable to agriculture produce. As juicy as the country’s resources … Read more
When Nigeria adopted the Naira as its currency on January 1, 1973, the US Dollar was just 68 kobo to a Naira (less than one naira). However, today, 1 USD is worth N1,300 on NAFEM after the Central Bank of Nigeria stopped ‘subsidizing’ the value of the Nigerian currency. Here is the timeline of the … Read more
No one takes China’s cryptocurrency ban seriously anymore. In less than 10 years, the country has a history of five bans. It doesn’t look like its September 24 decision was the final because there are some platforms that enable transactions with little or no restrictions. Unlike 2013 when bitcoin experienced a massive tumble after authorities … Read more
One of the cardinal reasons why peer-to-peer exchange (P2P) came into place is go give everyone the freedom to buy and sell cryptocurrency by removing the limitation that might have been put place by the government authorities. As if the brain behind P2P had seen the future or possibly what might come from the government, … Read more