TRIBUNE
Equities Investors Earn N1.2trn At NGX As ASI Appreciates By 3.99 Per Cent
Equities trading at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) opened the week on an impressive note as investors reacted positively to the policy signals and planned financial sector reforms from the new administration of President Bola Tinubu. The NGX All Share Index ballooned by 399 basis points or 3.99 per cent to settle at 58,163.55 points… Read More
SUN
Nigeria Loses $17bn Annually Over Lack Of National Carrier – MAN DG
The Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi-Kadir, has restated the need to resuscitate the nation’s national carrier to reduce capital flight with the death of the Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL). The MAN boss noted that with the absence of a national carrier, Nigeria loses about $17 billion… Read More
PUNCH
Consumers, Companies Paid N1tn Tax In Q1 2023 – NBS
Consumers of goods and services and companies paid about N1.18tn as taxes to the government in the first quarter of 2023, according to the latest reports by the National Bureau of Statistics. This represents a slight increase from the N1.14tn that was raised in Q1 2022. The N1.18tn was raised from Value Added Tax and… Read More
NASD OTC Diversifies Operations
Nigeria’s only licensed Over-The-Counter Exchange, NASD OTC has commenced the diversification of its operations in order to enhance its competitive edge, attract more customers, boost revenue and deliver shareholder value. According to a statement, the Exchange is already holding talks with the National Pension… Read More
ECONOMY HEADLINES
SUN
Trapped Funds: Embark In Massive Export Drive For Forex, Experts Urge Federal Government
As President Bola Tinubu, vowed to ensure that investors and foreign businesses repatriate their dividends and profits home”, his government has been urged to leverage the RT200 policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and embark on massive export drive to earn more foreign exchange (forex). Recently, the International Air… Read More
GUARDIAN
Nigeria Increases Oil Export Storage Capacity By 4m Barrels
The Federal Government, yesterday, offered its first terminal establishment licences under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited and Balema Oil Producing Limited, while wooing investors into the sector. Offered by the Nigerian Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory… Read More
VANGUARD
Nigeria’s Oil Output Rises 15.6% To 1.3 Mb/D
THE Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, yesterday, disclosed that Nigeria’s oil output, excluding condensate increased by 15.6 per cent to 1.3 million barrels per day, mb/d in May, from 1.1 mb/d recorded in the preceding month of April 2023. The organization, which disclosed this in its June 2023 Monthly… Read More
POLITICAL HEADLIINES
SUN
Akeredolu On Overseas Medical Trip, Says Ondo Speaker
The governor was said to have been seriously ill past couple of weeks and unable to attend to government activities. His ill health had left many indigenes and supporters anxious, with opposition political parties, especially the Social Democratic Party (SDP), demanding that he opens up on his true health status. However, the State House… Read More
VANGUARD
10TH NASS Leadership: How Akpabio, Abbas Floored Opponents
After months of political intrigues, permutations, and drama, the four candidates nominated by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for Senate and House of Representatives leadership won their elections in style yesterday. The four anointed candidates are Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; Deputy Senate President, Jibrin… Read More
TECHNOLOGY HEADLINES
GUARDIAN
NCC Positions Nigeria For $13.2tr 5G Revolution The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has played an effective role in placing the country in a vantage position to reap the immense benefits of the Fifth-Generation (5G) network. The NCC noted that the communications sector is indeed the pace-setter sector as far as the expansion of the frontiers for… Read More