Dangote Cement Reports Pre-Tax Profit Of N292.9 Billion, To Pay Tax Of N103…
Dangote Cement Plc reported a pre-tax profit of N293 billion for the first half of 2024, marking a 22% increase…
NNPC Vs Dangote: Where The Truth Lies
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has faced numerous challenges and adversities throughout his career,…
Real Madrid Break €1billion Revenue Barrier
Real Madrid has made history by becoming the first football club to exceed €1 billion in revenue, reaching €1.073…
Meta Removes 63,000 ‘Yahoo Boys’ Accounts
Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, has removed 63,000 accounts connected to 'Yahoo…
First Bank/Visa Promo To Reward 520 Cardholders
First Bank, in partnership with Visa, has launched a Visa Cross Border and Summer campaign running from April 1 to…
CBN’s 26.75% Interest Rate Will Worsen Purchasing Power – MAN
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has expressed concerns over the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN)…
Hardship: Stranded foreign scholars groan as FG slashes allowances
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a 12.7% cut in allowances for students studying abroad in…
Certain Workers Excluded from Nigeria’s New N70,000 Minimum Wage
As workers anticipate the implementation of Nigeria's new N70,000 minimum wage, not all will benefit from this…
Naira depreciates to N1,575/$ in parallel market
The Naira depreciated to N1,575 per dollar in the parallel market, down from N1,565 per dollar the previous day.
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Nissan shares plunge after profit warning
Nissan shares tumbled over 10% after issuing a profit warning due to fierce sales competition, particularly in the…
Unilever Sees 4% Profit Rise in H1 2024
Unilever reported a 4% increase in net profit for the first six months of 2024, reaching 3.7 billion euros ($4.0…
CBN sells one-year Treasury Bills at 22.1% in July auction
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sold one-year Treasury Bills at a 22.1% stop rate during its July 24 auction to…
FCMB posts N64.2 billion pre-tax profit in the first half of 2024
FCMB Group recorded a profit before tax of N64.2 billion in the first half of 2024, a 68% increase from N38.2…
ETH Spot ETFs Underperform, Triggering Crypto Sell-off
The recent poor performance of newly launched ETH spot ETFs caused a significant decline in the crypto market…
US refiners’ Q2 profits fall on low margins, soft fuel demand
U.S. oil refiners are set to report significantly lower earnings for the second quarter compared to last year,…
Musk launches poll asking if Tesla should invest $5 bln in xAI, early votes in…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has initiated a poll on the social media platform X to gauge public opinion on whether the…
Hotel workers in four US cities to hold strike authorization votes
Approximately 13,500 unionized hotel workers across Boston, San Francisco, Honolulu, and Providence, Rhode Island,…
Fortune 500 firms to see $5.4 bln in CrowdStrike losses, says insurer Parametrix
Fortune 500 companies, excluding Microsoft, are projected to incur financial losses totaling $5.4 billion due to a…
UK business activity picks up after pre-election lull, PMI data shows
British business activity experienced a notable uptick in July, following a lull before the July 4 election,…
Forex: Reps Pass Bill To Impose ‘Windfall Tax’ On Banks
The House of Representatives has approved a bill to impose a 'Windfall Tax' on commercial banks that benefited…
First Bank/Visa Promo To Reward 520 Cardholders
First Bank has initiated a Visa Cross Border and Summer campaign in collaboration with Visa, running from April 1,…
Access Bank Disburses N740b To 18m Digital Borrowers
Access Bank has disbursed N740 billion to 18 million borrowers through its digital lending services since…
FG’s deficit spending falls 29% to N2.83trn in Q1’24
The Federal Government of Nigeria reduced its deficit spending by 29% in the first quarter of 2024, bringing the…
DBN secures access to over $100b Green Climate Fund
The Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) has become the first Direct Access Entity (DAE) in Nigeria to receive…
NACCIMA, others kick as CBN hikes interest rate to 26.75%
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised its benchmark Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 26.75% from 26.25% in an…
Transcorp Hotels posts 188% profit growth in 2024 half year
Transcorp Hotels posted a profit before tax of N10.5 billion in the first half of 2024, a remarkable 188% increase…
FG allocates over N438 billion to 34 States, FCT under economic stimulus programme…
The Federal Government has distributed more than N438 billion to 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…
Support for Dangote Refinery Swells, Kyari Denies Owning Blending Plant in Malta
Amid ongoing disagreements between Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory…
Gabon President Invites Aliko Dangote to Invest in Cement and Fertilizer
President Brice Oligui Nguema of Gabon has extended an invitation to Aliko Dangote, Africa’s wealthiest…
Sherwin-Williams raises 2024 profit forecast on upcoming residential demand
Sherwin-Williams increased its full-year earnings forecast and reported a second-quarter profit that exceeded Wall…