Business/Economy

BudgIT: FG Allocated N732bn for Empowerment in 2024 Budget, Higher than Health Projects Allocation CHIGOZIE AMADI Tracka, BudgIT’s service delivery promotion platform, which allows citizens to collaborate, track, and give feedback on public projects in their...

•Commission raises the alarm over fake social media accounts CHIGOZIE AMADI The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has urged the new board of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

•Measures aim to mitigate impact of reforms may include 150-day duty-free import window, guaranteed minimum prices for commodities  •Restocking of national strategic food reserve  •NACCIMA hails move CHIGOZIE AMADI There are strong indications that the federal government is...

•Lubricant operator laments impact of rising inflation, FX instability on local investors CHIGOZIE AMADI Barely a week after Africa’s richest man and industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, cried out that the prevailing high interest regime in the...

Customs Apapa Area Command Generates over N1tn in First Half 2024 CHIGOZIE  AMADI The Apapa Area Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) generated a total of N1,023,663,842,255.63, in the first half of 2024. This was an...

LCCI Commends FG for Establishing PECC CHIGOZIE AMADI The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has commended the federal government over the establishment of the Presidential Economic Coordinating Committee (PECC), which is tasked with turning...

Nigeria May Lose $20bn in Cocoa Exports over Environmental Issues, Says FRC Boss CHIGOZIE AMADI Executive Secretary/Chief Executive, Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria, Dr. Rabiu Olowo, yesterday said the country was on the brink of...

S&P: Recapitalisation May Spur Bank Mergers in Nigeria CHIGOZIE AMADI Nigeria’s move to order banks to recapitalise is likely to prod the nation’s smaller banks to combine with rivals before a 2026 deadline, according to S&P...

*Says guidelines for non-for-profit, public entities underway, vows partnership with directors CHIGOZIE AMADI Executive Secretary/Chief Executive, Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria, Dr. Rabiu Olowo, yesterday said the recently unveiled SMEs Corporate Governance Guidelines would help...

NSIA Shortlists 10 Startups for Innovation Prize CHIGOZIE  AMADI The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has shortlisted 10 start-ups to proceed to the Demo Day of the NSIA Prize for Innovation (NPI 2.0) competition. The innovators were...