Category: Economy

NIMASA Directs Registered Stevedoring Firms To Commence Operation
July 15, 2020 No Responses

NIMASA Directs Registered Stevedoring Firms To Commence Operation

The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has directed all duly registered stevedoring companies with operational areas allotted by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), which are yet to start operation, to mobilise to their work locations....
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Daukoru Emerges NLNG Board Chairman
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Daukoru Emerges NLNG Board Chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the representatives of Nigeria on the Board of Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) under the chairmanship of Former Minister of State for Petroleum, Edmund Daukoru.  A memo signed&...
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Nigeria’s Stock Market Opens Week With N55b Loss
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria’s Stock Market Opens Week With N55b Loss

The nation’s bourse resumed transactions for the week on Monday with a loss of N55 billion following sell pressure in some blue chips. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N12.679 trillion lost N55 billion to close at N12.624 trillion....
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Nigeria’s Unclaimed Dividends Hit N158.44b
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria’s Unclaimed Dividends Hit N158.44b

The total unclaimed dividend figure in the Nigerian capital market stood at N158.44 billion as of December 2019, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Data obtained exclusively by NAN from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) show that the...
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Nigeria Clarifies Tax On House Rents, C of O, Others
July 10, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Clarifies Tax On House Rents, C of O, Others

The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Mr Ben Akabueze, on Friday said tax on rents, Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) and others is not a new law to the system. Akabueze made the clarification while fielding...
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MTN Nigeria, Vitafoam, Others Lift Market Capitalisation By N15b
July 10, 2020 No Responses

MTN Nigeria, Vitafoam, Others Lift Market Capitalisation By N15b

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Buhari Directs Release Of 50% Of Capital Expenditure, Signs N10.8tr Revised 2020 Budget
July 10, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Directs Release Of 50% Of Capital Expenditure, Signs N10.8tr Revised 2020 Budget

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the revised N10.8 trillion 2020 budget, and directed the release of at least 50 per cent of the approved 2020 revised capital expenditure to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The News Agency of...
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Olugbade: Barge, Off Docks Will Aid Port Decongestion
July 10, 2020 No Responses

Olugbade: Barge, Off Docks Will Aid Port Decongestion

Captain Ibraheem Olugbade, Executive Director, SIFAX Off Dock, has urged all the stakeholders in the maritime sector to adopt the option of barge transportation for the movement of consignments from the Lagos ports. Olugbade said the challenges of congestion a...
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Ogun Partners CBN On Oil Palm Production
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Ogun Partners CBN On Oil Palm Production

The Ogun Government is collaborating with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to boost oil palm production in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina, made this known during an inspection tour of Apoje Farm Settlement, where...
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FG Distributes Farm Inputs To Rice Farmers In Oyo
July 9, 2020 No Responses

FG Distributes Farm Inputs To Rice Farmers In Oyo

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) Oyo state chapter, on Thursday received farm inputs through the Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) of the Federal Government, coordinated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Oyo State RIFAN Chairman, Mr Samuel...
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Conoil, Arbico,Vitafoam Top Losers’ Table As Market Capitalisation Drop By N1b
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Conoil, Arbico,Vitafoam Top Losers’ Table As Market Capitalisation Drop By N1b

Sentiments in the nation’s bourse weakened on Thursday, with the All-Share Index dropping by 0.01 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index (ASI) decreased by 1.51 points to close at 24,276.56 in contrast with 24,278.07 achieved on Wednesday. Accordingly, ...
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NNPC Increases Gas Supply To Power Sector By 19%
July 9, 2020 No Responses

NNPC Increases Gas Supply To Power Sector By 19%

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)  has announced an increase of 19.14 per cent in the average daily natural gas supply to power plants in April 2020. The Corporation disclosed this on its Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR) for...
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Nigeria Explains Deregulation Of Oil Downstream Sector
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Explains Deregulation Of Oil Downstream Sector

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva on Thursday aid the deregulation of the downstream oil sector was to ensure economic growth and development of the country. In a statement, Sylva explained that was unrealistic to continue...
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Anambra Generates N26.4b In 2019
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Anambra Generates N26.4b In 2019

The Anambra state Government on Thursday said it realized N26.4 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2019. Mr David Nzekwu,  Chairman of the State Internal Revenue Service, stated this while defending the agency’s financial transactions in 2...
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