Business/Economy

  As pollution and climate change continue to threaten clean water worldwide, Nigerian geoscientist Oyindamola Oseni is conducting research that could lay the groundwork for safer, low-cost ways to restore contaminated soil and groundwater. A doctoral...

Okonjo-Iweala Seeks Japan’s Cooperation to Reform WTO, Says Global Free Trade in Crisis   CHIGOZIE AMADI Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has stated that global free trade is in crisis. Okonjo-Iweala solicited the support...

•Shettima: States have paid 32% global debts they owed, now in good fiscal condition amid reforms •Mutfwang: We must create enabling environment for businesses before taxing them •Sanwo-olu seeks diligent implementation of tax reform bills awaiting...

•Says Tinubu’s reforms creating conducive environment for investments CHIGOZIE AMADI Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that now is currently a great time to invest in Nigeria, saying the administration of President Bola Tinubu has addressed...

Custodian Investment grows profit to N60bn CHIGOZIE AMADI Custodian Investment Plc has recorded a profit before tax of N60.67bn for the 2024 financial year, representing a 133 per cent increase from the N25.99bn posted in 2023. This...

Gov Idris lauds First Bank, says mining investment underway CHIGOZIE AMADI The Kebbi State Government is partnering with the First Bank Nigeria Plc. on industrialisation and other sectors of the economy to accelerate the human and...

Unity Bank trains youths in financial literacy   In a bid to promote financial literacy and empower Nigerian youths, Unity Bank Plc has conducted training sessions in 13 secondary schools across the country to commemorate the...

Effective ways to start retirement planning   Retirement planning is often put on the back burner for many young professionals, especially those grappling with immediate financial obligations such as student loans, mortgages, or personal expenses. While...

NGX begins week in red as investors lose N297bn CHIGOZIE AMADI The Nigerian Exchange opened the trading week on a negative note as investors lost N297bn in market value at the close of trading on Monday. The...

CBN policies may lower inflation to 22.1% – W’Bank CHIGOZIE  AMADI The World Bank has projected that Nigeria’s inflation rate will average 22.1 per cent in 2025, attributing the anticipated decline to the Central Bank of...