The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Federal Government to set up a social pricing window for vulnerable Nigerians to mitigate the impact of deregulation policy Mr Muda Yusuf, Director General, LCCI, gave the advice in…
By Kayode Tokede The naira weakened by 1.24 per cent to N409.67 against the dollar at the Investors & Exporters Foreign Market (I&E) window on Monday. The local currency was traded flat at N473.00 against the dollar in the parallel…
By Kayode Tokede The African Development Bank (AfDB) says Africa accounted for only six per cent of global energy demand, a little more than three per cent of electricity demand. Vice President, Power, Energy and Green Growth of AfDB Mr…
By Kayode Tokede Polaris Bank has unveiled Mr. Lucky Okunzuwa, a customer with the Bank’s Akpakpava branch, Benin, Edo State, as the first millionaire at the maiden draw of its ongoing nationwide Save & Win promo. Other 60 lucky customers…
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has announced the chairmen of the reconstituted 38 standing committees for effective oversight function of the House. Obasa made the announcement during plenary in Lagos on Monday. It was reported …
The Primero Transport Services Ltd., operators of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos State, said that no passenger sustained any form of injury when one of its buses got burnt in a fire on Monday. The Spokesman for the…
By Kayode Tokede Ecobank Nigeria, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, announced that it has successfully priced its $300 million bond issuance maturing in February 2026, with settlement of the…
By Kayode Tokede Trading commenced on the equities market segment of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday, growing by 0.33 per cent due to investors buying interests in Seplat, Lafarge Africa Plc and Tier-1 listed banks’ stocks. Consequently, the…
By Kayode Tokede Fidelity Bank Plc says it has successfully issued 10 years N41.21 billion in fixed rate unsecured subordinated bond at 8.5 per cent coupon rate due 2031. Fidelity Bank Chairman, Mr. Mustapha Chike-Obi in a statement on Sunday…
…Demand dissolution of Senator John Danboyi registration committee Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has called for the immediate cancellation of the ongoing APC Membership Registration Exercise in Kwara State. He said this following the allegation that there…
