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Nigeria’s Stock Exchange Records Marginal 0.05% Growth

March 14, 2024
By Dipo Olowookere The flagship stock exchange in Nigeria posted a marginal appreciation of 0.05 per cent on Thursday consumer goods and industrial goods sectors closed higher by 0.31 per cent and 0.01 per cent, respectively. Business Post reports that the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited survived a scare today after investors booked profit in the banking, insurance and energy counter,
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Binance and Nigerian Law Enforcement: Partnership to Foster Responsible Growth

March 14, 2024
For Binance, complying with the applicable laws and regulations in the countries where we operate is a top priority. We proactively engage with regulators and law enforcement whenever we can contribute insight, intelligence, or expertise to help protect users, identify and prosecute criminals, or stop or prevent unlawful activity. This is the definition of collaborative security in the crypto space
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Brent Rises to $85 as IEA Predicts Tighter Supply Market

March 15, 2024
By Adedapo Adesanya Brent crude appreciated by $1.39 or 1.7 per cent on Thursday to sell at $85.42 per barrel, its highest level in four months, as the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted a tighter market in 2024 and raised its view on oil demand growth this year. This also helped the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude to go
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Naira Appreciates to N1,608/$1 at NAFEM, N1,605/$1 at Parallel Market

March 15, 2024
By Adedapo Adesanya The Naira appreciated against the United States Dollar at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) on Thursday by 0.4 per cent or N6.96 to close at N1,608.98/$1 versus Wednesday’s closing rate of N1,615.94/$1. However, it performed badly against the British Pound Sterling during the session by N30.27 to trade at N2,066.33/£1 compared with the midweek’s value
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CITN Vows to Sanction Erring Licensed Tax Practitioners

March 15, 2024
By Aduragbemi Omiyale The Council of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has said it would not hesitate to sanction any erring licensed tax practitioner in its bid to sanitise the profession. The president and chairman of the organisation, Mr Samuel Agbeluyi, said this at the presentation of practising licence certificates to new members. He tasked the newly

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FCMB Proposes 50 Kobo Dividend for FY 2023

May 1, 2024
By Aduragbemi Omiyale The board of FCMB Group Plc has proposed the payment of a 50 Kobo dividend for the 2023 financial year, Business Post reports. The financial institution declared the cash reward to shareholders in its audited financial statements released to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited for the year ended December 31, 2023. In the period under review, FCMB

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The Parable Of The Husband’s Cane

By Reuben Abati One other outcome of our democratic experience since 1999 is how demanding and insatiable the Nigerian voter has become, and because political office holders and the professional political class are yet to fully decipher and understand the implications of
August 14, 2016

Fani-Kayode And His Apocalyptic Pessimism

By Akingbade Thomas I have followed the opinion articles of Femi Fani-Kayode since he started publishing in different news media. At first, his opinions seem to me to be inspired by patriotism. After some time, he gradually descends into ethnical and partisanship
August 14, 2016

Juliet Ibrahim To Begin TV Series

Ghanaian movie star, Juliet Ibrahim, is to launch her own reality television series called ‘The Perfect Assistant (TPA). A statement by her Publicist, Bunmi Odunowo, in Lagos on Saturday said the programme would kick off before the end of 2016. TPA, according
August 14, 2016

Boko Haram Shows ‘Chibok Girls’ In New Video

Wanted and displaced Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has released a new video through the group to shows that the schoolgirls kidnapped in Borno State in 2014 by his members are still under his care. This is the second time Shekau is
August 14, 2016

Entries For Golden Pen Awards Close Friday

Organiser of the prestigious Nigerian Breweries’ Golden Pen Awards, Nigerian Breweries Plc, has said submission of entries would end on Friday, August 19, 2016. This was made known by the organiser in a statement issued in Lagos and obtained by Business Post
August 14, 2016

FRSC Trains Government Drivers

A training programme aimed at improving the skills of drivers working with the Federal Government has commenced in Abuja. The exercise is being handled by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Business Post was informed that it would hold in batches.
August 14, 2016

FG Okays Barcode To Fight Piracy

The Federal Government has approved the use of barcode in Nigerian movies and music as a measure to protect intellectual properties from undue exploitation. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave this endorsement on Friday in Abuja when he received
August 14, 2016

Lagos Seals Western Lodge Hotel In Ikorodu

The Lagos State Government has announced the immediate closure of one Western Lodge Hotel in the Ikorodu area of the state due to security reasons. A statement released on Sunday by the State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Steve Ayorinde, explained
August 14, 2016

6 Ways To Save Money At Lagos Hotels

By Nkem Ndem Lagos City can feel extremely expensive, at least compared to anywhere else in Nigeria. When vacationing in the city, it is easy to overspend and forget about your budget, especially if you are staying in any of the many
August 13, 2016

AHF Africa Seeks End To New HIV Infections

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Africa Bureau has charged the global community to speed up interventions in order halt the spate of new HIV infections and AIDS related deaths among young people. The charge was made in commemoration of the 2016 International Youth
August 12, 2016