Sachet Alcoholic Ban: 500,000 Nigerians will Lose Jobs, Says MAN The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria says the ban on the sale of alcoholic drinks by the National Agency For Food and Drug Administration will cost the Nigerian economy 500,000 jobs. In a statement signed by the...

Lagos, Rivers, Others Flared $2bn Gas in Four Years A report by the Nigerian Gas Flare Tracker revealed that between 2020 and 2024, $1.9 billion worth of gas was flared in Nigeria. The report stated that during the period under review, 595.1 million standard cubic feet...

Market Caps Drop N55.87tn as NGX Sustains Bearish Trend The Nigerian Exchange trading activities were subdued leading to a marginal depreciation in the market capitalisation to N55.87tn. At the close of trading on Wednesday, investors lost N1bn as the All-Share Index depreciated 0.002 per cent to...

Nigeria's Cashless Transactions Hit N611tn - Report The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System has revealed that cashless transactions in the country rose to N611.06tn in 2023. It said this in its report on Wednesday that the payments grew by 54.55 per cent year-on-year from N395.38tn in 2022. NIBSS...

N100bn Gas Project: Senate Orders Edun to Give Implication Details in Seven Days  Senate Committee on Gas has given the Finance Minister, Wale Edun, a-seven-day ultimatum to provide details of the award and disbursement of over N100bn to companies engaged in the handling of the...

EFCC 7,000-man Task Force Clamps Down on Dollar Racketeers The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has raised a 7,000-man special task force across its 14 zonal commands to clamp down on dollar racketeers. In a move to reduce the pressure on the naira, the spokesperson for...