An economic think tank, Agora Policy, has demanded a review of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) following the decline in the dividend by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited …
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CBN admits increase in interest rate to 27.75% painful for borrowers
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday admitted that the increase in the interest rate to 27.25% was “painful” for borrowers. The apex bank however stressed that the decision …
Read More »Ogun, Lagos, Rivers residents paid more for balanced diet in August – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed in a new report that residents of Ogun, Lagos, and Rivers States paid more for a balanced diet in August. In the …
Read More »Seplat, Afripud, Deapcap, Tripple G, others top list of stocks to watch this week
Investors in the Nigerian equities market endured heavy losses on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) last week. The investors lost N121.07 billion in four trading sessions last …
Read More »Why CBN introduced FX matching system – Cardoso
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, said at the weekend the apex bank introduced the Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching System (EFEMS) to show that the …
Read More »Naira-for-crude: Three refineries plan PMS production, Dangote awaits NNPC supply
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited may begin the supply of crude oil in naira to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery this week following the announcement by the Federal Government …
Read More »Customs boost air surveillance with new airplane
The Nigeria Customs Service has acquired a Cessna Grand Caravan EX-208B airplane to strengthen its air surveillance capabilities. In a statement on Sunday, the National Public Relations Officer of …
Read More »Oyetola, Abiodun to unveil Ogun dry port
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, will on Friday lead the foundation-laying ceremony for the Inland Dry Port in …
Read More »Nigeria’s debt servicing soars to N6tn, says CBN report
Nigeria’s debt servicing expenses reached N6.04tn in the first half of 2024, marking a sharp increase of 68.8 per cent from the N3.58tn recorded during the same period in …
Read More »50 CNG stations servicing 200 million Nigerians – NMDPRA
The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, says Nigeria has less than 50 Compressed Natural Gas compression stations to feed 200 million …
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