Kogi IGR Increases To N23.5bn
Kogi State's internally generated revenue (IGR) has increased from N6.5 billion to N23.5 billion annually over…
NSIA Announces 26 Start-Ups For $220,000 Accelerator Prize For Innovation
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has revealed the 26 start-ups advancing to the accelerator stage…
Access Bank Launches Season 6 of Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton Programme
Access Bank has opened registration for the sixth season of its Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton programme, aiming to…
Sterling HoldCo Gets Shareholders Approval to Raise N200bn Fresh Capital
At its inaugural Annual General Meeting (AGM), major shareholders of Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc.…
Pensioners with Heritage Bank to provide accounts
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has requested Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS) pensioners with…
World Bank Allocates $45.5M to Nigeria’s NIMC for Digital ID Project
The World Bank has disbursed $45.5 million to Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) under the…
Salpha Energy gets €25,000 grant for Ashden Award
Salpha Energy has been awarded a €25,000 grant for winning the 2024 Ashden Award for Energy Innovation, supported…
Novo Nordisk’s Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Approved in China
Novo Nordisk announced that its popular weight-loss drug, Wegovy, has been approved for use in China, the world’s…
European stocks fall as Nvidia slump hits tech sector
European stocks fell on Tuesday following a significant 7% drop in chipmaker Nvidia, which had a ripple effect on…
Headline: China Defends Against Accusations of Unfair Subsidies and Trade…
China's Premier Li Qiang pushed back against accusations from the U.S. and EU at a World Economic Forum meeting in…
Nasdaq futures rise as Nvidia stabilizes after AI stocks rout
Nasdaq futures saw an uptick on Tuesday as AI-related stocks, including Nvidia, rebounded from recent losses,…
Bank of Japan opens door for a hawkish double surprise
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is signaling a potentially larger quantitative tightening (QT) plan in July, accompanied…
FG tackles revenue leakage, deploys Central Disbursement Solutions
The Federal Government of Nigeria is launching a new revenue management system called 'Revenue Assurance and…
Crypto Traders Lose Over $280m
The cryptocurrency market is facing significant losses after its second-worst weekly decline in 2024, with…
Annual Report: NGX Slams N76.8m Fine On 9 Firms
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has fined nine listed companies a total of N76.8 million for failing to submit…
Flutterwave Lays Off 30 Employees
African payments giant Flutterwave has laid off about 30 employees, approximately 3% of its workforce, as part of…
Shoprite to Close Novare Central Mall Branch in Abuja by June 2024
Shoprite Mall has announced it will cease operations at its Novare Central Mall branch in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja,…
APM Terminals Recycles Used Tyres Into Footwear
Determined to tackle the issue of used tyres littering Lagos, transport and logistics giant APM Terminals has…
RT Briscoe To Raise N10bn With Investment Scheme
RT Briscoe has launched a flexible investment plan aimed at supporting its 43,000 shareholders, mostly retired…
Dangote Oil Refinery Faces Delay in July Launch Due to Crude Shortage
Dangote Oil Refinery's much-anticipated entry into the petrol supply market in July might face delays due to a…
CBN grants IMTOs naira access to boost remittances
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced new measures aimed at enhancing naira liquidity and increasing…
BDC Operators Struggle with New CBN Guidelines
Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in Nigeria have yet to comply with the new operational guidelines issued by the…
Business registration possible in 24 hours, says CAC ambassador
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has introduced a Special Registration Portal (SRP) that enables business…
US prosecutors recommend Justice Dept. criminally charge Boeing
U.S. prosecutors are urging the Justice Department to bring criminal charges against Boeing, alleging the company…
Japan warns against rapid FX moves, reiterates readiness for action
Japan is prepared to intervene against excessive market movements as the yen approaches 160 to the dollar, top…
Apple’s App Store rules breach EU tech rules, EU regulators say
The EU has charged Apple with breaching tech rules by preventing app developers from steering consumers to…
Deadly Fire at South Korean Lithium Battery Plant
A fire broke out at a lithium battery manufacturing plant in Hwaseong, South Korea, on Monday, resulting in…
Dangiwa Elected Chair of African Ministers’ Housing Financial Caucus
Ahmed Dangiwa, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, has been elected as the first chairman of the…
FBN Holdings gross earnings soared by 181% in Q1
FBN Holdings reported a significant 181.43% increase in gross earnings to N1.60 trillion for Q1 2024. Interest…
Caverton Offshore loss worsens to N12bn
Caverton Offshore Support Group's losses after tax worsened by 146.79% to N12.75 billion at the end of 2023,…