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Elumelu to pocket over N7bn in UBA dividends
...As Bank proposes N3 final dividend …Full year profit rises to N766.568bn Tony Elumelu, chairman of United Bank for Africa Plc,…
Dangote refinery, others may import $1.4bn crude monthly
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and some modular refineries in Nigeria may spend about $8.56bn to import an estimated 122,400,000 barrels of crude oil to achieve full operational capacity in six months, The PUNCH…
Fidelity Bank Equips Entrepreneurs For Global Trade Success
Tier-one lender, Fidelity Bank Plc, has hosted a training program for entrepreneurs interested…
Banks borrow N9.2tr from CBN to fund operations
Nigerian Deposit Money banks accessed more than N9 trillion to fund operations as the liquidity shortage bit last week. The financial system came under liquidity pressures in the absence of significant inflows…
Fed Govt subsidises electricity with N471.69b
The Federal Government subsidized electricity with N471.69 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024 (Q4 2024), according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). It represented 57 per cent of the…
US jet fuel imports surge as Nigeria’s Dangote refinery pushes barrels west
U.S. jet fuel imports are set to hit a two-year high in March after Nigeria's Dangote refinery pushed barrels to North America, which…
VIDEO: How I Cope With Olu Of Warri’s Steeze — Queen
Olori Ivie Atuwatse III, the queen of the Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III, says she found a way to manage her husband’s distinctive and impressive style of doing things. “We’ve been able…
China carmaker BYD beats Elon Musk’s Tesla in annual revenue
Chinese carmaker BYD saw a surge in revenue last year, a stock filing showed Monday, surpassing the $100 billion mark and…
Tussle for 9Mobile shares ownership gets messier, bank seeks to join suit
The ongoing dispute over the ownership and control of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Service, EMTS, which is the…
Rivers crisis: How the Fubara-Wike feud threatens Nigeria’s economy
Nigeria’s fragile economic recovery now faces an unexpected threat. Not from global headwinds or weak oil…
Inflation: Manufacturers record 90.6% rise in cost of sales
Nigeria’s manufacturers are counting their losses to the drastic macroeconomic changes being executed by the Federal Government, FG. A key element of the difficulties has shown up in cost of sales with leading…
Group criticises Multichoice over discriminatory pay TV charges in Nigeria, South Africa
Save the Consumers, a Nigeria-based Non-Governmental Organisation, has condemned the recent 21 per cent price increase imposed…
Here’s why Money Market Fund is good despite declining rates
Despite declining inflation rates which have led to a drop in rates of most money market instruments, many analysts recommend Money Market Funds as a good buy for investors.…
No hiding place for violators in capital market – SEC warns
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says there is no hiding place for violators in the country’s capital market. The director-general of SEC, Emomotimi Agama, gave the warning in a notice to operators on…
Petrol marketers may sell to Nigerians in dollar if Naira-for-Crude issue is not resolved – IPMAN
The National Publicity Secretary of the Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria (IPMAN) Chinedu Ukadike has said that petrol marketers may be forced to retail petroleum products in dollars following the decision of…
Tesla owners are trading in cars at record rates amid Musk backlash
Motorists appear to be eager to part ways with their Tesla vehicles, with Tesla trade-ins reaching a record high this month,…
FCMB Group Launches ‘The Power of the Group’ Campaign
FCMB Group Plc, a leading financial services holding company, has launched a new thematic campaign, The Power of the Group. At the heart of this campaign is a simple…
How Kano lost its lustre as Nigeria’s industrial hub
Once the heartbeat of Nigeria’s manufacturing sector, Kano State has suffered a dramatic industrial…
Liquidity squeeze hits demand for juicy Nigerian Treasury bills
The appetite for Nigeria’s one-year Treasury bills has been on a steady decline, despite the Central Bank of…
The rise and fall of Lagos’ Aswani market
There’s an old saying: no king reigns forever. In Lagos, Aswani Tuesday Market was once king. More than a market, it…
FCMB Opens Branch in Ogbomosho to Boost Local Economy
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has expanded its footprint by launching a new branch in Ogbomosho. Officials say the move will boost financial inclusion and…
Nothing is impossible – Dangote tells Harvard scholars
President and Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has urged young entrepreneurs and scholars to rise…
Air Peace Cuts Airfare On London-Lagos Route
Air Peace said it will grant N600,000 reduction in airfares to travellers who connect from cities across Nigeria to London with one additional piece of luggage. In a statement signed by the Head of Corporate…
Naira Appreciates To 1530.52/$ At Official Window
The naira appreciated by 0.16 per cent to 1530.52/$ from 1532.93/$ in the previous trading session on the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market at the close of trading on Wednesday. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria…