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EU Invests €1.5m in Wildlife Conservation in Cross River The European Union (EU) has invested 1.5 million euros for the preservation of Cross River’s wildlife, an official has said. Ms Samuela Isopi, EU’s Ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States, said this during a meeting with Gov. Bassey Otu at the Government House in Calabar on Saturday. Isopi said the delegation was in Cross River as part of the union’s activities to support wildlife conservation in the state by inaugurating new infrastructures and interventions, valued at 1.5 million euros. She said that while the visit was…
Bulls stage comeback into the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), gaining N902 billion after two days bloodbath ….
International Breweries Plc’s loss widened by 175% in 2023 as the company’s foreign currency liabilities on its balance sheet resulted in huge losses due to a rapid depreciation of Nigerian naira.
Total Energies and Marketing Nigeria Plc’s profit declined by about 20%, according to details from its financial statement as higher funding costs damaged positive impacts of healthy revenue growth.
In the secondary market, there was strong sell-side trade on Nigerian Treasury bills as the local currency, the naira, lost its shine on Monday. The yield curve shifted upward in reaction to Nigeria’s market conditions.
Dangote Cement Plc has crossed N13 trillion in market valuation, the first of its kind on the Nigerian Exchange
Crown Takaful Insurance Obtains NAICOM Approval to Begin Operation Crown Takaful Insurance Ltd. has received an operating licence from the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) to begin business, Managing Director, Mr Abubakar Song, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Song said the licence was coming barely a few weeks after the issuance of approval-in-principle by the NAICOM on Dec. 18, 2023. He said Crown Takaful Insurance was entering the risk-underwriting market as a solution provider. Song said flagging off the company’s operations could not have come at a better time than now when the world was grappling with…
EC, AfDB Unlock New Funding for African Infrastructure Projects On the sidelines of this week’s Italy-Africa Summit, the European Commission (EC) and the African Development Bank Group have formalised a new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement to boost investments in infrastructure projects in Africa. The European Union’s contribution to co-finance operations with the African Development Bank has significantly increased over the last two years, now amounting to €972 million in blending operations and guarantees. This figure will further increase after the signing of the new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement. Signed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and African Development…
The average yield climbed as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) increased spot rates on Nigerian Treasury Bills auctioned …
The market value of Unity Bank Plc tumbled by 16.6% as the Nigerian small lender’s shareholders offloaded…