Business

  The European Union and the World Bank are backing the Federal Government of Nigeria as the country scales up its Three Million Technical Talent programme with support in a renewed push to equip young people with digital skills and connect them to global job opportunities.   The 3MTT programme ...

  SHAREHOLDERS COMMEND WEMA BANK AT 2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETIN …Express confidence in stable future following FY 2024 Financial Performance Reinforcing its position as one of Nigeria’s most profitable financial institutions, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous bank, most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has ...

  The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has listed roles expected to be played by various stakeholders in the affairs of the country for the current reforms championed by the administration of President Bola Tinubu to achieve desired results.   Oyetola gave the list on Monday, in ...

  The Federal Inland Revenue Service has condemned the Federal Capital Territory Administration for shutting down one of its offices in Abuja.   The agency described the action as “malicious” and “unprofessional.”   In a statement released via X (formerly Twitter), Aderonke Atoyebi, Technical Assistant on Broadcast Media to the ...

  Adron Homes Refutes FIJ’s Misleading Report, Sets Record Straigh     Adron Homes & Properties Ltd. has recently become aware of a serious allegation published by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) on May 22, 2025. The report claims that our company failed to refund a land payment to ...

•Trade with ECOWAS countries rises 159 % By Elizabeth Adegbesan   The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its   Foreign Trade statistics report for the fourth quarter of 2024 (Q4’24). According to the bureau, total merchandise trade stood at N138 trillion in 2024 rising by 55 per cent YoY from ...

By Udeme Akpan , Energy Editor Oando PLC, Nigeria’s leading indigenous energy group listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), said its trading subsidiary, Oando Trading, has emerged as the preferred bidder for the lease of the Guaracara Refining Company Limited (GRC)’s refinery assets from ...

Nigeria and Jamaica are set to explore the possibility of a direct flight route as both countries strengthen the Bilateral Air Service Agreement. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood, on Wednesday. ...

Lagos, Nigeria – March 9, 2025: Access Bank PLC (Access Bank), a leading African bank, has received the IFC EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) Green Building Certification for its banking headquarters, called Access Tower, located in Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos. The EDGE Green Building certification program, supported by ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has initiated fresh negotiations with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery over the renewal of the naira-for-crude agreement, as talks are underway in anticipation of the expiration of the initial deal, which ends on March 31, 2025.   The NNPCL disclosed this in a statement issued ...