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NCC remits N49.7bn to Nigerian govt in Q1 2018
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it remitted N49.7 billion to the Federal Government in the first quarter of 2018. Tony Ojobo, NCC Director of Public Affairs said in a statement on Thursday that the remittance was in…
IT’S OFFICIAL: Zenith Bank now Nigeria’s largest bank by customer deposits
Zenith Bank, a Tier one bank, has displaced First Bank as the largest bank in the country in terms of its reported customer deposit. In its first quarter results made available on the Nigerian Stock Exchange website, the bank…
CBN to sack CEOs, chairmen of banks with delayed accounts
Any bank which fails to publish its annual account 12 months after the financial year end will have its chief executive sacked, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed. Also to be fired is the chairman of such a bank. This…
Nigerians on alert as Uganda reveals plans to tax WhatsApp, Facebook users
In a bid to shore up its revenue the Ugandan government is making plans to impose a tax of 100 shillings ($0.03) per day for users of social media in the country. The new tax regime would apply to users of services including Facebook…
With $45bn Turnover, FX Stability Nigeria’s Prospect of Re-joining JP Morgan Index Brightens
About 20 months after JP Morgan, the largest financial services holding company in the United States and world’s fifth largest bank, delisted Nigerian bonds from its Government Bond Index-Emerging Market (GBI-EM), the managers of the…
Power generation hits 5,090MW, highest in 2018
Latest documents obtained from Nigeria’s power System Operator indicated that peak electricity generation crossed the 5,000-megawatt mark last week.According to the SO, a peak power generation of 5,090MW was recorded on April 26, 2018,…
See how much Oando said it sold its 2009 Bombardier Private Jet for
Oando Plc has been selling off assets in the last two years as it embarks on a massive restructuring of its operations and cash flows. Gone are the days where grandiose spending was tolerated especially by Oil companies splurging on the…
Foreign Portfolio Investment on the NSE up by 48.52% in March
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has disclosed that Nigeria’s Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 48.52% in March to ₦132.21 billion; against the ₦83.22 billion recorded in February. This information is contained in a report…
CBN pegs daily mobile transactions at N100,000
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday pegged maximum daily transactions through mobile phone- Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD)— at N100,000. The implementation of the policy starts June 1. Due to absence of set…
34 Nigerian cinemas ‘generated N3bn’ in 2017
Adedayo Thomas, executive director, National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), says 34 cinemas in the country generated over N3 billion in 2017. Thomas made the disclosure on Thursday in Warri during the ‘2018 World Intellectual…
NFL owner Shahid Khan makes bid for iconic wembley stadium
It's the home of English football and one of the most iconic venues in world sport — and it could be about to get a new American owner. The English Football Association confirmed Thursday it has received an offer to buy Wembley…
US now exporting more crude oil than Nigeria
After drastically reducing its imports of crude oil from Nigeria a few years ago, the United States is now exporting more crude than Africa’s top oil producer. The Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the US Energy…
Glorious Feat! VP Osinbajo To Commission Abdulsamad Rabiu’s $350 Million Dollars BUA Cement Plant
History is often written by champions. Sometimes they rewrite it. But very few champs excite the splendid tribute of a cheer in the wake of their most glorious feats. Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, the Chairman of BUA Group, however, presents…
Banks repay ₦654 million excess charges on FAAC accounts
Commercial banks in the country refunded about ₦654 million which was illegally deducted from accounts linked to the Federal Government of Nigeria. This was disclosed in the March report of Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC)…
Truecaller records 100 million daily active users, 20% reside in Africa
Swedish call filtering service Truecaller has announced that it has reached over 100 million daily active users. According to the company, it grew to its current figure from 100-million monthly active users less than a year ago.…
FIRS posts ₦1.17 trillion revenue in Q1 2018
The Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS says it has generated a total of ₦1.17 trillion in the first quarter of this year from the collection of various taxes against ₦778.19 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2017.…
UBA shareholders approve 2017 final dividend of N22.23bn
UNITED Bank for Africa (UBA), on Monday, endorsed the payment of N22.23 billion final dividend declared by the board for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2017. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the shareholders gave the…
CBN injects another $210 million into Forex market
In continuation of its intervention in the inter-bank sector of the Foreign Exchange market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has intervened with another sum of $210million in the forex market to meet the requests of customers. A…
Ade-Ojo to retire from Toyota Nigeria in June
The Chairman, Toyota Nigeria Limited, Chief Michael Ade-Ojo, is set to bow out of active participation in the day-today-running of the auto company when he turns 80 on June 14 this year. He hinted about his retirement in Lagos during the…
Trump berates OPEC for ‘artificially’ high oil prices — and Barkindo responds
US President Donald Trump has accused the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) of “keeping oil prices artificially very high.” In tweet, Trump said the cartel’s pricing cycle “will not be accepted” as there is no…
Bank mistakenly transfers $34bn to customer
Germany’s biggest lender Deutsche Bank on Friday admitted to a massive erroneous transfer of €28bn ($34 billion) in a routine operation, more than the entire bank is worth. The unprecedented mistake happened on March 16 when Deutsche…
Crude oil nears $75 barrel
Oil prices rose on Thursday to their highest since late 2014 as US crude inventories declined after sources told the media top exporter, Saudi Arabia, is seeking to push oil prices higher. Brent Crude Oil futures rallied as high as…
Oba Otudeko files suit against Airtel, Wale Tinubu
The tussle over the transfer of shares between billionaire businessman, Oba Otudeko, teleco, Airtel Networks Limited, and Adewale Tinubu has shifted to the Federal High Court. In a suit filed by the businessman, he is seeking a $28.7…
House of Reps endorse Kemi Adeosun’s suspension of SEC DG
The House of Representative has ratified the suspension of the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Mr. Munir Gwarzo, by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun. The House took this decision, after…