Pictorial: Ibukun Awosika celebrates 60th birthday
Popular Nigerian business magnate and motivational speaker, Ibukun Awosika, clocks 60, today, December 24th. The renowned author shared pictures of herself on her Instagram page to commemorate the milestone.…
NNPCL to sell fuel for N148, Tinubu insists on subsidy removal
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited plans to execute a contract with independent oil marketers that would guarantee that the price of gasoline at the ex-depot is N148 per litre.…
Manufacturing sector remitted N114.37bn Q3 2022 – NBS
The manufacturing sector topped the list of highest contributors to Value Added Tax revenue generated by the Federal Government in the third quarter of 2022. The National Bureau of…
Experts laud suspension of proposed excise duties hike
Tax, fiscal policy, and economics experts have hailed the Federal Government for suspending the proposed increases in excise duty rates on tobacco, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. According to The Nation,…
Pollution: Shell to pay Nigerian farmers €15m compensation
Agency Report Shell said Friday it will pay 15 million euros to Nigerian farmers to compensate them for damage from pipeline leaks. A Dutch appeals court ruled last year, following…
UK passport control staff strike at airports
Military personnel stood in for passport control staff at UK airports on Friday as Border Force officers walked out in an escalating wave of public sector strikes over pay. Around…
1.4m POS agents generated N6tr in 2022 – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that 1.4 million agents generated N6 trillion in transactions, up from N48 billion in 2012. This was stated by the Deputy Governor for…
Food crisis: IMF board approves $71 million for Guinea
The International Monetary Fund has stated that it has approved a disbursement of $71 million for Guinea. According to Reuters, the IMF stated that the funds was disbursed under…
BEDC reinforces commitment to improve electricity supply
The Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc has reinforced its resolve to ensuring customers service improvement and overall performance of the Disco. Addressing newsmen in Benin City, on Thursday, The…
Airline operators face jailterm for non-remittance of sales charge
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has revealed that airline operators in the country now risk two-year imprisonment, N5 million fine, or both penalties over failure to remit statutory Ticket…
AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina loses mum
The President of African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has lost his mother, Eunice Adesina. The Guardian reported that the matriarch of the Adesina family died on Thursday, December.…
Group supports West African SMEs with $100m
The African Guarantee Fund Group, through its subsidiary AGF West Africa, and the Orabank Group, have concluded a portfolio guarantee agreement for a 60bn FCFA worth $100m, aimed at supporting…
