The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has urged the Kaduna State Government to collaborate in creating job opportunities by integrating young people into Nigeria's growing non-oil export sector. Speaking at a Youth Export Development Program… Read on blog or Reader SMALL BUSINESS INSIGHTS Read on blog or Reader NEPC, Kaduna state partner to equip youth for non-oil export success By Abimbola Akomolafe on August 13, 2025 The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has urged the Kaduna State Government to collaborate in creating job opportunities by integrating young people into Nigeria's growing non-oil export sector. Speaking at a Youth Export Development Programme themed "From Passion to Port: Unlocking Youth Export Potential" in Kaduna, NEPC Executive Director Nonye Ayeni—represented by State Coordinator Kajuru Y. Sadoh—said the initiative aims to transform youth-led businesses into global competitors. She noted Kaduna's advantage as an industrial hub producing export-ready goods such as ginger, maize, tomatoes, soybeans, and cotton, adding that NEPC will provide capacity building, mentorship, and trade facilitation to help young entrepreneurs meet international standards. Read also, NEPC, Kaduna state partner to equip youth for non-oil export success Drug market tensions deepen as leaders battle alleged fake drug cabal ECOWAS, NDLEA boost data-driven fight against drug abuse CBN moves to deepen financial inclusion, vows clean naira supply National pasture planting day highlights boost for livestock, SME value chains Kaduna State Agricultural Development Agency (KADA) General Manager Muhammad A. Rili highlighted the state's efforts to modernise agriculture, open niche markets, and link youth directly to global buyers, stressing the need for "disciplined urgency" in turning ideas into export-ready products. State Commissioner of Youth Development Gloria Ibrahim, represented by Permanent Secretary Al-Amin Murtala Daboh, reaffirmed the government's commitment to partnering with NEPC and other organisations to build youth capacity in creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The programme targets empowering Kaduna's youth to move from local sales to global value chains, boosting employment, community development, and sustainable economic growth

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The leadership of Onitsha's Ogbo-Ogwu Bridgehead Medicine Market has raised fresh alarm over alleged plots by a "cabal" to reintroduce fake and substandard drugs into the market.Caretaker Committee Chairman accused certain traders—led by a man p… Read on blog or Reader SMALL BUSINESS INSIGHTS Read on blog or Reader Drug market tensions deepen as leaders battle alleged fake drug cabal By Busola Bamidele on August 13, 2025 The leadership of Onitsha's Ogbo-Ogwu Bridgehead Medicine Market has raised fresh alarm over alleged plots by a "cabal" to reintroduce fake and substandard drugs into the market. Caretaker Committee Chairman accused certain traders—led by a man previously banned by NAFDAC—of sparking unrest to force out the current executives, citing their anti–fake drug policies as the main target. The market, recently reopened after a NAFDAC raid that shut it for months, has been plagued by clashes between the executive and a faction under the "Concerned and Genuine Members of Ogbo-Ogwu Market." Disputes include resistance to monthly prayers, forced opening of sealed shops, and obstruction of illicit drug inspections. "We've petitioned NAFDAC and the Anambra State Government to investigate these individuals before their actions lead to bloodshed," the chairman warned, stressing that their measures have crippled fake drug merchants' operations. The executives insist they are determined to protect the market's integrity, urging regulators to act swiftly before the crisis escalates.

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has partnered with Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to curb substance abuse, warning that the socio-economic toll especially the loss of productive youth is undermining natio… Read on blog or Reader SMALL BUSINESS INSIGHTS Read on blog or Reader ECOWAS, NDLEA boost data-driven fight against drug abuse By Busola Bamidele on August 13, 2025 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has partnered with Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to curb substance abuse, warning that the socio-economic toll especially the loss of productive youth is undermining national and regional development. Speaking at a capacity-building workshop for officers of the Nigeria Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (NENDU) in Lagos, ECOWAS Humanitarian Affairs Director, Dr. Sintiki Ugbe, represented by Dr. Daniel Amankwaah, stressed that credible data is key to tackling drug abuse, which is linked to terrorism, crime, and violence. Participants from NDLEA's 37 treatment centres nationwide will receive laptops, desktops, scanners, and photocopiers to strengthen data gathering and reporting. Read also: ECOWAS, NDLEA boost data-driven fight against drug abuse CBN moves to deepen financial inclusion, vows clean naira supply National pasture planting day highlights boost for livestock, SME value chains FG targets steel industry revival at national steel summit Nigeria unveils plan for first national industrial manpower development policy NDLEA Chairman, Buba Marwa, represented by Dr. Ngozi Madubuike, said the NENDU system generates timely, reliable data critical for drug prevention, treatment, and policymaking. "The quality of data you generate directly impacts national planning," he noted. Both agencies emphasised that reducing drug abuse will save lives, restore productivity, and drive economic growth across West Africa.

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