The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that total exports to India in the first quarter of (Q1) 2021 was valued at N488.1 billion or 16.8 per cent to top merchandise trade by top five partners and by major…
The African Union (AU) has formally unveiled the calendar of events for the upcoming All African Music Awards (AFRIMA) holding in November this year. The AU Director of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Cisse Mohamed, announced this in…
By Kayode Tokede Domestic investors outperformed foreign investors in the equities market transactions, trading 76.90 percent as against 21.26 per cent traded in May 2021. In value terms, domestic investors out of the N97.19 billion transaction in May traded N76.90…
The Surveyor General of the Federation (SGoF), Surv. Samuel Adeniran Taiwo has said that Nigeria suffers huge economic loss because of locked-up capital in land resulting from ineffective land administration, improper land use and property management. Surv. Taiwo said this…
…As Nami assures taxpayers of transparency The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, re-arraigned Peter Hena, former Coordinating Director of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and eight other officers of the agency before Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke of…
By Uthman Salami The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies are currently weighing an option of further easing oil output cuts from August as oil prices increase. Yet, OPEC+ have not made any concrete decisions on exactly…
A 21-year-old businessman, Tasiu Abudullahi, on Friday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl. The police charged Abudullahi , who resides in Giri, FCT with abduction. The prosecution counsel, Dabo Yakubu, told…
The Police on Thursday arraigned one Oluwabusola Oluwatosin, 40, in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N6.95 million. The defendant was charged with three counts of alleged conspiracy, falsification and theft to which she pleaded not guilty. The…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a $463.9 million 5.5-year Kangaroo bond, marking its return to the Australian dollar bond market. The transaction, announced on 8 June, was led by Nomura and RBC Capital Markets. It is the institution’s…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday received some former appointees of Governor Ben Ayade who refused to decamp to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Our Correspondent reports that the Cross River governor, Ayade,…
