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Court Summons Late Herbert Wigwe’s Cousin Over Will
The Probate Registry of the Lagos High Court has asked Christian Chukwuka Wigwe to enter an appearance within eight days over a caveat he entered regarding the estate of his “cousin’ the late Access Bank Chief…
BREAKING: FG Drops All Charges Against Binance Executive Gambaryan
The federal government has dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance Holdings executive who has been detained since April and facing trial for…
Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries arrested for sex trafficking
Michael Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, was arrested Tuesday in Florida on sex trafficking charges. The former CEO and his partner, Matthew Smith, were arrested in the morning and are expected to…
Passengers groan as Abuja-Lagos flights surge to N369,000
Passengers have continued to express concerns over the skyrocketing airfares, even as a one-way ticket from Abuja to Lagos hits between N109,000 and N369,000. Checks show that Arik Air charges between N151,000 and…
FG directs NNPC, local producers to halt LPG exports by November 1
The federal government has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) producers to stop exporting the product by November 1. Speaking during a meeting with…
N3.96trn recorded in domestic, foreign transactions in nine months – NGX
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) says N3.96 trillion was recorded from both domestic and foreign transactions between January and September 2024. The…
Be Ready To Pay Market Price For Petrol – Marketer tells Nigerians
Group Managing Director, Rainoil Ltd, Gabriel Ogbechie, has asked Nigerians to prepare to pay full market prices for petroleum products as a result of the full deregulation of the downstream sector. After…
Meta reintroduces facial recognition to tackle celebrity scams on Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg’s social media company, Meta, is bringing back its facial recognition software on Facebook to tackle the rising cases of celebrity scams also known as “celeb bait”scams, where scammers use images of…
Wale Edun addresses reports of FAAC disbursement leading to Naira depreciation
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun has addressed reports credited to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso of FAAC disbursement resulting in…
Air Peace to increase domestic flight fares effective November 1
The Nigerian flying public is set to witness a rise in domestic airfares from one of Nigeria’s major airlines, Air Peace, effective November 1, 2024. Nairametrics gathered this information from a viral internal…
Dangote’s $100Million Land Deal: Court Hearing Stalled Over Absence Of Judge, Lagos Attorney…
The case filed by De Renaissance Patriots Foundation and Ibeju-Lekki Peoples Forum scheduled to come up for mention on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, was stalled by the absence of the judge, Lagos State Government,…
Nigeria Customs to auction off overtime vehicles, containers after expiration of 30day ‘grace’…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has issued a 30-day grace period for importers and agents to process and clear overtime containers and vehicles currently held at various commands, in line with provisions of the NCS Act…
Dangote labels lawsuit against NNPCL, Others as “Old Issue”, Plans to withdraw case
The Dangote Group has described the reported lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited and other oil companies, seeking to revoke their import licenses, as “an old issue.” In a…
UK soft-pedals on Air Peace, lists conditions to secure slots at Heathrow
The UK aviation authorities have expressed readiness to discuss the issue of slot allocation to Air Peace, the Nigerian carrier, at the Heathrow Airport, London, TheCable can report. In response to a letter sent to…
FG approves ExxonMobil’s $1.28 billion asset sale to Seplat after two-year delay
The federal government has approved the sale of ExxonMobil’s onshore assets to Seplat Energy, more than two years after the $1.28 billion deal was initially agreed. The CEO of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum…
BREAKING: Dangote Refinery asks Court to void import licenses of NNPCL, Matrix, and four others in…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to void import licenses issued to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC), Matrix Petroleum Services…
ARM Holdings gets new chairman
The founder of leading investment management firm, ARM Holdings Company, Deji Alli, will step into the role of the chairman of the company following the retirement of Felix Ohiwerei from the firm. A…
Oil majors to raise 2025 exploration investment by 60%
Oil and gas companies are preparing to spend 60 percent more on fossil fuel exploration, according to data and industry executives. Analysts at Wood Mackenzie, a global oil sector consultancy, found that…
Telecom subscribers association urges NCC to approve 10% tariff hike for telcos
The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to approve a marginal 10% tariff increase for telecom companies to alleviate the…
FG plans to exempt pads, baby products, others from tax in new bill
The Federal Government has introduced a new bill seeking to exempt a range of essential products and services from Value Added Tax (VAT) as part of its efforts to ease the financial burden on citizens. The bill,…
Floating of Naira caused hardship for Nigerians, not subsidy removal – Expert
A financial expert, Dr. Olutayo Obadina, has said that the government’s floating of the Naira is the cause of the current hardship being faced by Nigerians and not the fuel subsidy removal. Obadina, a PhD holder in…
FBN Holdings Plc appoints Wale Oyedeji as new Group Managing Director
FBN Holdings Plc has officially announced the appointment of Adebowale (Wale) Oyedeji as the new Group Managing Director (GMD), effective November 13, 2024. This appointment, which is subject to the approval of the…
Chevron Confirms Discovery Of New Oilfield In Nigeria Estimated To Hold 17,000 Barrels Daily
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) said it has discovered a new oil field in the shallow offshore area of the South South region of Nigeria. It was learnt that the new discovery estimated to hold 17,000 barrels of oil per…
Detained Binance Executive, Gambaryan Absent From Court Due To Ill Health
The trial of Tigran Gambaryan, the detained executive of Binance Holdings Limited, has been stalled due to his absence from court. The officer from the Correctional Center was present in court, and said he got in touch…