Macron announces partnership plans with Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the establishment of a triangular alliance including France, Morocco, and Africa to increase cooperation…
NAICOM sacks board, management of African Alliance Insurance
In the exercise of its regulatory powers, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has sacked the Board and Management of African…
FCCPC frowns at market manipulation by ‘cartel’ in poultry industry
Chief Executive Officer of the commission Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Mr Tunji Bello, has decried the manipulation…
Local sugar production: Take advantage of Africa’s $7bn export market, NSDC boss urges investors
The Executive Secretary/CEO of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has told potential local and foreign investors…
Kogi Assembly laments rising insecurity in Bassa LGA
The Kogi State House of Assembly has expressed concern over the rising insecurity in the Bassa Local Government Area of…
Iron rod dealers criticise Buhari’s govt for ‘refusing’ to sign substandard products bill
Members of the Iron Rod and Steel Distributors Employers Union of Nigeria (IRSDEUN) have criticised the past government for refusing…
NUPENG to stakeholders: Don’t accord recognition to new association
Ahead of Thursday's meeting of certain petroleum marketers under the aegis of, Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products…
Members unable to load petrol from Dangote Refinery despite N40bn paid to NNPCL — IPMAN
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has stated that its members are unable to load petrol from the…
Engineers back Umahi on road infrastructure devt
A coalition of Nigerian engineers has expressed support for the Minister of Works, Engr Dave Umahi, in his handling of…
Again, NNPCL increases petrol pump price
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has once again increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also…
Agritech startups win Venture Building spots in Hackathon
FARMSLATE, a startup connecting smallholder farmers with financiers, has won the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Agritech Hackathon 2024. Its…
Moniepoint secures $110m funding to boost digital payments, banking solutions
Moniepoint Inc., Africa’s fastest-growing financial institution, has successfully raised $110 million in equity financing, to power the dreams of millions…
Global commodity prices set to fall amid oil glut, World Bank warns
The World Bank has projected energy prices to drop by six percent in 2025, and an additional two percent in…
State of States Report: How Naira devaluation exposed many states to greater financial risk
THE recent devaluation of the naira, resulting from Nigeria’s decision to liberalize its exchange rate, has intensified financial pressures on…
Iredia, Momoh, Obaigbena, Igiebor inducted into Nigerian Observer Hall of Fame
GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Tuesday commissioned the newly built Nigerian Observer Newspapers’ office complex with an assurance…
Fuel queues will disappear if marketers patronise us —Dangote
THE chairman of Dangote Group, AlikoDangote, has blamed the persistent shortages and long queues at filling stations across Nigeria on…
Insurance firm records 123% increase in profitability
THE Board of Directors of Noor Takaful Insurance Ltd, the pioneer and leading takaful operator in Nigeria, has announced a…
Bears persists at NGX as equities, investors lose N394.4bn
The local stock market continued the week on a bearish note today, as the All-Share Index (ASI) declined by 0.66…
SEC DG headlines capital market registrars 2024 annual conference
The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr Emomotimi Agama, will headline the 13th annual conference of the…
NARTO, IPMAN disown new oil marketers’ union, ADITOP
Ahead of a meeting scheduled for Thursday by certain oil marketers under the platform the Association of Distributors and Transporters…
