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Nigeria’s assets attract global investors as reforms benefits spread
Investors across the globe are swooping on Nigerian assets as the impact of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reforms in the financial sector spreads to key sectors of the economy. Nigeria is finally getting a…
Fuel importers face N75bn monthly loss after Dangote price cut
Importers of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) may lose an average of N2.5bn daily and N75bn monthly following the latest PMS price reduction announced by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Findings by The Punch revealed…
Lagos ‘boys’ drive Abuja housing boom
The migration of affluent individuals and politicians from Lagos to Abuja has sparked the capital city’s real estate boom, driving prices of…
IPMAN warns of marketers’ loss as Dangote crashes petrol price
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has, again, announced a reduction in its ex-depot…
Importers warn of possible port disruption as new NPA tariff begins March 1
•Clearing agents threaten to withdraw services There are growing tensions among…
Nigeria’s Reserve Drops By $2.2bn As FG Defends Naira
Nigeria’s foreign reserves have dropped by $2. 2 billion amid concerns of the central bank’s support for the Naira and the settlement of over $2…
Can contactless payments finally take off in Nigeria? PalmPay and CashAfrica are working on it
Nigeria’s digital payments sector has grown rapidly for years, yet contactless payment—common in markets…
Nigerian banking fraud has tripled — NIBSS
Money lost to fraud in Nigeria’s banking system has nearly tripled over the…
Concerns as forex reserves drop $2.3bn amid naira gains
Naira has continued to strengthen in recent times on the back of foreign exchange reforms put in place by the Central Bank of Nigeria. While this has provided some relief for the business environment, there are…
BREAKING: Dangote Crashes Petrol Price To N825 Per Litre
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has slashed the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), or petrol, for…
GTCO Transforms Lives with Waste-for Gas Initiative, Distributes 3,000 Gas Cylinders to Obafemi…
As part of its ongoing efforts to enhance the quality of life for households and empower women in underserved communities, GTCO PLC at…
Cooperative Insurance Society Sells Fake Motor Policy – NAICOM
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has warned Nigerians about the National Cooperative Insurance Society (NCIS), describing it…
FG Attracts N1.63trn In February Bond Auction, Allots N910.39bn
The Debt Management Office (DMO) said N1.63 trillion was raised in bids during its February 2025…
Trump says US will sell $5m ‘gold card’ for residency to wealthy foreigners
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the US will sell a new “gold card” to wealthy foreigners. This card will give them the…
Operators kick as 15% port charge hike begins March 1
Licensed customs agents operating in the nation’s maritime domain have kicked against the 15 per cent hike in port charges by the Nigerian Ports Authority, as the NPA has revealed that the implementation of the…
Gas dispute: NLNG may pay $380m to Vitol, Glencore
Trading houses Vitol and Glencore will receive $380m in compensation after their gas supplier, trading firm Taleveras, won a legal battle in a London court against Nigeria’s sole liquefied natural gas producer…
Bharti Airtel buys N409.4 billion stake in Airtel Africa
The majority shareholder in Airtel Africa, Bharti Airtel, has acquired an additional 4.45 percent stake in Airtel Africa. This…
Naira gains against pound, euro, Canadian dollar since EFEMS
The naira has appreciated against the British pound sterling, euro, and Canadian dollar since the introduction of the Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching…
Olam Agri closes $1.8bn sale to Saudi as shares jump
Singapore-listed Olam Group on Monday sold a 44.58 percent stake in its agricultural products business, Olam Agri, for $1.78 billion (S$2.35 billion) to Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment…
Naira rally: Rewane clears air on CBN’s $8bn FX intervention
Naira’s rally in recent times hasn’t been solely due to direct interventions by the central bank. Bismarck Rewane, CEO of Financial Derivatives Company, in an interview on Arise TV Monday evening, showed new…
FULL LIST: Again, Multichoice announces price hike for Dstv, Gotv packages
MultiChoice has announced an upward review of prices for its DStv and GOtv packages, set to take effect from March 1, 2025. In a statement issued to customers on Monday, the company explained that the…
Customs cancels import declarations made under suspended FOB levy
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has cancelled import declarations made during the initial implementation of the 4…
SEC slashes timeline for companies to obtain approval for offers to two weeks
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it has reduced the time required for companies to obtain approval for offers from one year to 14 days. In a statement on Monday, the commission said approvals…
Banks target N2tr fresh capital in Q2
Nigerian banks are seeking to raise nearly N2 trillion in a new round of capital raising as the banking sector’s recapitalisation heads into its final year. The fresh capital raising is expected to cluster…