The Federal Government on Tuesday barred foreign firms from contracts worth N5 billion and below in the country as a way of empowering local contractors in line with proposed Local Content Bills being ...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday approved a sweeping new policy directive aimed at prioritising Nigerian businesses, goods, and services in all government-related economic activities. The ...

At a time when many African economies are grappling with capital outflows and the gradual erosion of local industries, ...

A MAJOR overhaul of Guyana’s local content certification process is set to take effect in January 2026, with the introduction ...

Rita Ferguson is president and co-founder of a 37-year-old specialty concrete company, G&F Concrete Cutting Inc. Most of G&F’s work consists of providing material for public works projects in and ...

Lawyers from African firms in Ghana, Tanzania, and Nigeria discuss the tension to develop local skills and capacity versus the desire to increase foreign direct investment. Across the continent ...

The Minns Labor Government is inviting the community to have their say on the Local Jobs First Bill, which will establish the Local Jobs First Commission, support local jobs and apprentices and help ...

The Minns Labor Government is inviting the community to have their say on the Local Jobs First Bill, which will establish the Local Jobs First ...

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued new guidelines that support its efforts to maximise the local defence industrial base’s involvement in defence production programmes. The measures, ...

The Indian Ministry of Power has ordered all battery energy storage system (BESS) projects supported under the viability gap funding (VGF) scheme to meet a minimum 20% local content threshold, aiming ...

RANDY KULL, a businessman based in Illinois, sells traffic signs. His products have international appeal, with signs for anglophones (STOP), Spanish-speakers (ALTO) and horses (WHOA). But for some ...

Saudi Arabia’s Mandatory List has emerged as a strategic lever to strengthen the role of local businesses in public sector procurement. Designed to drive demand for Saudi-made products, the list not ...