Why Dangote will Receive 12m barrels Crude from USA – Report The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is awaiting up to 12 million barrels of crude oil from the United States, the Africa Report reported on Monday. The refinery resorted to crude importation as local supply challenges hindered...

CBN Waives BDC Licence Renewal Fee The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the 2025 licence renewal fee waiver for the Bureau De Change (BDC) operators with immediate effect. This is in furtherance to the Regulatory and Supervisory Guidelines for Bureau De Change Operations in...

Naira Gains by 0.6% in Parallel Market The naira gained strength on Monday, appreciating to N1,650 per dollar in the parallel market, as the U.S. dollar experienced its most significant weekly loss. This marked a 0.6 percent gain, or N10, from the N1,660 per dollar recorded...

CBN Sells N756bn Treasury Bills – Afrinvest The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sold Treasury bills worth N756bn last week following a subscription at its primary auction. The apex bank offered N530bn across 91-day, 182-day, and 364-day maturities, with oversubscription primarily driven by long-dated bills. Out of...

Food Import Gulps $1.8bn in Nine Months – CBN The Central Bank of Nigeria allocated $1.87bn for food imports in the first nine months of 2024, representing a $235.11m increase compared to the $1.64bn recorded in the same period of 2023. This marks a 14.37 per...

CNG, Electric Vehicles Attract $700m Investment – FG The Federal Government has said that about $700m in investment was made in Compressed Natural Gas and electric vehicles last year. The Special Adviser on Energy to President Bola Tinubu, Olu Verheijen, said this was made possible by...