LCCI Celebrates Business Excellence at the 2018 Commerce and Industry Awards

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the premier Chamber of Commerce and a leading voice in the Organised Private Sector (OPS) in Nigeria, has concluded plans to honour excellence in business at its 2018 COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AWARDS slated to hold on Tuesday, 1st May, 2018 at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lekki-Epe Expressway,…

LCCI Holds Stakeholders’ Forum on African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA)

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the premier Chamber of Commerce and a leading voice in the organised private sector (OPS) in Nigeria, is set to hold a Stakeholders’ Forum on African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) aimed at providing a platform for private sector stakeholders to deliberate on the trade agreement in…

Communique – February 2018

COMMUNIQUE OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF THE LAGOS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY [LCCI] HELD 7TH FEBRUARY 2018 The LCCI Council meeting took place on Wednesday 7th February, 2018 under the Chairmanship of its President, Mr Babatunde Paul Ruwase, FCA. The meeting deliberated on the impact of heightened insecurity on businesses across the country as…

Communique on AFCFTA

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF A STAKEHOLDERS’ FORUM ON AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (AfCFTA) ORGANISED BY THE LAGOS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (LCCI) AT THE COMMERCE HOUSE, 1, IDOWU TAYLOR STREET, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS ON THURSDAY 24TH MAY, 2018. The Forum The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in fulfilment of…

Excise Duty On Basic Item

PRESS RELEASE   COMMENTS ON GOVERNMENT’S PLAN TO IMPOSE/INCREASE EXCISE DUTY RATES ON LOCALLY PRODUCED GOODS   The government recently commenced the enforcement of the approved amendment to the excise duty rates for alcoholic beverages, spirits and tobacco in Nigeria. However, we are worried over the move to extend the duty to cover several other basic items….

FIRS Press Release

COMMENTS ON THE FREEZING OF BANK ACCOUNTS OF ALLEGED TAX DEFAULTERS BY FIRS The attention of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry [LCCI] has been drawn to the recent decision of the Federal Inland Revenue Service [FIRS] to appoint banks as collecting agents and subsequent freezing of the accounts of taxpayers considered to be…