By Diana Omueza Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, says Africa’s contributions are crucial in shaping global shipping policies, with 90 per cent of the continent’s trade being seaborne. Oyetola said this on Tuesday in Abuja, during the African Strategic Summit on Shipping Decarbonisation. The two-dayContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, says his company returned to invest in Ogun due to Gov. Dapo Abiodun’s investor-friendly policies. Dangote made this known during a courtesy visit to the governor at his office in Abeokuta. He noted that the state had become oneContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr Zack Adedeji, has restated commitment to supporting initiatives that drive tax policy development and capacity building in Nigeria, and across the West African region. “We recognise the importance of domestic resource mobilisation in achieving economic developmentContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Oghenekaro The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 23.18 per cent in February 2025. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for February 2025, which was released in Abuja. According to the report, the headline inflationContinue Reading
Stock By Taiye Olayemi The stock market on Monday recorded mixed performances. Specifically, the market capitalisation shed a marginal loss of N8 billion or 0.01 per cent to close at N66.343 trillion from N66.351 trillion recorded on Friday. However, the All-Share Index dropped by 0.15 per cent or 155.96 pointsContinue Reading
TAJBank to issue N20bn Sukuk, targets N100bn yieldContinue Reading
Prices of food items are gradually dropping in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) markets and environs, a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey reveals. NAN correspondents who visited various markets in FCT and environs report that the prices vary depending on the market and its location. NAN reports that foodContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Association of Enterprise Risk Management Professionals (AERMP) on Sunday predicted continued drop in inflation and economic boom for Nigeria in 2025 in spite of ongoing global tariff wars. Mr Olayinka Odutola, Director General/Chief Executive Officer, AERMP, made the prediction in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame Some experts in the power sector have urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, review privatisation of the power sector. The experts, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said that privatisation of the power sector was aContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Prof. Bayo Adaralegbe, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Ibadan, has urged secretaries and administrators to take advantage of the opportunities for governance professionals in the country. Adaralegbe made the call on Saturday in Lagos via a communique from a summit of the Institute of Chartered SecretariesContinue Reading
