Sunday, 19 June 2022 10:55
New security outfit will cause upsurge of investments in free zones - NEPZA
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) says the newly inaugurated Special Economic Zone Security (SEZSEC) outfit will cause an upsurge of investments in the zones. The Managing Director of NEPZA, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, said this at the passing-out ceremony…
Friday, 10 June 2022 10:56
NEPZA, FIRS new tax pact to enhance understanding, ends unbridled suspicion over FTZs incentives- Prof Adesugba
The Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Prof. Adesoji Adesugba has said that the new tax pact with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) was aimed at enhancing better understanding of the Free Trade Zones Scheme’s…
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 11:48
NEPZA trains 40 personnel for security of special economic zones
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has begun training for 40 of its personnel to boost security architecture in all special economic zones in the country. The ongoing exercise, which is being done in collaboration with the Department of…
Tuesday, 17 May 2022 12:51
Group urges NASS, MDAs, others to partner FG in protecting FDI
The Nigeria Economic Zones Association (NEZA), an umbrella body of Free Trade Zones operators and enterprises in zones has urged members of the National Assembly, Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government to only take actions that would…
Wednesday, 11 May 2022 09:29
Concession of Calabar, Kano FTZs remains FG’s economic solution to accelerate industrialisation-MD NEPZA
Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has reiterated that the planned concession of the country’s two public free trade zones remains Federal Government best economic approach to use the scheme to accelerate industrialisation…
Wednesday, 27 April 2022 13:00
NEPZA and imperative of boosting economy via blockchain technology
Unarguably, the Federal Government changed the name of the Federal Ministry of Communications to Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy in order to be in tune with global trends and reality. The World Economic Forum (WEF), predicts that by…
Monday, 04 April 2022 14:38
NEPZA to Tackle Emerging Traffic Gridlock within Lekki Free Zone
The management of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority(NEPZA) has concluded plan to nip in the bud emerging traffic gridlock arising from the operations of Pinnacle Oil & Gas FZE, one of the Free Zone Enterprises (FZE) registered in Lekki Free…
Friday, 01 April 2022 14:16
NEPZA to Launch Policy Consultation on Blockchain Operations at Free Zones
Following requests from local and international players, the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority ( NEPZA) is considering the launching of policy consultation with other relevant agencies on the opening up of Nigerian free zones space to blockchain tech and crypto…
Friday, 01 April 2022 10:22
NEPZA, foreign medical coys fast-tracking Lekki medical zone’s take-off
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) says scores of prospective anchor tenants seeking to establish world class hospitals and pharmaceutical industries in the new Special Medical Free Zone in Lekki area of Lagos signal gradual end to unnecessary medical…
Friday, 01 April 2022 10:04
NEPZA to Launch Policy Consultation on Blockchain Operations at Free Zones
Following requests from local and international players, the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority ( NEPZA) is considering the launching of policy consultation with other relevant agencies on the opening up of Nigerian free zones space to blockchain tech and crypto…
Friday, 14 January 2022 11:10
NEPZA to partner with ministry, world-class gemologist, Institute to reposition multi-billion-naira precious stones industry
In the bid to reposition the country’s jewelries and gemological industry, the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) says it is on the verge of convincing the Ministry of Solid Minerals and the Gemological Institute of Nigeria to jointly adopt…
Friday, 31 December 2021 14:10
Unmaking and tweaking Nigeria’s FTZs’ susceptibilities
By Martins Odeh Gradually, but steadily, the grandiloquence narrations of the acclaimed outright under-performance of the Nigeria’s Free Trade Zones’ concept in the last 29 years of its adoption to drive the country’s industrialisation is been obliterated by new crop…
Thursday, 02 December 2021 14:05
NIGERIA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES INSTITUTE: COMING SOON!
