NSE: Application Of 0.08% Stamp Duty Begins December 7
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday said from Monday, December 7, the Stamp Duty rate of 0.08 per cent on…
Extortion Worsens Apapa Gridlock
‘Clearing agents lose average of N300m to illegal collection’ Importers, clearing agents and truck owners have…
Nigerian Farm Becomes Country’s Largest Sun-Powered Poultry Plant
Empower New Energy and Rensource have teamed up to create the largest power purchase agreement for solar energy in…
Oil Advances Toward $50 After OPEC+ Clinches Compromise Deal
Oil extended gains toward $50 a barrel after OPEC+ reached a compromise deal to gradually taper production cuts,…
Euro Bursts Through Resistance, Dollar Holds Near 2-1/2 Year Low
The euro was headed for its best week in a month on Friday and has blown past major resistance levels as investors…
Naira Steady, Oil Output Slips, Remittances Fall
After hitting a four year low on Monday, the Naira has staged a minor rebound due to a broadly weaker Dollar.…
Euro Rally’s Just Warming Up As Charts Signal Rise To $1.25
An advance that sent the euro to the highest since 2018 has put a move above $1.25 back into focus. It’s a level…
Naira’s Exchange Rate Creates Woes For Businesses
The unstable nature of the naira is a very troubling development for key industry players and will continue to…
Excitement As New Diaspora Remittances Policy Takes Effect Today
There is palpable excitement among Forex users as the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) new policy that allows…
4th Mainland Bridge: Less Than 800 Houses Will Go, FG, LASG Insist
The Federal and Lagos State governments Thursday insisted that less than 800 houses might be demolished to pave way…
Nigeria’s Currency Woes Has The CBN Fussing Over Remittances
It is no big reveal that Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria, is the sixth biggest remittance recipient in the world.…
Nigeria’s Diaspora Remittance Inflows Could Rise To $2bn Monthly
Abuja — The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said that following the introduction of…
Nigeria Banks To Start FX Payout Under New Diaspora Remittance Rules
Nigerian banks will on Friday commence dollar payout for diaspora inflows and close naira remittance accounts after…
Naira Appreciates To N470/$1 At Parallel Market
The Naira’s fighting spirit continued on Thursday and at the close of business, it finished stronger against the…
Capital Inflows Into The Economy To Remain Weak — LCCI
ECONOMY The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has predicted that capital inflows into the Nigerian…
Central Bank Of Nigeria Governor Decries The Use Of Parallel Exchange Rate As…
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele says the embrace of the parallel market exchange…
OPEC, Allies Agree To Increase Output By 500,000 Barrels A Day In January
OPEC and a group of Russia-led oil producers agreed to increase their collective output by 500,000 barrels a day…
Western Union, MoneyGram, Others To Start Payment Of Forex Remittances To…
International money transfer operators (IMTOs) and commercial banks in the country have agreed to start paying…
Nigeria Needs $3tn To Bridge Infrastructure Gap
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, said Nigeria requires about $3tn over the next 30 years to…
‘This Is Going To Be Challenging:’ How The UK Will Roll Out Pfizer’s Coronavirus…
The U.K. was the first country in the world to approve Pfizer and BioNTech’s groundbreaking coronavirus vaccine on…
Heathrow To Start Charging £5 For Airport Drop-Off
BY Harry S. Johnson
Heathrow has announced it is exploring a proposal to implement a Forecourt Access Charge…
Nigerians Will Witness More Breakthroughs In Oil, Gas Sector In 2021 – Sylva
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, on Thursday, assured that the country will record…
CBN Targeting $2bn Diaspora Remittances Monthly, Says Emefiele
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday said the target of the CBN was for the…
OPEC And Allies Agree To Gradually Increase Production After Days Of Discussions
LONDON — OPEC and non-OPEC allies, after days of tense discussions, agreed on Thursday to increase production by…
Nigeria Rakes In N7.8tr From Company Income Tax In 6yr
Nigeria has generated a total of N7.8 trillion from company income tax (CIT) from January 2015 till end of last…
Nigeria’s Central Bank Launches Special Bills To Manage Liquidity
Nigeria's central bank has introduced special bills to manage excess liquidity on the money market awash with naira…
AFRICA-FX-Kenyan, Ugandan Currencies Seen Stable, Zambian Weaker
Kenya's and Uganda's currencies are expected to remain stable in the coming week. Zambia's is expected to be under…
Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of N235.4m Traced To Invictus Group CEO, Obiwanne…
The Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture to the Federal Government, the sum of…
CBN Eyes $2bn Monthly Diaspora Remittance To Boost Economy
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday said that the apex bank was eyeing close to…
NNPC: $21bn NLNG Funds Legally Withdrawn
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that the withdrawal of over $21 billion from the Nigeria…