The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has threatened to go on strike as from Monday June 5th 2023 over issues bordering on welfare of its members in the shipping sector. The President General of the union, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju while briefing journalists on Thursday in Lagos said the union will from Monday down tools…
The National Assembly has again begun a probe into the reported $2.4billion illegal oil sale alleged to have been sold by the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami. Malami who appeared before the House of Representatives again on Thursday, was grilled for the second time over the alleged illegal sale…
Seychelles has accepted the Fisheries Subsidies Agreement proposed by the World Trade Organisation, making it the third WTO member and first African country to do so. The instrument of acceptance for the Agreement was deposited by the Seychelles government on 10 March 2023. To come into effect, two-thirds of WTO members are required to accept…
The Enterprises and Entrepreneurs in Lagos, 1930s – 1970s While I was the DAAD Guest Professor at Bayreuth University, Germany in the summer of 2022, I was required to organise a workshop based on a course on Business History of West Africa from 1880 – 1960. I needed a co-presenter because we were to have a…
