Tag: Economy

Firm provides training support to SMEs
Business

Firm provides training support to SMEs

Stage Africa Media & Advisory has established Small Business Saturday, an initiative to empower and support entrepreneurs across Nigeria. The PUNCH reported that Stage Africa Media and Advisory said in a statement on Tuesday that the project, which is a quarterly strategy session, will provide business owners with important tools, strategic counsel, and invaluable insights […]

The Nigerian equities market closed in positive territory on Thursday, with investors pocketing a gain of N239bn in market capitalisation
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Nigerian Stock Exchange begins 2024 on positive note

The Nigerian Stock Exchange started on a positive note as the All-Share Index broke beyond the 75,000 barrier. The closing value of the All-Share Index was 75,990.88 points, an increase of 1,217.11 points or 1.63%. The market capitalization closed at N41.583 trillion on the first trading day of the year, with equities up N663 billion. […]

Australia fines Telegram $640K for delayed response on online safety
News Tech

Telegram updates call feature

Telegram has updated its call feature promising better calls with a redesigned feature that consumes less battery life. Along with these improvements, the update adds new animations and upgrades to the app’s bot platform. According to the platform, calls have been updated with dynamic backdrops that alter according to whether the call is ringing, active, […]

Lagos ranked 8th African city with best healthcare
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Lagos ranked 8th African city with best healthcare

Numbeo, a research firm focusing on data that centers around quality of life has ranked Lagos as the 8th city with the best healthcare system in Africa. In the list, Numbeo uses an elaborate algorithm to arrive at ranked Cape Town in South Africa first, Pretoria second, and Nairobi third. Modern, high-tech hospitals are starting […]

Meta lowers prices for Quest 3 headsets
News Tech

Meta lowers prices for Quest 3 headsets

Meta is permanently lowering the price of its Quest 2 headset by $50, just months after launching its Quest 3 headset. There is a $249 price reduction for the 128GB version and a $299 price reduction for the 256GB version. Notably, since Black Friday, the headset has been available for increased rates. Meta, however, has […]

El Salvador moves Bitcoin to offline vault
Crypto News

Bitcoin surges to $45,000 first time since April 2022

With hope surrounding the potential licensing of exchange-traded spot bitcoin funds, the world’s largest cryptocurrency kicked off the New Year with a bang as Bitcoin surged beyond $45,000 on Tuesday for the first time since April 2022. With its highest year performance since 2020, Bitcoin gained 156% last year and reached a 21-month high of […]

Investors pump N198tn into fixed-income market
Business

Investors pump N198tn into fixed-income market

Investment in the Fixed Income and Currency market resisted the country’s prevalent economic climate in 2023, with investors splashing N196.79tn on short to medium-term securities on the FMDQ platform in 10 months. The PUNCH examined data received from the FMDQ platform and discovered that investment increased by 8.9 percent, or N16.07 trillion, compared to N180.72 […]

Dangote refinery receives one million crude barrels
Oil and Gas

Dangote refinery receives one million crude barrels

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited delivered the fourth shipment of one million barrels of bonny light crude oil to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Monday. The PUNCH reported that according to a statement from the $20 billion enterprise, the fifth crude oil cargo is expected soon. The plant had previously received three shipments of […]

FCMB raises ₦147.5bn in oversubscribed public offer
Business

FCMB Capital Markets receives award for corporate bonds

The Nigerian Exchange Limited has named FCMB Capital Markets Limited, an affiliate of FCMB Group Plc’s Investment Banking division, the ‘Issuing House with the Highest Number of Listed Debt Issuances’, popularly known as Corporate Bonds. The PUNCH reported that the prize was presented to the company during the annual NGX Made of Africa Awards, which were […]

Bill for tax crimes commission passes second reading
Business

Delta fixes annual tax returns deadline for March

Delta State employers and self-employed persons have been allowed until January 31, and March 31, 2024, respectively, to voluntarily file their yearly tax returns for the year 2023 in accordance with the Personal Income Tax Act of 2004, as amended. According to The PUNCH, this was said in a statement published on Monday by the Executive […]

Open Visa Index ranks top 2023 performers
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Open Visa Index ranks top 2023 performers

African Visa Openness Index has ranked Benin, The Gambia, Rwanda, Seychelles, and Nigeria as the top five performers for 2023. Based on the Africa Visa Openness Index, the countries continue to be a representation of transparency and cooperation in the evolving African cooperation scene. Over the course of 2016, the average score of the top […]

Over 160,000 benefited from Tinubu's transport subsidy - Alake
Transportation

Over 160,000 benefited from Tinubu’s transport subsidy – Alake

The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on the Implementation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s End of Year Transportation Subsidy Program, Mr. Dele Alake, has revealed that over 160,000 people had benefited from the program, which expires on January 4, 2024. The Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Mr. Dele Alake, revealed this today in a post on his official […]