Year: 2024

The Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action (SPEC), Chief Ajuri Ngelale, has begun stakeholders’ engagement on plans by Nigeria to maximise the potential in the climate ecosystem.

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) says arrangements have been concluded for the inauguration of its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Conversion, Filling, Reverse Engineering and Training Centre in Abuja.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has authorised Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) to temporarily take over the funds and assets of Afex Commodities Exchange following its N17.808 billion indebtedness to the bank under the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, driven Anchor Borrowers’ Loan.

The naira, Nigerian local currency, crashed by about 13.3% day on day in the foreign exchange (FX) market on the obvious FX liquidity challenge that has persisted since last month.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sold OMO bills at a spot rate of 22.34% for one year securities to investors who bid for 363-day tenor at the primary market auction conducted on Wednesday.

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The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) equities market capitalisation surged by N246 billion midweek as Tier-1 banks rally further.  Transaction details from the local bourse showed that the All-Share Index, which opened at 98,383.04, gained 0.44 percent to close at 98,818.04.

Brent price crossed $84 per barrel on Wednesday as crude oil rallied amid growing expectations that the world’s largest oil producers will continue to cut supplies at a time when global demand is set to rise with increased travel during the summer.

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said that the 2025 appropriation bill would be ready before the National Assembly soon. The president disclosed this in Abuja, when he appeared at the joint sitting of the national assembly to celebrate the nation’s 25 years of unbroken democracy.

Sterling Financial Holdings Plc grew its annual profit by 11.85% to N21.584 billion in 2023 from N19.298 billion in the comparable year in 2022, its audited report released to the Nigerian Exchange today shows.