FG eyes $750m W’Bank loan, mulls telecom tax

In pursuit of securing a new $750m loan from the World Bank, the Federal Government may reintroduce previously suspended telecom tax and other fiscal measures. This is according to the Stakeholder Engagement Plan for Nigeria – Accelerating Resource Mobilisation Reforms programme between Nigeria and the World Bank. A copy of the plan’s document posted on […]

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Kwankwaso attempting to demystify Ganduje in Kano – APC

Again, the ruling All Progressives Congress on Monday night accused the National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of deliberately attempting to undermine the political relevance of its National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, ahead of the next election in Kano State. This was disclosed by the National Legal Adviser of the […]

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Dollar speculation: FG to ban naira from crypto trading platforms

The Federal Government, through the Securities and Exchange Commission, is set to delist the naira from all peer-to-peer crypto platforms as the government steps up efforts to tackle exchange rate manipulators and dollar racketeers. The development came against the backdrop of the recent moves by the Federal Government to regulate Nigeria’s crypto market estimated at […]

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Ilechukwu, Ogunbote, Eguma battle for NPFL award

Enugu Rangers coach Fidelis Ilechukwu, 3SC coach Gbenga Ogunbote, Stanley Eguma of Rivers United and Niger Tornadoes gaffer Majin Mohammed have been nominated for the League Bloggers April Manager of The Month Award in the Nigeria Premier Football League. The League Bloggers Award is an initiative of MatchRoom Sports & Media Ltd and has since 2009, […]

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80% of Lekki buildings have no approval — Lagos govt

In a recent interview with newsmen, Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, revealed that an alarming 80 per cent of buildings in Ibeju Lekki lack proper approval. He said, “Just last week, Thursday and Friday, myself and the team were on the Ibeju Lekki and Epe axes, and you would […]

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Equity investors position ahead of dividend earnings, gain N811bn

Equity researchers have said that the stock market will continue on a positive trajectory this week after six weeks of consecutive negative performance was halted following repositioning by investors in anticipation of dividend declaration by corporates. They, however, said that the prospect of higher yields in the fixed income market could taper the expected rally. The […]

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Forex: Turnover in NAFEM falls 37% to N3.47bn

The volume of dollar traded (turnover) in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM, declined month-to-month (MoM) by 37.4 percent to $3.47 billion in April 2024 from $5.54 billion in March 2024. Vanguard analysis of weekly  transactions in the market as published by FMDQ showed that turnover stood at  $836.66  million in the first week of April […]

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