Economy Archives — Page 147 of 259

January 25, 2023 No Responses

Maersk, MSC Terminate Alliance

Container shipping giants, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Maersk A/S, an entity under A.P. Moller – Maersk, have agreed to terminate the 2M alliance, effective in January 2025. 2M is a container shipping line vessel sharing agreement (VSA) signed by...

January 25, 2023 No Responses

Union Bank Save & Win Palli Promo Grand finale Holds Jan 27

Following a six-month successful run, the second edition of Union Bank’s Save & Win Palli Promo is finally coming to an exciting conclusion.A statement sent to City Business News explained that the grand finale event, which is set to hold...

January 24, 2023 No Responses

CBN Raises Interest Rate To 17.5%

Against projections by some experts, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the monetary policy rate by 100 basis points to 17.5 per cent. This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end...

January 24, 2023 No Responses

PTML Customs Command Generates N229.5b In 2022

Between January and December, 2022, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ports and Terminal Multiservice Ltd. (PTML) Command generated N229.5 billion. The Customs Area Controller PTML Command, Suleiman Bomai said this at a media conference on Tuesday in La...

January 24, 2023 No Responses

Edo Refinery Begins Production

Edo State Government-backed Edo Modular Refinery has commenced production at its 6,000bpd plant in Ologbo, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area. A statement sent to City Business News on Tuesday explained that the facility with its feedstock can produce 50 ...

January 24, 2023 No Responses

Edo, Port of Antwerp, Seal Benin River Port Partnership

The Edo State Government has concluded plans with the Port of Antwerp from Belgium as part of measures to finalize the Benin River Ports project. This was gathered from a meeting of the Benin River Port (BRP) Project Committee with...

January 24, 2023 No Responses

Emefiele: Stamp Duty Revenue Is N370b Not N89trillion

The total revenue collected as stamp duty in six years between 2016 and 2022 is N370,686 billion, the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, disclosed on Tuesday. A House of Representatives member, Alhaji Muhammed Kazaure, ...

January 24, 2023 No Responses

Stockbrokers Project Nigeria’s Economic Growth In 2023

Stockbrokers have assured the investing public that the economy has strong potential to bounce back this year. They said this at an event organised by Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) on “The Nigerian Economic Review of 2022 and Outlook ...

January 24, 2023 No Responses

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January 24, 2023 No Responses

NAFDAC Shuts Vegetable Oil Outlet

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has closed a vegetable oil-packaging outlet in Gidan Ruwa, Airport Road, Nassarawa Local Government of Kano State. The coordinator of the agency in Kano State, Alhaji Kasim Ibrahim...

January 21, 2023 No Responses

Stock Market Closes Week On Negative Note

The local bourse ended the last trading of the week on a negative note as the performance indices declined by 0.06 per cent. Specifically, the market capitalisation dropped by N18 billion or 0.06 per cent to close at N28.646 trillion as...

January 20, 2023 No Responses

CBN To Sanction Banks Dispensing Old Notes Through ATMs

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Thursday threatened to sanction banks in Cross River dispensing old naira notes through their Automated Teller Machines, (ATMs). The warning came from Ms Glory Iniunam, Branch Controller of CBN in Cross River, during...

January 19, 2023 No Responses

CBN To Banks: Collect Redesigned Notes Or Face Sanction

The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has called on commercial banks to approach the apex bank branches across the country to pick up the new naira notes. Emefiele made the call when the apex bank took its sensitisation tour on...

January 19, 2023 No Responses

Catholic Bishops Urge Nigerians To Elect Patriotic, Servant Leaders

For the desired change in the country, Nigerians must vote for leaders who will be true patriots and servants of the people, the Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have said. The Bishops also advised the electorate to ensure that...