Economy

President Muhammadu Buhari has raised alarm over the inability of about 24 states of the federation to pay their workers’ salaries despite…

  —-Create 5.85m jobs —-Attracted $40million foreign investment A total of 22,988 businesses in Nigeria have secured lease financing to the tune…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the World Bank to help Nigeria recover N102.4 billion ($320 million) looted and hidden in Swiss bank…

South African supermarket operator Pick n Pay plans to expand into Nigeria next year through a partnership with a local conglomerate, as…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Tuesday that the total number of GSM subscribers dipped to 148.6 million from 149.7…

FBN Holdings Plc has declared gross earnings of N505.2 billion for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2015. This was against the…

The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday rebounded by N20 billion due to moderate gains posted by some…

The Acting Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr Vincent Akpotaire, said on Monday the Bureau was reviewing the data…

Federal Government will soon release a new blueprint to reposition the country’s insurance industry, Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun has said.…

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Hassan Bello, has said that the Regional Maritime Bank will soon fully take off…

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday sustained positive growth with the market capitalisation appreciating further by N43 billion. The…

  —-17.646m tons exported through ports in 2015 —-20.626 million metric tons of refined products By Omoh Gabriel Managing Director Nigeria Ports…

Financial Derivatives Company Ltd has projected an increase of 0.7 per cent in the March inflation number to 12.1 per cent. The…

Multinational Oil companies in Nigeria have agreed to provide about $200 million to help fund fuel imports amid a foreign-currency shortage, Petroleum…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja formally received the details of the 2016 Appropriation Bill from the National Assembly (NASS). The…