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‎Naira Appreciates Further, Sells N1,490/$1 in Parallel Market

‎Naira Appreciates Further, Sells N1,490/$1 in Parallel Market ‎The naira further appreciated against the U.S. dollar in the black market on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, trading at N1,490/$1. ‎This marks a N5 gain compared to the previous day's rate of N1,495/$1, reflecting a slight improvement in...

FG Owing GenCos, DisCos N4trn, Power Minister Discloses

FG Owing GenCos, DisCos N4trn, Power Minister Discloses The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has disclosed that the federal government is owing electricity generation companies (GenCos) and electricity distribution companies (DisCos) over N4 trillion in electricity subsidy. The minister made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja...

World Bank to Loan Nigeria $2.2bn in 2025

World Bank to Loan Nigeria $2.2bn in 2025 The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to receive total of $2.2 billion in new loans in 2025. According to the World Bank’s project list, the $2.2 billion will be allocated across six different projects. The global financial institution...

How FG, IOCs Agreement Limits Crude Allocation to Local Refiners

How FG, IOCs Agreement Limits Crude Allocation to Local Refiners The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has revealed the reason why International Oil Companies are finding it difficult to allocate crude to domestic refiners, including the Dangote Petroleum Refinery under...

Nigeria’s Banking Fraud Hits N52bn in 4yrs – NIBSS

Nigeria’s Banking Fraud Hits N52bn in 4yrs – NIBSS Fraud transactions in Nigeria’s banking system have tripled over the past four years from N11 billion to N52 billion, statistics from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has shown. An analysis published by the NIBSS on Wednesday...

N100bn Debt: PETROAN Urges Members not to Shut Operations Amid Hardship 

N100bn Debt: PETROAN Urges Members not to Shut Operations Amid Hardship  The Petroleum Retail Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has called on its members not to shut down their operations over the N100bn bridging debt owned them. PETROAN, in a press statement issued by its national...