World Bank backs Nigeria’s plans to introduce telecoms, gambling taxes The World Bank has said that its $750 million loan to Nigeria will support the federal government’s policy reforms. World Bank made this disclosed in the programme appraisal document — dated May 17, 2024 — on the proposed[Read More…]
FG says UAE will soon lift visa ban on Nigerians Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, says the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will soon lift the visa restriction on Nigerian travellers. Keyamo stated this on Saturday during an interview with the State House media. He said the country[Read More…]
NITDA advocates for new act to regulate tech sector, levy 1% tax The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is actively pushing for the passage of a new bill that would transform the agency into a regulator for Nigeria’s tech sector and grant it the power to levy[Read More…]
Fidelity Bank public offer, rights issue to open Thursday June 20 Nigeria’s 6th largest bank, Fidelity Bank Plc will on Thursday, June 20, 2024 open its public offer and Rights Issue. As part of this capital raising process, Fidelity Bank will same Thursday, June 20, 2024 at the[Read More…]
Union Bank Advocates for Environmental Restoration; Commemorates World Environment Day Union Bank, one of Nigeria’s foremost financial institutions, has reemphasised the need to preserve and restore the global habitat through sustainable environmental practices. This clarion call was made during an event organised in partnership with the[Read More…]
World Bank approves $2.25 billion loan to back Tinubu’s reforms Wale Edun, Nigeria’s minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy announced Thursday night the approval of two major financial support packages by the World Bank. The loans are part of President Tinubu’s ongoing efforts to stabilise the economy,[Read More…]
Dangote says $2.4bn borrowed to fund refinery repaid Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, says he has repaid about $2.4 billion of the $5.5 billion borrowed to build his $19 billion refinery. Speaking at the Afreximbank annual meetings (AAN) and AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum in Nassau, The Bahamas, on[Read More…]
NNPC asks withdrawal of suit challenging ExxonMobil-Seplat deal The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has filed a motion in a federal capital territory (FCT) high court, seeking to discontinue its ongoing suit against the Nigerian subsidiaries of ExxonMobil and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). On[Read More…]
World Bank to CBN: Interest rate hikes may not effectively combat inflation The World Bank has said that there is a possibility the monetary policy tightening by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would not rein inflation. In its global economic prospects report released on Wednesday, the Bretton Woods institution[Read More…]
Reps Charge CBN On Thorough Probe Of Heritage Bank Management The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to conduct a thorough investigation of the leadership and management of Heritage Bank to identify any possible issues of mismanagement or wrongdoing that might have contributed to[Read More…]
