OTEDOLA CELEBRATES DANGOTE AS GREATEST ENTREPRENEUR IN AFRICA AT 68
Billionaire Femi Otedola has wished fellow tycoon Aliko Dangote a very happy birthday, calling him "the greatest entrepreneur to have come out of Africa." On...
BUSINESS: FG SIGNS $329 MILLION DEAL WITH CHINESE FIRM TO BOOST POWER SUPPLY
The Federal Government has signed a $328.8 million contract with Chinese firm, China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), to rehabilitate and expand Nigeria’s electricity transmission network...
BUSINESS: CRYPTO REBOUNDS, GAINS 10% IN 24 HOURS
The cryptocurrency market rebounded on Tuesday, with Ethereum (ETH) rallying back to around $1,550, about a 10% gain within the past 24 hours. The surge...
CBN INTERVENES WITH $197.71 MILLION AS OIL PRICES DROP
Following President Donald Trump's broad trade tariffs on several nations, crude oil prices have weakened, falling by more than 12% to about $65.50 per barrel....
NIGERIA’S PUBLIC DEBT RISES TO N144.67TN
Nigeria’s total public debt surged to N144.67 trillion ($94.23 billion) as of December 31, 2024, marking a 48.58%increase from N97.34 trillion ($108.23 billion) recorded at...
OJULARI TAKES OVER FROM KYARI AS NEW NNPCL BOSS (PHOTOS)
Bayo Ojulari, the newly appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has officially taken over from his predecessor, Mele...
FG, DANGOTE SET FOR TALKS AS REFINERY IMPORTS 12.6M BARRELS
There are indications that the naira-for-crude policy of the Federal Government may continue, as impeccable insider sources familiar with the development insisted on Monday that...
TINUBU FELICITATES WITH JIM OVIA ON FREEDOM OF CITY OF LONDON’S HONOUR
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the founder and chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, on his admission to the prestigious Freedom of the City...
NAIRA APPRECIATES AGAINST DOLLAR IN OFFICIAL MARKET, TRADES AT N1,536.82
The Naira appreciated on Friday in the official market, trading at N1,536.82 to a dollar. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria website showed that...
BUSINESS: IMF APPOINTS ELUMELU TO ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ENTREPREURSHIP AND GROWTH
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva called for the appointment of Tony Elumelu, the founder and group chair of Heirs Holdings, to the IMF's Advisory Council...