The United States Soybean Export Council (USSEC) has held a meeting in Lagos, with stakeholders in the Nigerian soybean industry, agribusiness experts, importers, and executives of...
Nigeria lost at least $1.8 billion yearly between 2010 and 2019 as a result of the federal government’s protectionist measures, the World Bank has said. According to the...
MTN Communications Limited’s newly licensed Mobile Money Payment Service Bank Limited (MOMO PSB) has alleged a fraudulent loss of N22 billion in one month of operations....
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the launch of the FirstGem fund (FirstGem loan) a single-digit loan scheme, targeted at female entrepreneurs. Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group...
Ahmed Ayanfe The cost of importing raw sugar into Nigeria in a 12-month period spanning the second quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2022...
The Federal Government (FG) has commenced implementation of the N10 per litre tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) aimed at combating non-communicable diseases. The SSB tax was...
Despite forwarding to the Independent National Electoral Commission (IENC), last week, the name of Ibrahim Kabir Masari from Katsina State as his running mate, presidential candidate...
By Umar Suleiman The Kebbi State Government has allocated 200 hectares of land to a private investor to set up a 5,600 megawatts solar power plant...
Seventy-seven per cent of small and medium-sized businesses in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EEMEA) are planning to do more business internationally according to...
With rising concern on assets and infrastructure vandalization in Nigeria, Ashcraft Centre for Social Science Research is planning to organize a summit to address the...
Umar Suleiman Electricity distribution companies’ payment to generation companies for electricity generation has dropped by 50 per cent, according to industry data obtained on Sunday. The...
World Bank Sees Dangers against Nigeria’s 3.4% GDP Growth Forecast The World Bank has identified fuel shortage and rising inflation as likely restraints to economic growth...
Subsidy Hits N600/Litre Marketers say Subsidy No Longer Sustainable To make petrol consumption affordable for Nigerians, the federal government daily pay about N40.1 billion as...
The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Isah Jere Idris has said that all records of Nwamini David, who was alleged to have been trafficked...
Equities trading at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) last week was again in the red region as the market indicators showed a marginal decline of 0.14...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said he made two mistakes, which included the choice of his ‘number two’ ahead of the 1999 presidential election. According...
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, and Mastercard Foundation has engaged the organized private sector to create profitable partnerships with youth-led agribusinesses to transform...
As Profit Before Tax Soars by 102% The shareholders of Odu’a Investment Company have approved the payment of N418.4 million dividend, a 15 per cent increase...
Australian renewables startup Okra Solar has raised $3 million to scale up distribution of its solar-based hardware and software solutions. It aims to electrify more than...
By Ahmed Ayanfe Innovate UK KTN, Global Alliance Africa Project, a United Kingdom-funded knowledge-based programme set up to provide solutions to Africa’s energy challenge, on Thursday...