Senate confirms NIPSS DG, considers other agencies’ nominees
The Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed the nomination of Prof. Ayo Omotayo as director-general of the National Institute for Policy and…
Author: akintunde
Lagos to examine sustainable job creation strategies
Lagos State Employment Trust Fund and Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget have said the second edition of the Lagos…
Nissan Unveils New Navara Pickup, To Start Assembling In Nigeria
Made in Africa Nissan Navara brand has been introduced by Stallion NMN Limited to Nigerian showrooms Stallion NMN Limited plans…
Auditor-general’s query: Reps panel summons Emefiele, Fashola
CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele was summoned by the house of representatives committee on the public account over non-disclosure of recovered…
WFP: 13 million face severe hunger amid worst drought in Ethiopia, Kenya
The United Nations World Food Programme says an estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia face severe hunger…
PenCom: Over 48,000 contributors switched PFAs, transferred N172bn in 2021
The National Pension Commission says a total of 48, 543 contributors switched pension fund administrators (PFAs) in 2021, valued at about…
Big Banks Seen Swallowing Smaller Loss-Making Rivals
Ratings agency Moody’s says small Kenyan banks suffering losses or facing insolvency are likely to become targets of acquisitions by…
Arla Foods And Partner Tolaram Group Agree To Build Dairy Farm In Kaduna, Nigeria
As part of efforts aimed at boosting local milk production, Arla Foods, makers of Dano Milk, says it has signed…
Chip Shortage: Toyota Cuts Productio
Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday cut its annual production target by half a million more vehicles as a chip shortage…
Jaiz Bank Posts N4.21bn Profit In 2021
Jaiz Bank Plc has released its unaudited financial results for the period ended December 31, 2021. The results as released…
Nigeria Reps Tells APCON, NAFDAC, Others To Monitor Online Drug Adverts
The House of Representatives has called on the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria to liaise with social media giants and…
Wall Street Ends Higher; Bank Stocks Rise With Treasury Yields
Wall Street ended sharply higher on Tuesday, lifted by Apple and Microsoft, while a jump in Treasury yields elevated bank…
Remove fuel subsidy, official exchange rate, IMF urges FG
Two weeks after the Federal Government suspended the removal of petrol subsidy, the International Monetary Fund has again urged the…
Fuel Scarcity: Filling Stations Shut As Queues Persist In Lagos, Abuja, Others
Filling stations were shut on Monday as this led to queues by motorists in within their premises Ques were larger…
World Bank, Kenya in talks for another $200 million loan
The World Bank will give Kenya $200 million to support various development projects to improve food security in the country.…
GTCO Acquires Investment One’s Pension, Funds Management Subsidiaries
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc says it has completed the acquisition of 100% shareholding in two subsidiaries of Investment One.…
Nigeria: Aviation Workers Suspend Planned Nationwide Strike
The labour unions in the aviation industry have suspended the planned strike. They had fixed today for the commencement of…
KPMG Canada adds Bitcoin and Ether to its balance sheet
The Canadian branch of accounting giant, KPMG has made its first allocation of cryptocurrency assets to its corporate treasury. According…
Paxful Drives Financial Inclusion With Education Centres
Paxful, a peer-to-peer crypto platform, says it is committed to setting up Bitcoin educational centres in key markets where it…
JAMB introduces self-service registration outlets in Abuja, Lagos, adds WhatsApp platform
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announces plans to introduce self-service registration. Outlets will be situated in Abuja and…
Naira depreciates further, exchanges for N572/$1 at parallel market
The Nigerian naira traded at N572 per dollar on Monday at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market. The…
SoftBank hit as profit, and Arm deal, collapse
SoftBank Group Corp reported a 97% drop in quarterly profit and the collapse of a deal worth up to $80…
Bumper BP profits lift European stocks, euro stalled by cautious Lagarde
Bumper profits from oil giant BP helped lift European stocks on Tuesday, while the euro was pegged back as the…
MTN Pays NCC’s 5G License Fee Before Deadline
MTN Nigeria has paid the 5G license fee ahead of the February 24 deadline issued by the Federal Government of…
NIMC portal breaks down, banks, telcos, passport issuance suffer
Thousands of telecommunication subscribers nationwide seeking to retrieve lost SIM cards or acquire new lines temporarily have been left stranded.…
Nigeria, others need $484bn by 2025 for economic recovery – AfDB president
African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa needs $484bn over the next three years to tackle the socioeconomic…
NCP approves BPE 2022 programme, bureau targets transactions in five sectors
The Bureau of Public Enterprises announced on Friday that it would execute 42 transactions in five different sectors of the…
Unpaid Debt: Fuel Supplier Asks Court To Halt Lagos BRT Operations
Petrocam Trading Nigeria Limited has applied to a Federal High Court in Lagos for the winding-up of Primero Transport Service…
Ethereum Eyes $3,500 As ETH Price Reclaims Pandemic-Era Support With 40 Percent Rebound
Ethereum’s native token looks poised to hit $3,500 in the coming sessions as it reclaimed a historically strong support level…
Wall Street Journal Owner News Corp Suffers Cyberattack By Hackers Linked To China
The media company that owns The Wall Street Journal News Corp said it was a victim of a cyberattack last…