US Embassy in Abuja begins interview waiver for visa renewals
The United States Embassy in Abuja says it will begin processing certain non-immigrant visa renewal applications!-->…
World Bank suspends Nigerian firm, MD for bribery
THE World Bank has sanctioned SoftTech IT Solutions and Services Ltd., a Nigerian information technology solutions!-->…
Russia-Ukraine war: Oil hits $114, OPEC laments seven million bpd loss
Brent, the crude against which Nigeria’s oil is priced, moved up in price to $114/barrel as at 4.34pm Nigerian!-->…
Ogun launches N900m fund for business
OGUN State government has launched a N900m loan programme for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises operating in the!-->…
Police salary increment: Reps summon minister, accountant general, others
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Police Affairs has invited the Minister of Finance, Budget and National!-->…
NAICOM bars undercapitalised insurers from new businesses, orders claims…
The National Insurance Commission has stopped some insurance firms from taking new businesses.
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Poor Nigerians to hit 95.1m in 2022, says World Bank
THE World Bank has said that poverty reduction stagnated since 2015, with more Nigerians falling below the poverty!-->…
Exports to India in Q4 2021 valued at N875 billion – NBS
In a statement obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the largest exported commodity to India was!-->…
Marketers disagree with depot owners over petrol price hike
THE Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has criticised private depot owners over the recent!-->…
Ukraine resumes evacuations after Russian ‘provocations’
Ukraine said Tuesday it had reopened humanitarian corridors and evacuated civilians from war-scarred regions after!-->…
In China’s Shanghai, Bankers And Traders Sleep In Offices To Beat Covid…
More than 20,000 bankers, traders and other workers are bedding down in office towers in Shanghai's Lujiazui!-->…
JUST IN: NRC suspends train operations along Abuja-Kaduna route indefinitely
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has suspended train operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route indefinitely.
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HURIWA condemns Buhari’s silence on Kaduna airport, rail attacks
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria on Tuesday condemned what it described as the silence of the!-->…
Buhari, govs, others congratulate Tinubu at 70
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.); the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of the!-->…
Russia-Ukraine war: Soaring shipping costs may worsen inflation in Nigeria,…
THE International Monetary Fund has said rising shipping costs as a result of the ongoing war between Russia and!-->…
Telcos warn of disruptions in 11 states over Kogi’s clampdown
THE Kogi State Government through its Kogi State Internal Revenue Service agency has shut down a number of!-->…
‘Infrastructure funding deficit to hit $100b
Nigeria’s infrastructure funding deficit will grow to $100 billion in the next five years, the Infrastructure!-->…
FG establishes SDGs innovation hubs to boost states’ social financing
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, announced the establishment of six Sustainable Development!-->…
Fed Govt to reduce wheat importation
The Federal Government (FG) plans to deploy measures to reduce wheat importation into the country.
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Russia-Ukraine crisis: EU begs Nigeria to close gas supply gap
With oil exports from a critical pipeline on Russia’s Black Sea Coast fully halted last Wednesday, the United!-->…
FG’s borrowing from CBN rises by 96.54%, hits N18.16tn
The Federal Government’s total borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means Advances has!-->…
Cross River decries N34m federal allocation for March
The Cross River State Government received only about 15 per cent of its statutory allocation from the Federation!-->…
Buhari mourns US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has joined the world to mourn the passage of the United!-->…
Nigerians need to consume, export what they produce -Emefiele
The Central Bank of Nigeria says Nigerians need to consume what they produce and export the surplus after adding!-->…
Customs, CBN disagree over e-valuation of imports, exports
THE Nigerian Customs Service has refuted media reports which claimed that the service has adopted the e-evaluator!-->…
IOCs fear collapse as FG says N1.36tn crude stolen in 14 months
The total value of Nigeria’s crude oil stolen between January 2021 and February 2022 is about $3.27bn!-->…
Capital imports in Q4 2021 increases to $2.187m
According to a statement obtained from NBS website, when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2020, capital!-->…
Foreign Airlines’ Trapped Funds In Nigeria Hit N117bn
From $147 million (N61 billion) which the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said was the total!-->…
How CBN is stabilising Naira –Emefiele
In his virtual goodwill message at the opening of the 32nd Seminar for Finance Correspondents and Business Editors!-->…