Economy
Olusi Restates BoI Commitment to Local Manufacturing, Job Creation
By Adedapo Adesanya The Managing Director of the Bank of Industry (BoI), Mr Olasupo Olusi, has reaffirmed the bank’s commitment...
Read moreProfit-Taking Sinks NASD OTC Bourse Below N3trn
By Adedapo Adesanya Profit-taking sliced off 5.98 per cent from the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange on Thursday, September 5,...
Read moreNaira Now N1,639/$1 at Official Market, N1,650/$1 at Black Market
By Adedapo Adesanya The Naira depreciated against the United States Dollar for the third straight session at the Nigerian Autonomous...
Read moreCrude Oil Market Hits 14-Month Low on Demand Worries
By Adedapo Adesanya Prices of the crude oil grades dropped to their lowest in 14 months on Thursday, fueled by...
Read moreFuel Scarcity to Ease in Next Few Days—NNPC Assures Nigerians
By Aduragbemi Omiyale The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has assured Nigerians that the long queues at filling stations...
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General
Bishop Kukah Tasks Tinubu to Address Mounting Hunger Crisis
By Adedapo Adesanya The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Most Reverend Matthew Kukah, has urged the administration of President Bola...
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Content Piracy is a Real Threat to Africa’s Creative Economy
The adverse effect of intellectual property theft was on the front burner at the 2024 edition of MIP Africa, held...
Read moreDangote Refinery: A Timely Win for Industrialisation
By Abiodun Alade Nigeria, rich in resources and with a burgeoning young population, remains paradoxically stagnant due to its over-reliance...
Read moreSave Yourself from this Body of Death, Nigeria!
By Kingsley Omose Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? Romans...
Read moreCandidates from Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar and Mauritius Contesting for AUC Chairperson’s Position
By Professor Maurice Okoli and Dr Ken Onyeali Ikpe The African Union Chairperson is an important position within the African...
Read moreWhy Nigeria Can Still Achieve a One-Trillion Dollar Economy by 2030
By Kenechukwu Aguolu There are divergent views about Nigeria’s ability to attain a $1 trillion economy by 2030. I am...
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Nigeria’s Letter of Credit Payments Drop 57% to $391.9m in Seven Months
By Adedapo Adesanya Nigeria’s Letter of Credit payments dropped by 57 per cent to $391.9 million in the first seven...
Read moreZenith Bank Offers Shareholders Highest Half year Dividend Pay-out of N1
By Dipo Olowookere Shareholders of Zenith Bank Plc will receive the highest half-year dividend pay-out of N1 per share in...
Read moreAccess Holdings Donates Buses to Bethesda Child Support Agency
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Two coaster buses have been handed over to the Bethesda Child Support Agency by Access Holdings Plc...
Read moreEcobank Nigeria Introduces Oja Oge Pop-up Marketplace for SMEs
By Modupe Gbadeyanka A pop-up marketplace designed for entrepreneurs in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) known as Oja Oge...
Read moreFidelity Bank to Challenge NPDC N555.8m Data Breach Fine
By Adedapo Adesanya Nigerian lender, Fidelity Bank, has denied the claims of data breach and has promised to dispute the...
Read moreNDPC Fines Fidelity Bank N555.8m for Customer Data Breach
By Adedapo Adesanya The National Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has sanctioned Fidelity Bank Plc N555.8 million for allegedly violating its...
Read moreExperts Explore Driving Sustainable Development Via Technology at Unity Bank Webinar
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Some stakeholders recently attended an International Youth Week webinar organised by Unity Bank Plc to explore the...
Read moreAfreximbank Grows Net Interest Income 24.5% to $826.2m in H1’24
By Adedapo Adesanya The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) recorded a 24.5 per cent growth in its net interest income for...
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Tinubu Appoints Muhtar as Bank of Industry Chairman, Olusi as CEO
By Adedapo Adesanya President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Mansur Muhtar as the Chairman of the Bank...
Read moreAXA Mansard Appoints Adebola Surakat as Chief Marketing Officer
By Aduragbemi Omiyale Ms Adebola Sukurat has been appointed as the new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of AXA Mansard Plc,...
Read moreCBN Removes NIRSAL CEO, Executive Directors
By Adedapo Adesanya The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sacked some of the top management of the Nigeria Incentive-Based...
Read moreFG Installs Former Airtel Africa CEO Segun Ogunsanya as NSIA Board Chair
By Aduragbemi Omiyale The erstwhile chief executive of Airtel Africa Plc, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, has been inaugurated as the new...
Read moreTinubu Appoints Two Directors for Bank of Industry
By Modupe Gbadeyanka President Bola Tinubu has appointed two directors for the Bank of Industry with effect from Monday, August...
Read moreTinubu Appoints Oluwatosin Ajayi New DSS DG as Bichi Quits
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Mr Oluwatosin Ajayi has been appointed as the new Director General of the Department of State Services...
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Adesina Lauds Saudi Arabia’s Billion Dollars Investment in Africa
By Adedapo Adesanya The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Mr Akinwumi Adesina, has praised Saudi Arabia for...
Read moreECOWAS May Suspend Single Currency Plan Indefinitely
By Adedapo Adesanya The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is planning to halt its single currency initiative -...
Read moreOlam Agri to Build New Pasta Production Facility in Ghana
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Plans are underway for a new state-of-the-art pasta production facility in Ghana by Olam Agri, a global...
Read moreEconomic Dialogue Forms Core of BRICS Municipal Conference
By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh In anticipation for raising economic questions and the possibility of forging further cooperation, Moscow on August...
Read moreNamibia Targets Africa’s Fifth Largest Oil Producer Status
By Adedapo Adesanya Namibia has announced plans to become the fifth largest oil producer in Africa by 2035, with an...
Read moreTechnology
Interswitch Wins 2024 Fintech of the Year Award
By Modupe Gbadeyanka An integrated payments and digital commerce company, Interswitch, has added another feather to its highly colourful cap...
Read moreInsecurity Threatening Telecoms Industry in Nigeria—Cruz
By Aduragbemi Omiyale The chief executive of Airtel Nigeria, Mr Carl Cruz, has emphasised that insecurity in the country is...
Read moreInterswitch Takes Gold Sponsorship of 2024 Africa Fintech Summit
By Aduragbemi Omiyale A Nigerian financial technology company (fintech), Interswitch Group, is a gold sponsor of the foremost Africa Fintech...
Read moreFortifying Digital Frontiers: Lessons and Strategies from the Ronin Network Hack
By Junaid Ijaya and Femi Babatunde In the ever-evolving space of digital finance, where the currency of choice fluctuates as...
Read moreTelecom Operators Call for Price Hike to Avert Crisis
By Adedapo Adesanya Stakeholders in the Nigerian telecommunication sector are collectively calling for a price hike amid challenges faced by...
Read moreInnovative Solutions for Complex Engineering Challenges
Engineering is a subject that thrives on innovation and hassle-solving. As the sector turns into greater technologically advanced, the challenges...
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