Local Bashir Jamoh Replaces Peterside As NIMASA DG Mar 5, 2020 0 The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the appointment of Bashir Jamoh as the…
World China overtakes Germany as biggest containership nation Mar 4, 2020 0 CHINA has overtaken Germany as the biggest nation in the container shipping sector in terms of total TEU. “The…
Banking Unity Bank seeks more investment in creative industry Mar 3, 2020 0 Unity Bank Plc has advocated more investments in the creative industry to drive its contribution to the Nigerian…
Banking NOVA Merchant Bank records N1.65bn profit Mar 3, 2020 0 NOVA Merchant Bank Limited says its profit after tax rose by 44 per cent to N1.65bn at the end of 2019 financial…
Africa Zimbabwe in ‘economic and humanitarian crisis’ as IMF sounds alarm Mar 3, 2020 0 Zimbabwe is facing an “economic and humanitarian crisis” amid a lethal cocktail of macroeconomic instability,…
Business Petrol subsidy cost drops 22.5% Mar 3, 2020 0 The Federal Government, through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, paid N43.09 billion as subsidy…
Local DisCos earn N473 billion in 2019, reveal reason for metering gap Mar 3, 2020 0 A report by the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors has shown that the Distribution Companies (DisCos)…
World 10-year Treasury yield drops to another record below 1.04% as historic fall in… Mar 2, 2020 0 The 10-year Treasury yield dropped to another record low on Monday below 1.04% as the historic decline in yields…
Business Olam’s pilot farming project to boost tomato value chain Feb 29, 2020 0 Olam Nigeria’s Vice President in charge of Farming Initiatives, Reji George, has disclosed that preliminary results…
Africa Lafarge Africa rewards customers Feb 27, 2020 0 Lafarge Africa Plc has rewarded its customers during its Customer Award event held in Lagos. The event was an…
Business Discos deny receiving subsidy from FG Feb 26, 2020 0 Electricity distribution companies, under the aegis of Association of National Electricity Distributors, has said…
Investing Foreign Portfolio Investors inject $1.7bn into I&E window Feb 24, 2020 0 FOREIGN Portfolio Investors (FPIs) injected $1.7 billion into the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window in…
Technology Nissan launches a subscription service starting at $699 a month Feb 21, 2020 0 Car subscriptions: they’re totally a thing! The latest automaker to test the waters on subscriptions is Nissan,…
Business Senate invites Bigi and Pepsi manufacturers, as stiff competition continues Feb 19, 2020 0 Popular soft drinks manufacturers, Messrs 7-Up Bottling Company, makers of Pepsi, and Rites Foods Limited, makers…
Business ICRC commends Sifax on concession agreement Feb 19, 2020 0 THE Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission has commended the management of SIFAX Group for its level of…
Technology Bill Gates bought himself a Porsche over a Tesla — and Elon Musk just called him… Feb 18, 2020 0 Elon Musk isn’t impressed with fellow billionaire entrepreneur Bill Gates. After Gates said he bought…
World HSBC misses expectations on 2019 pre-tax profit, shares down nearly 3% Feb 18, 2020 0 HSBC on Tuesday reported pre-tax profit that missed analysts’ expectations after the bank took a goodwill…
Local FG discovers crude oil in north, says there’s more Feb 13, 2020 0 About one billion barrels of crude oil has been discovered in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria, the Minister of…
Business Shell, NNPC lament over Nigeria’s electricity deficit Feb 12, 2020 0 Gas producers, Shell and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have lamented over the poor electricity…
Business Quality of local rice improves as food prices drop across major markets Feb 12, 2020 0 The quality of locally-produced rice in Nigeria has recorded significant improvement in recent weeks, as the latest…
Local Customs to take delivery of 3 scanners by Q2’20 Feb 12, 2020 0 NIGERIA Customs Service, NCS, is set to take delivery of three scanners by end of the second quarter 2020, Vanguard…
Local FG says ‘extension’ needed on West Africa currency launch Feb 11, 2020 0 West African powerhouse Nigeria on Monday called for a delay to the launch of a region-wide currency tentatively…
Technology Tesla surges 9% after reopening its Shanghai factory following coronavirus… Feb 10, 2020 0 Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory is expected to reopen Monday following a closure related to the coronavirus outbreak,…
Investing Tony Elumelu Foundation disburses first tranche of $5million partnership… Feb 10, 2020 0 Tony O. Elumelu, CON, has congratulated the African Development Bank (AfDB), and its President, Akinwumi Adesina,…
Technology US tasked to buy stakes in Nokia, Ericsson to battle Huawei Feb 7, 2020 0 The tenuous relationship between the United States and the Chinese telecommunication giant, Huawei is about to take…
Business Dangote tomato company resumes production in Kano Feb 5, 2020 0 The Dangote Tomato Processing Company, Kadawa, says it has recruited no fewer than 100 skilled and casual workers…
Tips Fund of funds, missing link in Nigeria’s mutual fund industry Feb 5, 2020 0 The Nigerian mutual fund industry has come a long way. From one fund with less than N20 million in 1991 to over 100…
Business BREAKING: Police, Air Force take over MMIA toll gate Feb 4, 2020 0 Policemen and Nigeria Air Force personnel were on Tuesday drafted to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (…
Business Honeywell records N58bn revenue in 9 months Feb 3, 2020 0 HONEYWELL Flour Mills Plc has announced N58.2 billion revenue for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2019,…
Tips How to start a business without capital Feb 1, 2020 0 The number one thing most people point at as a stumbling block to starting a business is always money. In fact,…