Tag: NECA

BoI Recapitalisation Urgent as Businesses Face Credit Crunch, NECA Warns

Business Damilola Bayonle -
Nigeria’s organised private sector has intensified calls for urgent reforms in the country’s development finance architecture, warning that the...

2027 elections may derail Nigeria’s fiscal reforms, NECA raises alarm over economic risks

Business Damilola Bayonle -
Nigeria’s organised private sector has raised fresh concerns over the sustainability of ongoing economic reforms, warning that political pressures...

FX for business travels soar by 366% to $672m as improved dollar access drives overseas corporate expansion

Business Damilola Bayonle -
Nigeria’s foreign exchange utilisation for overseas business trips surged sharply in 2025, reflecting renewed corporate expansion, improved FX liquidity...

NECA warns against hasty sachet alcohol regulation, urges evidence-based policy

Business Damilola Bayonle -
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has urged the Federal Government to adopt an evidence-based and consultative approach to...

NSITF Act under dire: Labour and employers reject proposed amendments in landmark senate hearing

Business Damilola Bayonle -
Organised Labour, Employers Fault Proposed Amendments to NSITF Act Over Governance, Compliance Concerns Nigeria’s major labour and employer groups have...

Refinery standoff sparks critical threat to manufacturers’ survival, OPS warns

Business Damilola Bayonle -
Nigeria’s delicate path to economic recovery is facing new turbulence as the Dangote refinery standoff with the Petroleum and...

NECA declares private sector driving Nigeria’s job growth

Business Damilola Bayonle -
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has reaffirmed that the private sector remains Nigeria’s leading driver of employment, providing...

Minimum Wage: NECA urges states to pay civil servants above N70,000

News Omolola Akinyemi -
NECA urges Nigerian state governments to pay civil servants above N70,000, citing rising living costs, increased federal allocations, and...

Tinubu’s FRC Levy Cap Welcomed by NECA as Business-Friendly Move

Business Damilola Bayonle -
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to cap the Financial Reporting Council...

FRC Levies: NECA Urges Government to Reduce Burden

News Damilola Bayonle -
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) has strongly condemned the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) over the imposition...

“Tax War: AKPABIO Faces Backlash Over Comment on Nigerian Taxpayers”

Economy Emmanuel -
Senate President Godswill Akpabio faced criticism from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and Nigeria Employers...