Senate has passed an increased budget for 2020, as Nigeria tackles the new coronavirus pandemic and a sharp fall in the price of oil, the country’s...
NNPC says it has directed all its partners and suppliers to bring down their cost to between 30 and 40 per cent to ensure production efficiency....
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has said that low yield environment caused by Coronavirus pandemic has positioned the equity market with domestic investors accounting for 60...
The African Development Bank’s vice president for agriculture, human and social development, Jennifer Blanke, will step down from her post next month, the bank said on...
The Cross River Government and Israeli Bean & Co. Global Ltd. has signed a full Venture/Public Private Partnership agreement of 15 million dollars. The agreement was...
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has commenced enrolment and issuance of National Identification Numbers (NIN), to Nigeria citizens in 16 countries across five continents. The Director-General...
National Co-operatives Financing Agency of Nigeria (CFAN) has lauded the waiving of guarantors for applicants of CBN’s N50 billion COVID-19 Targeted Credit Facility. CFAN described the...
Today, trading in the domestic equities market closed south as price depreciation in BUACEMENT (-3.9%), UACN (-9.1%) and ZENITH (-1.2%) dragged the All-Share Index by 47bps to close at 25,215.04 points. As a result, market...
National Bureau of Statistics has reported that Nigeria’s total trade declined 17.94 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the value recorded in...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has threatened to sanction seven electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) for failing to comply with its orders. Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos)...
Improving the working and trading environment for small and medium sized businesses through Shared Facilities, MSMES Clinics and other government interventions are critical parts of the...
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO}, the specialised shipping regulatory agency of the United Nations, has delivered a glowing appraisal of Nigeria’s effort to stem piracy in...
Today, the NSE All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated 34bps to close at 25,335.15 points following buying interest in BUACEMENT (+4.1%), DANGSUGAR (+2.8%) and UBA (+0.8%). Consequently, investors gained ₦44.4bn as market capitalisation increased to...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has tasked Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on actualising...
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has tasked new Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on strengthening local content...