By Martha Agas The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has announced the Federal Government’s support for the construction of a plant in Nasarawa State. Alake, through his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, said the plant was projected to generate more than 10,000 jobs nationwide, adding thatContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Stock market investors traded 3.566 billion shares worth N115.403 billion in 99,960 transactions on the floor of the Exchange this week. This is 126.2 per cent compared to 2.057 billion shares valued at N51.015 billion that exchanged hands last week in 65,016 deals. Consequently, the value ofContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Sen. Bassey Otu of Cross River and his Ondo State counterpart, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, have underscored the potential of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in driving growth and addressing development challenges. Mr Ifeanyi Nwoko, Acting Head of Media and Publicity, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) on Saturday, said the governorsContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Dr Adebowale Adedokun, Director-General (D-G) of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), has urged procurement officers in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to strictly adhere to established procurement principles. The D-G gave the advice following a stakeholders’ meeting on the effective implementation of procurement policy, in lineContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Nigeria is set to host the 32nd Annual Meetings (AAM2025) of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) from June 25 to 27 in Abuja. In a statement issued on Friday, Vincent Musumba, Manager of Communications and Events at Afreximbank, said the meetings would bring together an influential coalitionContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Nigerian stock market continued on a bullish trend on Thursday, gaining N677 billion, representing a two-day positive trend. Market capitalisation rose by N677 billion or 0.92 per cent, closing at N74.358 trillion when compared to N73.681 trillion recorded on Wednesday. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) climbed 1,074.26Continue Reading
By Grace Alegba Mr Michael Ikpoki, Chief Exevutive Officer (CEO) of Africa Context Advisory Partners, says improved productivity across the continent can add $1.4 trillion to Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Ikpoki, a former CEO of MTN Ghana and MTN Nigeria, said this at the Premium Times Employability Summit 2025Continue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Investors again demonstrated confidence in the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Securities by the high level of subscription of N91.42 billion recorded in the recent Sovereign Green Bond offer. The offer, which closed on Wednesday was for N50 billion and represents the third Green Bond Issuance byContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has warned that organisations failing to comply with pension remittance obligations will be blacklisted starting Nov. 10. The Director-General of PenCom, Ms Omolola Oloworaran, issued the warning during the commission’sContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi National Pension Commission (PenCom) says the total assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) rose to N23.33 trillion as at March 31. Mr Saleem Abdulrahman, Director of Surveillance, PenCom, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos. Continue Reading
