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- 15 Aug 2014
US-Africa Trade Agreement Still Benefitng Businesses- DHL
The trade relationship between the United States and Africa, as well as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - which provides exporters duty-free access to the lucrative US market, was…
- 4 Jun 2026
Sadiq Khan Hosts Inaugural London-Africa Business Summit to Strengthen Trade and Investment Links
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, on Thursday hosted the inaugural London-Africa Business Summit, bringing together more than 200 business and political leaders from across Africa and the United…
- 12 Mar 2024
UK Opens Portal for African Tech Startups to Apply for UK's New Global Tech Awards
UK’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is on the hunt to unearth the most promising tech start-up companies across the world through the Unicorn Kingdom: Pathfinder Awards. Building on the…
- 17 Jul 2024
UK Appoints Mark Smithson New Country Director to Lead UK-Nigeria Trade and Investment Relations
UK has appointed Mr. Mark Smithson the Country Director for the UK’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in Nigeria. He takes over from Chim Chalemera who recently concluded a 3-year posting in…
- 23 Oct 2023
Africa’s Online Shopper Set to Reach 600m by 2027 – GSMA Report
A recent report jointly released by the GSM Association (GSMA) and the UK’s Department for Business and Trade has shed light on the growing impact of e-commerce on micro, small, and medium…
- 1 Mar 2023
UK Forms Alliance with Africa to Push Digital Commerce, Trade
A new business group to drive to drive digital commerce opportunities on the continent backed by the United Kingdom (UK) has been formed. The Africa Forum for Digital Commerce was announced yesterday…
- 11 Feb 2024
Nigerian-British UK minister, Kemi Badenoch, Arrives Nigeria on a 3days Working Visit
Kemi Badenoch, United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Business and Trade has arrived in Nigeria for a three-day visit to deepen the UK-Nigeria partnership. The UK Mission in Nigeria disclosed this in a…
- 21 Apr 2026
UK-Nigeria Trade Mission Builds on State Visit Momentum to Drive Commercial Outcomes
Underscoring the strength of the UK-Nigeria strategic partnership, the UK has completed its first trade and investment mission to Nigeria since the recent State Visit, focused on turning high‑level…
- 23 Jun 2026
Fidelity Bank Trains Exporters on AfCFTA Opportunities, Non-oil Export Growth
Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Nigeria's economic diversification agenda through capacity building and export development, as it hosted the 19th edition of its Export…
- 24 Dec 2019
Asoko to Launch DIT DealRoom @ UK-Africa Investment Summit
Asoko Insight, Africa’s leading corporate data provider, is pleased to announce its partnership with the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) to facilitate a digital DealRoom to support the…
- 5 Sept 2025
FG Says Tax ID Mandatory for Banking, Allied Services from January Next Year
Federal government has made Tax Identification, (Tax ID) compulsory for people getting involved in banking and allied services in the country. Consequently, all taxable Nigerians are to obtain a…
- 18 Nov 2025
UK Government, Blue Sapphire Hub Partner to Accelerate Digital Adoption in Northern Nigeria
The UK Government, through its Digital Access Programme, has partnered Blue Sapphire Hub, a leading Civil Society Organisation, to scale digital literacy and inclusion in rural communities across…
- 21 Oct 2013
DHL Sees Opportunities in Complex African Market
With the growth of the e-commerce industry and the increasing ease of conducting business electronically globally, it isn’t surprising that more businesses are choosing to trade across borders to…
- 12 Mar 2025
UK-Nigeria Creative Alliance: Forging New Paths for Innovation and Growth
In a major stride toward fostering innovation and collaboration, the UK and Nigeria have officially launched the Creative Industries Technical Working Group, marking a pivotal development in the…
- 29 Jul 2015
WOSA Celebrates Nelson Mandela Day in Lagos
Trade businesses and wine enthusiasts gathered to savour great tasting wines at the Wines of South Africa Grand Tasting event held to commemorate Nelson Mandela Day at the Federal Palace Hotel,…
- 24 Dec 2023