The Nigeria Special Economic Zones Institute, Kano, an institute with state of art methodology of training was established by the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, the Agency of Federal Government mandated by NEPZ Act 63 of 1992 to License, Regulate…
Thursday, 11 November 2021 13:44
NEPZA solicits NASS intervention on robust appropriation for SEZs development
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has solicited the intervention of the National Assembly for a sustained and robust appropriation for the development of Special Economic Zones across the country. Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, the Managing Director of the Authority,…
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 20:39
NEPZA boss calls for Halal Trade/Marketing Center to enhance local producers’ access to multi-billion-naira trade
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Prof. Adesoji Adesugba has called for the establishment of world-class Halal Trade/Marketing Center to enhance local producers’ access to the multi-billion-naira trade. The halal business…
Friday, 10 September 2021 08:45
NEPZA boss' hails association over board chairman's excellence award
The Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zones (NEPZA), Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, has expressed appreciation to the Association of Local Government Vice Chairmen of Nigeria over the conferment of its coveted" Award of Excellence" on the Chairman, NEPZA board, Hon.…
Friday, 13 August 2021 21:27
NEPZA Gives Two Weeks Extension for Bids’ Submission, Opening for Capital Projects
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has extended date for opening and submission of both technical and financial bid documents for projects captured in the 2021 Capital Projects Expenditure to August 30. Prof. Adesoji Adesugba said the extension was…
Sunday, 08 August 2021 16:15
NEPZA, Delta Govt. move to re-activate moribund Koko Port FTZ
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the Delta State Government have commenced discussions on the possibility of re-activating the moribund Koko Port Free Trade Zone to attract investments and boost economic activities in the state. The parties agreed…
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Wednesday, 21 July 2021 16:54
TEXT OF PROF. ADESOJI ADESUGBA, MANAGING DIRECTOR, NIGERIA EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES AUTHORITY’S MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2021 EID-EL-KABIR CELEBRATION TO STAFF OF THE NIGERIA EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES AUTHORITY(NEPZA)
It is with great sense of brotherliness and duty that I, the Managing Director, congratulate all staff of the Authority, particular the Muslims among us on this year’s Eid-El-Kabir celebration. The occasion re-echoes the trial and victory of Prophet (Abraham)…
Thursday, 15 July 2021 11:27
NEPZA to use Special Economic Zone to Revolutionise Sokoto’s Economy
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) says it is diligently deploying the Special Economic Zone Scheme to revolutionise the Sokoto State economic space. Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, the NEPZA Managing Director, made the remark while taking delivery of Certificate-of- Occupancy…
Sunday, 04 July 2021 14:56
NEPZA Seeks multiple partnerships with NSC to jerk-up FG’s non-oil sector deliverables
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) says it is ready to open multiple partnerships with the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) to significantly scale-up the Federal Government’s non-oil sector deliverables for the Citizens. Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, NEPZA’s Managing Director…
Monday, 21 June 2021 08:30
Senate describes Lekki free zone Quadrant, Eko Atlantic as national assets
The Senate Committee on Trade, Industry and Investment has described Dangote, Lekki, Alaro City, and the Lagos free zone which constituted the Lekki mega free zone quadrant and the Eko Atlantic free zone as multi-billion-dollar national assets. Sen. Francis Fadahunsi,…
Wednesday, 16 June 2021 10:07
NASS urges NEPZA to push for amendment of its Act without delay
The Senate Committee on Trade, Industry and Investment has urged the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) to vigorously push for the amendment of its Act to tie all loose ends in its mandate of regulating the country’s free trade…
Wednesday, 19 May 2021 11:48
NEPZA boss rises to calm Staff’s brewing agitations over alleged attempt to undermine Authority’s status
Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has risen to calm mounting agitation of the Authority’s workforce over alleged surreptitious attempt to undermine the legal status of the Authority by a report of a…
Thursday, 06 May 2021 13:03
NEPZA, NBS to share data on import, export, FDI, employment generation
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have agreed to share data on import and export points for analysis and for decision making aimed at properly measuring the contribution of the Free Trade…
Wednesday, 28 April 2021 12:54
NEPZA mulls export accelerator program for SMEs, seeks partnership with SMEDAN, NEPC
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) says the Authority is prepared to canvass for the adoption of ``export business accelerator program’’ to speedily integrate the country’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) into the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) scheme for…
Sunday, 18 April 2021 08:21
Premier Coy in CFTZ lauds NEPZA's new business approaches, FG's improved infrastructure in zone
The ``Combination Industries’’, the first enterprise to enter the Calabar Free Trade Zone (CFTZ) in 1992 has lauded the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) new business approaches set to address core challenges of enterprises at the zone. Mr Nik…
Friday, 02 April 2021 19:17
NEPZA, IFC seek FEC’s buy-in on Medical SEZs establishment
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) in effort to establish Medical Special Economic Zones across the six geo-political zones of the country, had urged the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to adopt the concept as a national project. Prof. Adesoji…