FG to improve infrastructure at ports, says Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed the Federal Government’s readiness to explore the potential of the nation’s maritime resources to improve infrastructure at the...
View ArticleCBN injects $195m into forex market ahead of MPC decisions
…Offers $100m to wholesale segment PAULETTE ORJIME-Abuja AHEAD of the decisions of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Tuesday, July 25, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, July 24,...
View ArticleTraders flee as flood dumps corpse in Onitsha
PHIL OKOSE, Onitsha It was a double tragedy for traders at the Onitsha International Electronics market, Anambra State, weekend when flood submerged the market and left in its trail a decomposing...
View ArticlemVisa launch new Mobile Money App in Nigeria
AG. BUSINESS EDITOR Nigerian financial and consumer market leaped with delight at the entrant of mVisa, a mobile app. solution by Visa which will bring the benefits of easy and secure digital commerce...
View ArticleIllegal deduction: CBN returns N51.9bn to bank customers
COMFORT EKELEME Acting Director, Corporate Communications of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Isaac Okorafor, has affirmed the recovery of N51.9 billion illegally deducted by commercial banks in...
View ArticleOPEC won’t prevent Nigeria, Libya from increasing output
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, seems to be willing to let exempt members Libya and Nigeria boost their crude oil output further before asking them to join the supply control deal...
View ArticleFG approves Digital Literacy Council
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of a Digital Literacy Council of Nigeria, the Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, has said. Shittu said on Tuesday in Lagos at the 2017...
View ArticleCollapsed building: LASBCA warns against deviation from approved building plans
The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) General Manager, Engr. Olalekan Shodeinde, has warned building Owners and Developers to desist from adding other floors or structures to old and...
View ArticleWe’ve empowered 4,000 businesses to boost Lagos economy- Ambode
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said the N25billion Employment Trust Fund (ETF) set up by his administration has successfully empowered over 4,000 small and medium scale businesses in...
View ArticleStop blaming Buhari for economic recession – Expert
Vice-Chancellor, Veritas University, Abuja, Prof. Michael Kwanashie, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to stop blaming President Muhammadu Buhari for the current economic recession in the country. He made the...
View ArticleBello assures affordable, quality houses, commissions 300 housing units
FAVOUR SHUAIB. Abuja. Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Musa Bello, has assured that quality houses are available and to a large extent, affordable for public servants and indeed all...
View ArticleCanon strengthens its presence in Nigeria …3 partner service centres to...
Canon Central and North Africa, a leader in imaging and business solutions, has partnered with three local service centres across three major cities in Nigeria to strengthen its in-country presence and...
View ArticleUnion Bank unveils innovations on digital banking platforms…Launches new...
COMFORT EKELEME Union Bank on Wednesday in Lagos unveiled a plethora of digital banking solutions which includes a new version of its mobile banking app, UnionMobile, and *826#, a unique USSD code...
View ArticleNDIC secures N556, 493m judgment in favour of Lead Merchant Bank depositors
COMFORT EKELEME The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has secured a landmark judgement to the tune of N556, 493,034.16 in favour of depositors of Lead Merchant Bank Limited (in-liquidation)....
View ArticleUBA consolidates its position as Pan-African leading financial brand under Uzoka
…As shareholders thump up for Board, Management THE Group Managing Director, GMD, UBA Plc, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka clocked one year in office yesterday. Editor Daily Champion, THOMAS IMONIKHE reviews his...
View ArticleFG inaugurates 1.5B USD fertilizer Plant in Nigeria
UGO AMADI Ag. Business Editor Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has inaugurated a giant world-class fertilizer plant, built by Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited, at the cost of $1.5...
View ArticleGlo launches Sharp Sharp E Top Up, entertainment app, Glo Café
Ag. Business Editor Total telecommunications solutions provider, Globacom, in a bid to give its subscribers more exciting experiences on its network has again launched two products, the 8 times value...
View ArticleCBN, SEC, others endorse demutualization of Nigerian Stock Exchange
ADEKUNLE ADESUJI, Abuja Central Bank of Nigeria,CBN, Ministry of Finance and other financial institutions have endorsed plan by the National Assembly to demutualized Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The...
View ArticleDangote Cement’s half year results indicates 12.6 % sales volume increase...
Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest cement producer, has announced its unaudited results for the six months ended 30th June 2017, posting a 12.6 percent increase in sales volume across Africa.In the...
View ArticleLagos BRT is infrastructure project of the year
Citing immense benefits to the movement of more than 60 million passengers since its completion in 2015, the 129 –year old Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) at the weekend awarded the Mile...
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