FSDH Merchant Bank Signs N20m Facility with AfDB to Boost Business in Nigeria
FSDH Merchant Bank has signed $20 million Trade Finance Facility Agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB), aimed at significantly impacting trade financing across emerging sectors in…
- 4 Jun 2026
London Strengthens Global Investment Ties with Africa @ First Ever London-Africa Business Summit
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today hosted City Hall’s first ever London-Africa business summit, bringing together 200 business and political leaders from across the continent to strengthen…
- 24 Jul 2015
Mobile Survey Targets 1,000 Entrepreneurs Across 5 African Countries
As U.S. President Barack Obama’s visits Kenya for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, GeoPoll, the Global Entrepreneurship Network and the U.S. State Department released a survey of 1,000 business…
- 27 May 2024
Innovantics Bags Best Biometric Banking Solutions of the Year Award @ ABoICT 2024
Innovantics Limited, end-to-end custom-built software solutions provider, has won the best biometric banking solutions of the year award at this year’s Africa Beacon of ICT (ABoICT) Awards held in…
- 17 Mar 2026
Breaking.......Nigerian Firms Pledge Millions, Create UK Jobs
Hundreds of new jobs are set to be created as Nigerian banks, fintech innovators and creative industry businesses scale up their operations in Britain. UK-Nigeria The move will see millions invested,…
- 19 Jan 2021
Hogan Lovells’ Andrew Skipper Speaks @ the Africa Investment Conference
Andrew Skipper, Partner and Head of Hogan Lovells Africa Practice and Co-Chair of the UK's Africa Investors Group (AIG), will be speaking at the Africa Investment Conference, hosted by The UK…
- 4 Mar 2025
Nigeria, UK Partner on Building Resilient National Cybersecurity Architecture
Plans are underway towards building a United Kingdom/Nigeria National Cybersecurity Architecture. The UK/Nigeria Inward Cyber Trade Mission is to be facilitated by the National Information Technology…
- 23 Apr 2026
UK–Nigeria Skills and Schools Trade Mission Concludes with Strong Foundations for Education Partnership
A high-level UK delegation has concluded a week-long skills and schools trade mission to Nigeria, marking a significant step forward in education and skills cooperation between the two countries.…
- 11 Mar 2021
NEXIM Bank Urges Southeast Entrepreneurs to Access N50bn Debenture for Regional Enterprises
The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) has called on entrepreneurs in the South East to take advantage of its N50 billion debenture to support export oriented enterprises in the region. The South…
- 21 Jul 2008
20 New Courier Firms Jostle for Customers
Twenty new companies have sought and got the nod operate courier business, underscoring the lucrative nature of the trade in the country, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has revealed. The new companies…
- 9 Sept 2013
CWG Bags U.S. International Partner Awards
Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) received the International award for outstanding achievement in supporting American-Nigerian trade at the recent United States International partner Forum and Awards…
- 5 Dec 2022
Digitisation Policy Drive Impacting the Country Positively - DG NITDA
Kashifu Inuwa, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) ,has said that the digitisation policy drive of the Federal Government as contained in the National…
- 31 Jan 2018
Fidelity Bank Receives BCMS Certification to Mitigate Risk
Fidelity Bank Plc yesterday achieved another feat with Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) and ISMS certifications to improve resilience capabilities and risk management. Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo,…
- 1 Nov 2017
Ecobank Pledges More Support For Import, Export Trade
Ecobank Nigeria has organized customer forum for exporters and importers targeted at boosting trade and commerce in the country. Rotimi Morohunfola, Country Head, Commercial Banking, Ecobank Nigeria,…
- 3 Feb 2021
Standard Chartered’s Client Conference on AfCFTA Focuses on a Single Continental Market for Nigerian Businesses
As part of Standard Chartered’s knowledge, capacity building and developmental initiatives across its local markets, Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria (SCB) hosted a virtual conference for clients and…