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Economists demand faster growth as Nigeria turns 66 (opens the original)
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Nigeria’s leaders have marshalled diverse plans towards a common goal of prosperity, from the First National Development Plan of the 1960s and the military junta’s indigenisation and oil-led expansion policies to the current subsidy reform era. Economists affirm that progress is marginal, but growth is a journey and not a destination, ARINZE NWAFOR writes Economists have said Nigeria has made only marginal progress since independence and must raise its Gross Domestic Product growth to about 10 p
FMN invests over N300m in food innovators (opens the original)
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Flour Mills of Nigeria has invested more than N300m in 11 innovators and businesses through its FMN Prize for Innovation initiative, as the food and agro-allied group seeks to accelerate sustainable food systems in Nigeria and across Africa. The company said the investment had provided financial, technical and strategic support to innovators developing solutions for food production and processing since the initiative began in 2021. FMN said the initiative was established as part of its long-term
Nigeria targets deeper local content as investment rises (opens the original)
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Nigeria’s local content drive is entering a new phase as upstream investment rises, local operators take over divested assets and the country moves towards its 70 per cent local content target. The current Nigerian Content Strategic Roadmap, which runs from 2017 to 2027, has achieved 61 per cent local content, according to the organisers of the Practical Nigerian Content Forum. The development has brought renewed attention to the capacity gaps and priorities that will shape Nigerian Content impl
Optimus Bank launches blood drive to support healthcare (opens the original)
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Optimus Bank has launched a blood drive in Lagos to support critical healthcare needs and contribute to addressing the country’s blood supply gap. Held under the bank’s broader corporate social responsibility platform, Impact Starts With Us, and themed “GIVE BLOOD. GIVE LIFE.”, the initiative mobilised employees, stakeholders and members of the community to contribute to a cause that can save lives. A statement from the financial institution on Sunday stated that the initiative reflects Optimus
Alitheia Capital backs financing for women-led businesses (opens the original)
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Alitheia Capital, alongside 300 women-led businesses in manufacturing, agribusiness and nutrition, has called for financing solutions tailored to their needs, as the firm warned that viable enterprises remain shut out of formal capital despite demonstrating investment readiness. The call came at the third edition of the W.O.M.A.N. conference, organised by Alitheia Capital in Lagos, where entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers and development partners examined barriers to capital, energy, technol
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