Agricorp Invests N4bn In Poultry Production
Agricorp International, Nigeria’s agriculture producing, processing and export company, has invested N4bn into acquiring poultry production facilities across three states…
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Dollar Shortage, Subsidy, Deficit Financing Threatening Nigeria’s Growth – W’Bank
The World Bank has said that economic growth in Nigeria is being threatened by certain macroeconomic challenges, including dollar shortage,…
CBN Disburses N41.2bn To Cut Wheat Imports
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has said the bank has disbursed N41.2bn under its intervention…
First Bank Too Big To Be Owned By One Person — CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it would be guided by the decision of the Securities and…
SEC Approves MTN Offer For Sale Of 575 Million Shares
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has obtained the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the offer for sale of…
US To Release 50M Barrel Oil Reserves In Attempt To Lower Prices
The US has said it is releasing 50 million barrels of oil from its reserves in an attempt to bring…
Stock Trading Volume Drops, Market Cap Stalls At N22.58tn
The market capitalisation of stocks listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited remained unchanged at the end of trading on Tuesday…
BREAKING: CBN Retains Lending Rate At 11.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has left the Monetary Policy Rate unchanged at 11.5 per…
Railway: 24 Firms Jostle For E-Ticketing Contract
No fewer than 24 companies have bidded for the electronic ticketing solutions for the Lagos-Ibadan and the Warri-Itakpe train services. …
ENaira’ll Work With Other Countries’ Digital Currencies – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that the implementation of the country’s digital currency will be done in four…
Dismantle Trade Barriers To Grow Africa’s Economy, Dangote Urges Leaders
African leaders have been urged to dismantle trade barriers stifling their individual countries, in a bid to ensure smooth flow…
Capital Inflow Crashes By 80%, Foreign Investors Shun Nigerian Market
Capital inflow to Nigeria has crashed by 80 per cent in two years, the Central Bank of Nigeria reports have…
Naira Loses Steam, Sides To 555/Dollar In Parallel Market
The naira lost steam at the parallel market on Monday, sliding to 555 per dollar. The local currency had crashed…
FMN, Honeywell Flour Mills Merge Under N80billion Shares Transfer Deal
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN) and Honeywell Group Limited On Monday announced that they have signed an agreement for…
Illiquidity: BMBs, Merchant Banks Borrow N215.7bn From CBN In One Week
Following scarcity of liquidity in the interbank money market, banks and merchant banks borrowed N215.7billion from Central Bank of Nigeria…
OPEC+ Exceeded Quota By 116% In October As Nigeria, Angola Underperformed
The compliance by members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their allies known as OPEC Plus (OPEC+)…
Leadway Pensure’s Shares In First Bank Belong To RSA Holders – PenCom
Funds invested in First Bank Holdings Ltd (FBNH) by Leadway Pensure Ltd belong to retirement savings account (RSA) holders, the…
South African Airways To Resume Lagos Flights December — After 18-Month Suspension
South African Airways (SAA) has announced the resumption of flight operations on its Johannesburg-Lagos route. The airline had suspended commercial…
Naira Falls By 2.8% To N545/$1 At Parallel Market
The naira, on Friday, depreciated against the dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market. Bureaux De Change…
Report: Kano Generated N24bn VAT In Eight Months — More Than All South-East States
The total value-added tax (VAT) generated by the Kano state government in the first eight months of 2021 was higher…
VoxCroft Analytics Raises Series A From Knife Capital
VoxCroft Analytics, an open-source intelligence and risk analytics venture with operations in South Africa and the US, said Thursday it…
UKCI And Norfund Fund JV’s Equity Participation In Wind Farm Portfolio
Cape Town-based investment firm H1 Holdings, which has inked a joint venture with an independent power producer in South Africa,…
Trade Deficit Declined To $340m In July – CBN
Nigeria’s trade deficit declined to $340m in July from $2.4bn in June, figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria…
Analysts See Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Rising In Nov, Dec
Amid the steady decline in headline inflation rates over the past few months, analysts have predicted an uptrend for the…
Drug Dealer Behind Cocaine Hidden In Lagos Airport Toilet Arrested – NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a Brazil based drug dealer, Okafor Moses in connection…
Remittances To Nigeria, Others Grow 7.3% To $589b
Remittances to low- and middle-income countries are projected to have grown a strong 7.3 per cent to reach $589 billion…
FG Begins 10,000MT Wheat Cultivation To Cut Imports
The Federal Government has announced the commencement of dry season wheat cultivation to produce 10,000 metric tonnes of the commodity and…
Agric Fund Diversion May Attract Five-Year Jail Term – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said borrowers who divert the funds provided under the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme may…
Net Forex Inflow Rose To $2.77bn July, Says CBN
The net foreign exchange inflow into the Nigerian economy rose slightly to $2.77bn in July from $2.27bn in June, the…
Firm Launches Global Lottery Game In Nigeria
MegaMillions Naija has launched a global jackpot lottery in Nigeria to drive access to lottery games that will give the…