Business/Economy

..says Information Minister   CHIGOZIE AMADI   Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that boosting small businesses is integral to the economic reform agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.   Idris stated this in Abuja on...

.Introduces innovative SME card to deepen customer value CHIGOZIE AMADI Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has reiterated its unwavering commitment to increase its investment in cutting edge technology and training to support...

Nigerians repaid N4.05tn personal loans in Q2 – CBN   Nigerians repaid N4.05tn in personal loans during the second quarter of 2024, according to findings by The PUNCH. In the latest quarterly economic report of the Central Bank...

AIICO bags two honours at Almond Insurance Award CHIGOZIE  AMADI AIICO Insurance Plc has won two awards at the 2024 Almond Insurance Industry Awards held in Lagos on Saturday. The firm won the ‘Life Insurance Company of...

Food inflation: Imported rice price jumps by 114%   The average price of imported high-quality rice sold loose has surged by 144.77 percent year-on-year as the Federal Government delays implementing its duty-free food policy. This is according...

Access Bank wins Best Digital, Best Website at 2024 digital Jurist Awards CHIGOZIE AMADI Access Bank Plc has been named the 2024 Best Digital Award Winner in the Commercial Banks Category at the Digital Jurist Awards,...

FG to address $1bn losses on spare parts importation CHIGOZIE AMADI National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has taken further steps to address the over $1billion which the country lost due to importation of component...

New minister says trade policy must empower Nigerian businesses CHIGOZIE AMADI The newly appointed Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has pledged to prioritise the empowerment of Nigerian businesses through effective trade policies. Oduwole...

Kaduna Attributes High IGR to Gov Sani’s Financial Inclusion Policy CHIGOZIE AMADI The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS), has attributed its recent ranking by the National Bureau for Statistics (NBS) as the leading state in...

MSMEs: Ogun Adopts Afreximbank’s Template on Ease of Doing Business CHIGOZIE  AMADI The Ogun State Governor,  Dapo Abiodun has announced a three-pronged approach to improving the ‘ease of doing business’ in the state, driven by the...