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Senate threatens Akpabio, NDDC boss arrest over N2.2bn contractors’ fees

THE Senate’s Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, and the Sole Administrator of Niger Delta Development Commission, Mr Effiong Akwa, over non-payment of N2.2bn to contractors. The committee said it was acting on petitions filed by Akom Survey Services Limited over alleged refusal by […]

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Tribunal stops MultiChoice from increasing DStv, GOtv tariffs

A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal sitting in Abuja has restrained Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited from increasing its tariffs and cost of products and services scheduled to begin on April 1. The three-member tribunal presided over by Thomas Okosun, gave the order following an ex-parte motion moved by Festus Onifade, a legal practitioner, on behalf of […]

100% cashless economy possible in Nigeria - Emefiele
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Emefiele, a serious contender, says Harvard economist

AN Harvard University economist, Oliver McPherson-Smith, has described the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, as a serious contender for the position of President of Nigeria in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. In an opinion piece, McPherson-Smith said Emefiele’s supporters had seen the potential of the CBN boss and had continued to […]

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Telcos warn of disruptions in 11 states over Kogi’s clampdown

THE Kogi State Government through its Kogi State Internal Revenue Service agency has shut down a number of critical telecommunications sites in the state in a bid to force telecom operators to pay more taxes and levies. According to the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, this is likely to cause a potential communications […]

Banking Policy and Regulations

Commission freezes over 30 accounts of loan sharks

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission says it has frozen no fewer than 30 bank accounts operated by illegal loan organisations. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Mr Babatunde Irukera, made this disclosure at a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. Irukera also said that the commission had engaged Google and Apple Stores […]

Appointments

Credit Bureau appoints Adesalu as subsidiary’s MD

CRC Credit Bureau Limited has appointed Ademola Adesalu as the managing director of its newly established subsidiary, CRC Data & Analytics Limited. A statement said the appointment was necessary with CRC operating under a group structure with diversified business interests in credit reporting, and data and analytics. The statement said the newly established subsidiary, CRC […]

World Bank punishes Nigerian firms, individuals for corruption
Economy

Sluggish growth affecting Nigeria, other African countries – W’Bank

The World Bank has stressed the need to boost labour output in Africa, stating that sluggish productivity growth is making the continent lag behind many developing nations. This was contained in a press release on the World Bank’s website, announcing the publication of a report titled, ‘Boosting Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa’. The statement read in […]

Stock market
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Stock investors lose N172bn as 44 firms suffer decline

Investors lost N172bn at the end of trading on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited. The market capitalisation of equities listed on the NGX depreciated by 0.67 per cent to close at N25.311tn at the end of the week. The NGX All-Share Index also declined by 0.67 per cent to close at 46,964.23 basis […]

Nigeria, Morocco commence 5,600km gas pipeline project
Energy

State govts sink deeper as NNPC plans N328bn deduction in April

The amount spent by the Federal Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited as subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, in January and February this year is N430.165bn. NNPC disclosed this in its latest presentation to the Federation Account Allocation Committee meeting for March 2022, as it informed the meeting that it […]

100% cashless economy possible in Nigeria - Emefiele
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Nigerians spend $39.66bn on foreign education, medical tourism – CBN report

NIGERIANS spent a total of $39.66bn on foreign education and healthcare-related services between 2010 and 2020, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria data. According to CBN’s Balance of Payments, Nigerian parents and guardians paid about $28.65bn for their wards to study abroad during the period under review. The BoP report also revealed that Nigerians […]

Economy

Bread prices may go up, bakers blame forex, energy crises

Bakers under the aegis of the Premium Bread-Makers Association of Nigeria have said a harsh business environment triggered by rising energy costs and increasing forex rates has caused some of its members across the country to shut down their business operations. Speaking in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, PBAN President, Emmanuel Onuorah, described the […]

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