Why Ctrip.com International, Brady, and Gold Fields Jumped Today

Image: Ctrip.com International. The stock market was generally quiet on Thursday, with most major indexes finishing slightly lower on the day. Yet beneath that apparent calm, there was considerably more…

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Why Chesapeake Energy, Tenet Healthcare, and JinkoSolar Slumped Today

Image: Chesapeake Energy. Thursday’s stock market performance continued the trend seen earlier in the week, with major market benchmarks remaining close to unchanged after large gains yesterday. Yet unlike in…

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Power ministry to prioritise TCN funding towards 10,000mw transmission                      

The Federal Government will henceforth make it its major priority to assist the Transmission Company of Nigerian (TCN) in accessing long-term expansion funding. These funding matrixes are to ensure a…

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FMDQ becomes full member of African Securities Exchanges Association

The status of FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange as a “full member” Exchange of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) was ratified at the Association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), which opened…

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Akwa Ibom seeks improvement in IGR collection

Akwa Ibom State government has begun moves to boost its internally generated revenue (IGR) by engaging with the major companies operating in the state with the view to ensuring they…

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Nigeria is most dangerous country to drive in – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said available record rated Nigeria as one of the most dangerous countries to drive in the world. Boboye Oyeyemi, corps marshal/chief executive…

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Reps stop AMCON on sale of banks’ assets, 32 tank farms

House of Representatives on Thursday told Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to immediately halt the sale of assets of banks and companies that failed to meet their financial obligations…

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FIRS identifies over 200 non- compliant oil, gas companies

Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has identified over 200 oil and gas companies that have not filed in returns for 2015. Consequently, the FIRS has written to them directly or…

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Current policy regime inconsistent with growth, job creation, poverty reduction – Soludo

The current foreign exchange policy regime has been described as inconsistent with objective of growth, job creation and poverty reduction. Indeed, the data from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) equally…

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Illegal mining: Nigeria loses N8trn biennially – Senate

As the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration grapples with fall in prices of crude oil, which account for over 70 percent of the nation’s foreign exchange earnings, it has been revealed that…

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