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October 3, 2024 No Responses

SEC, NGX Group Visit Johannesburg Stock Exchange

A high-level delegation from Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), led by the Group Chairman, Alhaji (Dr.) Umaru Kwairanga, alongside top officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), headed by the Director General, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, recently visited the...

October 3, 2024 No Responses

More Zenith Bank Customers Lament Online Service Disruptions

More Zenith Bank customers are groaning over their inability to access their accounts or carry out any transactions almost 24 hours after the bank announced a routine IT maintenance. Contrary to the promise by the bank that online transactions would...

October 3, 2024 No Responses

ICPC Recovers N13b Diverted Funds

In the Month of September 2024, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) recovered over ₦13 billion diverted public funds. The Chairman of the ICPC, Musa Aliyu, disclosed this during the launch of the commiss...

October 3, 2024 No Responses

Edo 2024: PDP Supporters Protest At INEC Office

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State staged a protest on Wednesday at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin City, the state capital. The party supporters, who wielded placards and PDP insignia,...

October 2, 2024 No Responses

TotalEnergies Announces Final Investment Decision For New Block

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanné, met on Tuesday in Paramaribo with Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname, and Annand Jagesar, Chief Executive Officer of Staatsolie, Suriname’s...

October 2, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Pledges Reduction In Food Prices

The Federal Government is focused on restoring peace to the troubled parts of the North so that farmers displaced by bandits and kidnapping can return to their farmlands and increase food production. “We expect to see a leap in food...

October 2, 2024 No Responses

FG Signs N122b Equity Participation Agreement With Six Gas Firms

The Federal Government has signed a N122 billion project equity participation agreement with six gas infrastructure companies aimed at transforming the midstream gas value chain across the country. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Reso...

October 1, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria @64: Don’t Lose Hope, NLC Urges Nigerians

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has congratulated Nigerians on the occasion of the country’s 64th independence anniversary. In a message to Nigerians on Monday, the NLC President Joe Ajaero urged the downtrodden Nigerians who bear the marks or burden broke...

October 1, 2024 No Responses

LASG IMPOUNDS 241 UNLICENSED VEHICLES

Citing Sections 15 and 16 of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law (TSRL) 2018, the Lagos State Government has impounded 241 vehicles. According to the State Government, the vehicles were found to be unlicensed and in violation of the...

October 1, 2024 No Responses

UBA Declares N2 Interim Dividend, N1.37tri Earnings In H1 ’24

For the half year ended June 30, 2024, United Bank for Africa (UBA) has grown its earnings by 40 per cent to N1.37 trillion and declared an interim dividend of N2.00 per share. The audited financials released to the Nigerian Exchange Limited...

September 30, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Autoparts Dealer

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Lagos-based auto parts dealer, Ejiofor Chiwuzie, for attempting to export consignments of heroin and cannabis hidden inside LED rechargeable lamps and the metal legs of sofas. According to ...

September 30, 2024 No Responses

FG Hands Over 64 CNG Buses To Labour, NANS

The Federal Government has handed over 64 100-capacity Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to the Organised Labour and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). The Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, led the gov...

September 29, 2024 No Responses

LNG: TotalEnergies, Largest U.S. Exporter, Expand Production

With over 10 million tons (Mt) exported in 2023, TotalEnergies is the largest exporter of U.S. LNG, thanks to its 16.6% stake in the Cameron LNG plant in Louisiana and several long-term purchasing agreements. Meanwhile, TotalEnergies has signed an agreem...

September 29, 2024 No Responses

At FICAN Conference, NDIC, Others Harp On Collaboration Towards Nigeria’s $1trn Economy

For Nigeria to achieve the $1trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2026, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), among other stakeholders, have emphasized on the need for banks and Fintech companies to collaborate and drive the real sector growth....