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Naira crunch: Nigerians beg banks to dispense N100, N50 bills

FG sells 2-3 year saving bonds at irresistible interest rates

The Federal Government on Monday offered for subscription two-year savings bond at 10.301 per cent and three-year savings bond at…

Flint CEO of HSBC departs

HSBC on Monday said its Group Chief Executive John Flint had stepped down as the bank braces for geopolitical uncertainties.

NGC stays in Niger Delta, says NNPC spokesman

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has for the umpteenth time assured stakeholders in Delta State and the Niger Delta…

Etihad Airways deploys Boeing Dreamliner on Lagos route

Etihad Airways, United Arab Emirates national carrier has launched one of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners on the Nigerian route from…

EU backs Georgieva as IMF’s new MD

EU ministers on Friday chose the Bulgarian number two of the World Bank Kristalina Georgieva as the bloc's candidate to…
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China vows tit-for-tat tariffs against US products

The Chinese authorities have announced that they will take countermeasures if the United States goes ahead with the introduction of…

7 oil thieves jailed, vessel seized

Justice A. T Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has sentenced seven oil thieves…

Trump crashes oil prices, Brent down to $61

Oil prices were the immediate casualties of the escalated tariff war declared on Thursday against China by US President Donald…
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Trump escalates tariff war with China, targets $550b goods

President Donald Trump said the US would hit China with tariffs on roughly $300 billion worth of its products while…

EcobankPay Hits N1 billion in Transactions Value

EcobankPay, the lifestyle digital payments and collections service of Ecobank Nigeria has recorded a cumulative transaction value of over N1…

Huawei’s profit soars despite Trump ban

Huawei has announced a 23.2 percent growth in revenue in the first half year, despite the hostile moves by President…

Samsung profit slumps

Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest smartphone and memory chip maker on Wednesday reported second-quarter net profits slumping by more than…
Nigerian bourse records further downturn, capitalisation loses N281bn

Nigeria equities return to negative territory, lose N63bn

Trading on the nation’s bourse returned to negative territory on Tuesday with crucial market indices dropping by 0.46 percent following…

Photos: China’s Sinopec ships world’s largest atmospheric tower to Dangote Refinery

China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) has disclosed that it is shipping to Dangote Refinery in Lekki Lagos, the world's largest…
FBI agent Ayotunde Solademi tells court in Lagos how threats by Nigerian fraudster, Muideen Teslim led his 15-year-old victim to kill himself

US hacker breaches 100m accounts at Capital One

United States bank Capital One said a hacker gained access to more than 100 million credit card applications earlier this…

Oil firm demands $9.8m from Emeka Offor’s Kaztec

Seawolf Oil Services Limited alongside its receiver/manager Mr Michael Igbokwe SAN has dragged Chief Emeka Offor's company Kaztec Engineering, limited…
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N2b fraud: Kwara SMED Director, 6 Microfinance chiefs arrested

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office has arrested Segun Soewu, Director General, Kwara State Bureau of…

Buhari approves action committee for AfCFTA

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved establishment of a National Action Committee (NAC) for implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area…
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CBN injects $284.2m, CNY36m into retail secondary market

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected 284.2 million dollars in the retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS).

Trump lifts Venezuelan sanctions for Chevron, Halliburton

The Trump administration on Friday renewed Chevron Corp’s licence for three months to drill for oil in Venezuela despite sanctions.

ECA, NPA host workshop to discuss Uganda’s urban strategy

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the National Planning Authority (NPA) of Uganda are next week hosting a two-day…
NAFDAC urged to regulate mode of processing cow hide into “ponmo”

NAFDAC warns: Beware of the ‘Ponmo’ you buy  

The Management of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public, especially consumers…
MTN

MTN Nigeria posts 566.95bn revenue in six months

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc on Friday released its unaudited result for the six months ended June 30 and announced an…

Google beats profit expectations, share value soars

Google shares rose about 8 percent in post-market trading after blowing past analyst expectations in Q2 and announcing a $25…
Ex-AMCON Boss Kuru Diverted Arik Air Funds To Settle Umza Airline’s Insurance Debt – Witness

AMCON warns: 350 VIPs owing N5.5trillion pose grave risk to Nigeria

Nigeria is facing the risk of never recovering about 5.5 trillion naira ($15 billion) of bad loans from 350 Nigerian firms…

Ndukwe replaces Dozie as MTN chairman

MTN Nigeria has appointed Ernest Ndukwe, the former director-general of the Nigerian Communications Commission  as chairman-designate in a board shake-up,…

Q2: U.S. top aircraft Boeing posts loss, may halt 737 Max production

U.S. top aircraft manufacturer Boeing Company has posted a loss of about 3 billion U.S. dollars in earnings for the…

NNPC seeks new sales contract with Indonesia’s Pertamina

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) plans to renew its contract for crude sales with Indonesia which expired last year,…
Claudio Descalzi ENI CEO

Malabu oil scandal: Witness says ENI CEO bribed him to change graft allegations

Hearing will continue in a Milan court tomorrow and 25 July in a corruption case involving Italian oil firm Eni…

Buhari engages Siemens to tackle power distribution bottleneck

Nigeria at the moment has an installed capacity of 13,000 megawatts. On average, it produces over 5,000 megawatts, out of…
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