By Tina Ezin Lafarge Africa Plc has launched a new thematic campaign, Beyond Buildings, aimed at spotlighting the company’s long-standing contribution to Nigeria’s infrastructure and socio-economic development. The campaign was unveiled in Lagos on Monday by the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Lolu Alade-Akinyemi. Alade-Akinyemi said the campaign tells the story of how Lafarge’s innovative…
By Our Reporter BANGKOK (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria and Thailand have agreed to take their bilateral relationship to a strategic level. The commitment was made during a high-level meeting in Bangkok today, between Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, and his Thai counterpart, Sihasak Phuangketkeow. In a statement, Yusuf Tuggar proposed that Thailand help bridge…
By Nsan Neji NEW YORK (CONVERSEER) – The Wall Street Journal recently reported that SpaceX is launching a new round of secondary stock sales. If the transaction is completed, its valuation could double to $800 billion, surpassing OpenAI to become the most valuable private company in the United States. At the same time, SpaceX executives…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The chief executive of chemical giant BASF sees no signs of deindustrialisation in Germany despite the country’s ongoing economic difficulties. “Industry in Germany will not disappear,” Markus Kamieth told the Handelsblatt business newspaper in an interview published on Friday. “We are an economic area with a high proportion of industry in…
CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso By Etim Etim The annual dinner of the Chartered Institute of Bankers is one of the most enduring events in Nigeria’s corporate calendar. It brings together industry chiefs and senior bankers in a convivial atmosphere and provides the monetary authorities opportunity to make a few pronouncements or give a hint at…
