Forty per cent of the Nigerian population lives in poverty, the latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Monday revealed. The report titled,...
The bull run in the Nigerian equities market continued Monday as market capitalisation crossed the N12 trillion mark even though the volume of trade remained low...
The Nigerian bourse posted gains in its four sessions last week. Week to date, it reported a 1.87% appreciation. We have selected a group of stocks...
Constrained by the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations and the larger economy, the Association of Private Transport Companies of Nigeria (APTCON) has...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and banks in the country have reached an agreement to suspend the proposed dismissal of bank employees in reaction to...
The national leader of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Sunday afternoon issued a statement in which he made a case for the imperative of lowering...
Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week -from the capital market, mainstream business activities...
Some aggrieved Indian workers at the Dangote Oil Refinery Company in Lagos have cried out in a video on YouTube, claiming that they were being forced...
The Nigerian equities market posted gains Monday through Thursday as bargain-hunting efforts sustained a positive trend all week long. Investors showed particular preference for blue-chip equities,...
The recent declaration of loss by Netherlands-based global oil and gas giant, Royal Dutch Shell, for first quarter 2020 might stand in the way of the timely...
Oil and gas exploration company, Lekoil Limited, has declared it has reached an agreement with Optimum Petroleum Development Company, operator of Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 310,...
Oil prices jumped on Friday, sustaining the gains posted the day before, as major oil producers started cuts in output to buffer crash in fuel demand...
Access Bank Plc has revealed its intention to embark on mass retrenchment of staff, pay cut for the rest of its workforce and closure of several...
The latest investment plan report of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has revealed that MTN South Africa and nine other firms aim to commit the...
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Microfinance Bank has begun the disbursement of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) N50 billion Targeted Credit...
The Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo met with the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) members on Thursday over a sustainability plan....
The Nigerian bourse sustained its current bull run Thursday, recording its fourth straight gain as heavyweight stocks pushed market capitalisation close to the N12 trillion mark....
Nigeria’s foreign reserves shrank by $5.09 billion from $38.53 billion to $33.44 billion in the nearly four-month period between 2nd January and 28th April 2020, the...
Vitafoam Nigeria Plc has reported a 128.9% leap in profit for the half year ended 31st March 2020, compared to the corresponding period of 2019. The comprehensive details...
Nigeria’s oil and gas exports are envisaged to plunge by a minimum of $26.5 billion as oil prices take a bashing from the coronavirus pandemic, the...
Nigeria has reviewed its oil export programmes for May and June downward in conformity with a global production cut agreement led by the Organisation of the...
Nigeria’s real sector investment shrank by $7.89 billion or 62% in the First Quarter of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, the latest report...
Nigeria’s state-owned refineries recorded a combined operational loss of N9.6 billion in January 2020, the latest figures on the financial performance of the plants from the...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said Wednesday the Federal Government had disbursed the sum of N43,416,000,000.00 ($120.6 million) to 24 states...
Sustained buy pressure in blue-chip equities lifted the Nigerian bourse higher on Wednesday as the key performance indicators ended in the positive territory. Bargain-hunting, particularly in...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said Wednesday it had resumed sale of dollar to commercial banks in the country in view of the gradual easing...
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, has said its earnings increased by 5.6% to N51.146 billion at First Quarter 2020 relative to the same period of 2019. The...
Custodian Investment Plc has reported a profit of N1.857 billion for First Quarter 2020, translating to a 3.69% fall compared to the corresponding period of last year....
The U.S. dollar sold for N460 at the parallel market on Tuesday, which was more than 15% spread relative to the interbank rate of N387 to...
Oil prices showed signs of recovery Wednesday morning, modestly reversing some of the losses posted this week after storage in the U.S. rose less than expected....
Two more power plants in the country went idle on Tuesday, bringing the total to 8 as Nigeria’s power generation capacity suffered a major setback. Consequently,...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Tuesday donations into the Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has hit N27,160,190,011.94. The Director of Corporate...
The market sustained its bull run Tuesday, appreciating by N58.154 billion as investors’ interest in blue-chip equities rose further. Buy pressure in bellwethers such as Nestle,...
What has been unveiled so far by CBN are mere palliatives, and are inadequate to stop the looming mass business failure. The 13 suggestions below should...
The Bank of Industry (BOI) has offered a three-month moratorium for all the loans it granted to borrowers to enable them deal with the impact of...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it will resume cheque clearing effective from Tuesday. “In view of this, the Bank hereby lifts the temporary...
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva on Monday said she expected the Fund to have granted Nigeria with considerable emergency financing...
Oil prices continued their free fall Tuesday morning as the world grappled with dwindling storage capacity and the fear that demand for fuel might recover slowly...
The Petroleum Products Price Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has said Nigerians should be ready to pay high or low prices for petrol considering the price liberalisation scheme...
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The Nigerian equity market recorded a modest gain on Monday amid a lower trade volume compared to last week’s session. Bargain-hunting in blue chip stocks including...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai will join a host of other discussants in a panel titled “This Isn’t the West – How Africa’s Informal Sector Responds...
The Nigerian bourse posted gains on the Wednesday and Friday sessions last week while trade in the rest of the week days ended in the negative...
Lagos-based upstream exploration and production company, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, Monday reported an 89.5% leap in profit for Full Year 2019 compared to the relative...
Polaris Bank Limited has reported a Profit Before Tax of N27.8 billion for the financial year ended 31st December 2019. According to a statement released by the...
The U.S. dollar sold for N450 at the parallel market last Friday, having depreciated by 4.6% or N20 compared to the value at which it closed...
The Association of Private Transport Companies of Nigeria (APTCON) has countered the demand of airline operators for financial intervention with a demand of their own, stating...
Photo credit: Sagipl The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed rules on Crowdfunding have elicited different reactions from stakeholders, it has rattled the cage of most...
Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week -from the capital market, mainstream business activities while...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has collected N1.4 trillion ($3.9 billion) from banks in the country with excess cash holdings as part of strategies to...
