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By allcitynews.ng  The National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, Engr. (Dr.) Jani Ibrahim, has been elected President of the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry, FEWACCI. His emergence followed a keenly contested election that attracted wide interest across the West African sub-region. The development was announced in a press release issued on Tuesday in Lagos. The statement was signed by the Director-General of NACCIMA, Engr. Sola Obadimu. According to Obadimu, Ibrahim’s election represents a significant milestone for Nigeria and the organised private sector. He described the victory as a strong endorsement of Ibrahim’s distinguished leadership and strategic vision. He said it also reflects Ibrahim’s unwavering commitment to private sector development in Nigeria and beyond. Obadimu noted that the election is an important achievement not only for NACCIMA but for the entire West African ...

Posted by allcitynews.ng  ​ With only five days to go into the  game, more than 3,000 runners have registered for the 2026 Abeokuta 10KM Race to the much-anticipated road race scheduled for Saturday, October 3, in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The impressive number of registered participants has further raised expectations ahead of the fifth edition of the race, organised by Nilayo Sports Management Limited. The race will commence at Macjob Grammar School, Onikolobo at 7 am, and terminate at the MKO Abiola Sports Arena, Kuto, taking participants through parts of Abeokuta and providing spectators with an opportunity to experience the city’s unique character. One of the distinctive features of this year’s race is the decision to make it a 100 per cent indigenous Nigerian athletes’ event, with only Nigerian runners eligible to compete. Beyond the contest for prize money, the Abeokuta 10KM Race is also expected to contribute to the local economy, particularly by creating opportuniti...

  By allcitynews.ng The Finance and Business Online Publishers Association (FiBOP) will bring together key regulators, business leaders and market operators at its 2026 annual conference and awards slated for October 17 and 18 at Orchids Hotel, Lekki, Lagos. The conference, themed: “Unlocking Nigeria’s Economic Potential: Taxation, Industry, Insurance, Fintech, Trade and Investment as Catalysts for Nigeria’s $1 Trillion Vision,” will examine practical pathways to achieving Nigeria’s $1 trillion economy target by 2030. Institutions that have confirmed participation include the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) and Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group). The participation of NRS, NCS and SEC is expected to enrich discussions on taxation, trade facilitation, revenue mobilisation, capital formation and investment. The NIA will present the insu...

   By allcitynews.ng  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has welcomed the $800 million Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Ima Gas Project. Just as the Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd., Eng Bashir Bayo Ojulari, in a statement by Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odeh, described it as a landmark development that affirms the growing viability of Nigeria’s upstream gas sector. The project, located offshore in OMLs 112 and 117 and developed by AMNI International in partnership with TotalEnergies, will produce about 300 million standard cubic feet of gas per day at peak. The output will supply critical feedgas to Nigeria LNG Limited in support of its Train 7 expansion, which will increase capacity at the Bonny Island plant from 22 million tons per annum to 30 Mtpa. The FID was enabled by the Presidential Directives of 2024, which provided fiscal incentives for non-associated gas, streamlined contracting and lowered  developmen...

  By allcitynews.ng  MAGGI has strengthened its connection with women and communities across South-East Nigeria, reaching 19,670 women through its 2026 August Meeting engagement, the brand’s largest participation in the annual cultural gathering to date. The August Meeting tradition brought women across the South-East together to deliberate on family and community issues, celebrate their cultural heritage and reinforce the social bonds that unite them. Building on the tradition, MAGGI expanded its engagement this year across five South-East states, partnering with 30 women’s associations and staging five market activations. According to the brand, the initiative more than doubled participation compared with the previous year, underscoring its growing engagement with women at the heart of families and communities across the region. Following the women’s meetings, MAGGI hosted celebratory receptions featuring cooking competitions, music, gifts and appearances by South-East-born ...

  By allcitynews.ng  As parts of the skill acquisition and empowerment drive to make participants wealth creators and employers of labour, Evanna Empowerment Initiative (EEI) has concluded a two-day drive. The training took place across cities in Nigeria including Lagos, Owerri, Abuja, and Abeokuta from 25 to 26 September 2026, providing bakers with essential baking materials to support their craft. The over one hundred bakers who took part received margarine, cake icing, sugar, and a range of other baking supplies, provided over the two-day drive. The drive forms part of EEI's continued work training and supporting bakers and small enterprise owners across Lagos. For EEI, it is a direct extension of the mission of putting real materials into the hands of bakers already doing the work, not a one-off gesture. Grace Ilesanmi, Founder and Executive Director of Evanna Empowerment Initiative, described the drive as a direct extension of her own path into baking, and a practical inv...