December 2025 – Page 108

Johnnie Walker Nigeria: An Exclusive Whisky Celebration

18.12.2025

In a historic and pioneering endeavour, global whisky brand Johnnie Walker has unveiled a premium, ultra-exclusive blended Scotch whisky collection in honour of Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary. The unveiling event, held in Lagos, recently, pays tribute to the nation’s enduring legacy and marks a first-of-its-kind luxury release in Nigeria. The limited-edition collection features only 10...

Johnnie Walker Nigeria: An Exclusive Whisky Celebration

18.12.2025

APM Terminals collaborates on Apapa services expansion

18.12.2025

APM Terminals and Barging Marine Solutions Ltd have signed an exclusive lease agreement until September 2031 to expand services in and around Apapa, underlining the terminal operator’s long-term commitment to developing Nigerian trade opportunities. Announcing this in a statement on Tuesday, the terminal added that the aim of the agreement is to leverage the close...

NECA urges evidence-based approach to sachet alcohol regulat

18.12.2025

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association has called on the Federal Government to adopt evidence-based solutions to public health concerns surrounding the production and sale of sachet alcoholic drinks, warning that poorly designed regulations could drive activities into the informal economy and encourage illicit products. In a statement commending the Federal Government for suspending enforcement actions...

Nigeria to host blue economy investment summit in March 2026

18.12.2025

The Maritime Innovation Hub, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, will host a Blue Economy Investment Summit from 9 to 11 March 2026 in Lagos. The Chief Executive Officer of the Maritime Innovation Hub, Princess Ronke Kosoko, disclosed this during a media parley in Abuja on Monday, where she provided...

WACT-APM Terminals Honors Customers for Cargo Efficiency

18.12.2025

In a bid to honour its customers, the West Africa Container Terminal–APM Terminals Nigeria hosted its maiden Customer Excellence Awards and dinner in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, last week, where it recognised customers for their resilience, loyalty and contributions to improving cargo flow and operational efficiency. According to a statement on Wednesday, the...

Tinubu Presents N43.56tn 2025 Budget Bill to N’Assembly

18.12.2025

President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to consider and pass the Appropriation, Repeal and Re-enactment Bill 2 of 2024, involving a total proposed expenditure of N43.56tn for the 2025 fiscal year. The request was conveyed in separate letters to the Senate and the House of Representatives on Wednesday. In the Senate, the letter...

Nigeria’s Extractive Sector: Backbone of National Revenue

18.12.2025

The Federal Government has said the extractive sector remains critical to Nigeria’s economic stability, revenue mobilisation, and long-term development aspirations, despite longstanding governance and transparency challenges that have limited its full potential. It noted that while oil, gas, and solid minerals continue to play a central role in sustaining government finances, inefficiencies, governance gaps ,and...

ClapMi gets $20k grant to boost African creator economy

18.12.2025

ClapMi, an African creator-tech startup, has secured a $20,000 innovation grant from Lisk through the Aya × Lisk Incubation Programme, aiming to launch Africa’s first competitive livestreaming platform, it said in a statement. The funding will accelerate ClapMi’s development of its creators layer and support the company’s mission to scale a hybrid Web2/Web3 livestream competition...

Jobberman Urges Youth Empowerment for Remote Work in Nigeria

18.12.2025

Jobberman Nigeria has championed empowering Nigerian youths, as it projected that the country’s remote workforce could grow to almost 50 per cent in the coming decade, driven by a booming youth population and rising global demand for talent. Jobberman Nigeria stressed the importance of a well-informed workforce at its Remote Work Festival, which was held...