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NGX Crosses N48Trn, Equities Investors See Largest Daily Gain The equities investors in the Nigerian Exchange (NGX)  saw its largest daily of more than N1.8 trillion due to strong bargain hunting in the local bourse, trading results show. This pushed market capitalisation above N48 trillion, its latest all-time high score after N13 trillion record gain […]

Stanbic IBTC Makes Appointments into Subsidiaries Boards Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has announced the appointments of some members into the group subsidiaries, according to a statement. The group said recently its holding company achieved significant milestones in bolstering its corporate governance practices through strategic appointments to the boards of its subsidiaries. The move, marked by […]

Airtel Africa to Release Earnings Details Feb 1 Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries in Africa, has announced a plan to release its earnings details on February 1, 2024. The telecom giant that offers an integrated suite of telecommunications solutions to its subscribers, including […]

US Dollar Rises as Market Focuses on Data, Fed Speech The United States (US) dollar improved against its major trading partners early Tuesday after another long US holiday weekend as markets focus on a series of key economic data releases this week. Tuesday’s schedule is light, with the New York Fed’s Empire State manufacturing survey […]

Katsina Sets N40 Billion IGR Target for 2024 The Katsina State Internal Revenue Service (KTIRS), has set a N40 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) target for the 2024 fiscal year. Its Chairman,  Alhaji Isiyaku Muhammad, stated this during a meeting with the local council chairman and stakeholders on Tuesday in Katsina. According to him, the […]

Niger Launches Hamonisation Plan to Reduce Multiplicity of Taxes Niger Government, on Tuesday, launched harmonisation of revenue collection to reduce the multiplicity of taxes between the state and local governments. Chairman of the State Internal Revenue Service (NGSIRS), Mr Mohammed Etsu, said at the official launching of the scheme in Suleja it was at blocking […]

Alleged N1bn Bribe: Court Reserves Ruling in Trial-within-Trial Filed By Ex-BPE DG Justice Yusuf Halilu of a Federal Capital Territory high court on Tuesday reserved a ruling in a trial-within-trial filed by a former Director-General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE), Benjamin Dikki. Dikki is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission […]

Nigerian Army intelligence officers have detained a female soldier Ruth Ogunleye after her viral TikTok video alleging sexual harassment by senior officers. Authoritative military sources disclosed she was flown from Lagos to Abuja on Tuesday accompanied by plainclothes military police. The Corporal had accused three Colonels of oppression for denying her passes and courses for […]