Business and Economy
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The Good News from Sovereign Wealth Fund By James Ume
Less than seven months after Audu Ogbe, Minister of Agriculture promised the nation that the government was poised to crash…
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Airtel Nigeria’s CEO, Ogunsanya, to lead discourse on African Business at NBA Conference …. As Airtel Nigeria partners Nigerian Lawyers to host 2017 NBA Conference
The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, has been listed among important thought leaders…
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Sokoto allocates land for commercial cultivation of gum arabic, shea trees
Danjuma James, Sokoto Sokoto state government said it has allocated lands for commercial cultivation of some important economic trees including…
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Put insurance industry on driver’s seat for genuine sustainable growth through diversification – Mutual Benefits Assurance PLC Boss, Dr. Ogunbiyi
A Speech Delivered by Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi, Chairman, Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc and Special Guest of Honour at the…
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CBN injects $364 m into Inter-Bank Forex Market …Retail SMIs get $264.1m; …Wholesale window receives $100m offer; …Eases payment for Port charges to NPA, NIMASA
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, intervened in the Inter-Bank Foreign Exchange Market to the…
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Heritage Bank, RIMAN, FDC enjoin firms to embrace modern risk mgt. practices
Heritage Bank Plc, Risk Managers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN) and Financial Derivatives Company Limited have called on corporate organizations to adopt…
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Ilegal mining: 16 Chinese, eight Nigerians arrested in Zurak, Plateau State … Illegal mining kingpin, Usman Abubakar (aka Dan China) declared wanted by NSA
Sixteen Chinese nationals and eight Nigerians involved in massive illegal mining were on Monday arrested in Zurak, Wase Local Government,…
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Busted: Gombe Agric Commissioner, Agric Bank Manager fingered for allegedly defrauding farmers
Gombe state Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Dahiru Buba Biri and the Gombe branch Manager of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA),…
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FEC approves refinancing of domestic debts through external borrowing
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the refinancing of part of the country’s domestic debts through external borrowing.…
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OMMATA warns Enugu govt official against imposition of unpopular leadership on Ogbete market
From; Madu Ezenoha, Enugu The President of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association (OMMATA), Hon. Temple Ude has warned officials of…
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Aggressive savings, economic diversification key to nation’s economic challenges — Obi
A former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, said in Lagos on Thursday that aggressive savings, diversification of the…
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Ugwuanyi urges Nsukka Chamber of Commerce, agro-exporter for action on Nsukka pepper production
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has charged an agro exporting firm, ABX World, currently partnering with the Nsukka…
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Retract your statement or face legal action, CCM tells Umar
Managing Director of the Calabar Channel Management (CCM) Company Limited, Mr. Bart Van Eenoo has demanded an immediate apology and…
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FOREX: CBN boosts the FOREX market with $195m
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, August 7, 2017, boosted the FOREX market by offering a total of…
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Sovereign Wealth Fund resuscitates 11 fertilizer blending firms, crashes fertilizer price
The Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), also known as the Sovereign Wealth Fund, has resuscitated 11 fertilizer blending plants…
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EFCC intensifies probe of suspect with 849 ATMs
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has stepped up investigation to determine how a suspect, Yasir Salihu Abdullahi…
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Agriculture is the future of Nigeria’s economy – Gov. Sani Bello
Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has said that Agriculture is the future of Nigeria’s economy, insisting that it…
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Nigeria, Indonesia to deepen trade, investment relations
Nigeria and the Republic of Indonesia are to deepen bilateral relations especially in the areas of sharing information on National…
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FG inaugurates Technical Working Group on Road Safety .Establishes capital project development framework for critical road projects
In its determined effort to enhance safety, security and comfort on the roads, the Federal Government has established a…
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Enelamah elected Vice Chairperson, Africa, WTO Ministerial Conference
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah, has been elected the Vice-Chairperson representing Africa, for the 11th…
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FOREX: CBN opens week with $195m intervention
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, July 31, 2017, offered $100 million in wholesale auction at the inter-bank…
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Tank-farm explosion: We will not spare culprits – Hon. Jime
The Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Hon. Emmanuel Jime, has declared that the Authority will…
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Lagos acquires 32 tonnes per hour rice mill from Switzerland …To produce 2.6m 50kg bags of rice per year … Move will enhance South West economic integration, create 200,000 jobs, says Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday in Zurich, Switzerland led a team of the State Executive Committee members…
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Nigeria, UN sign 5-year Sustainable Development Partnership Framework
Nigeria and the United Nations (UN) on Thursday signed a five-year Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (UNSDPF) (2018-2022) which is…
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We’ve empowered 4000 businesses to boost Lagos economy – Ambode …Welcomes partnership with MIT to drive entrepreneurship growth
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said that the N25billion Employment Trust Fund (ETF) set up by his…
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