Saudi's Wealth Fund Unit Sets to Acquire $3.6bn Jet Leasing Arm By Zekeri Idakwo Global banking giant, Standard Chartered, has revealed on Monday it was selling its global aviation finance leasing business to Saudi Arabia-based AviLease for about $3.6 billion, as part of a drive to...

Cameroon Dam: Flood to Hit States in Seven Days, Tinubu Directs Agencies  The Federal Government says all the frontline states on the path of River Benue may experience flooding within the next seven days as result of the opening of Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Speaking at...

Banks, 18 Others, Fined N125m For Late Filings   At least eight banks and 18 other listed companies have been fined N125m for failing to file their 2022 audited financial statements and quarterly reports for the first half of 2023 as required by Nigerian Exchange. The affected...

Food Imports Rise By 122% As Deficit Hits N4.9trn   Despite continuous government efforts to shore up food production in Nigeria through various intervention programmes, the country recorded foods trade deficit worth N4.92 trillion between 2018 and 2022. Available data shows that Nigeria is not growing enough...

NCC Generates N55bn from SIM Card Importation Ban The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the ban on the importation of whole-body SIM cards raked in over N55 billion for local manufacturers. Umar Danbatta, executive vice-chairman (EVC) of NCC, disclosed this at the second edition of the...

Power: REA Installs 103 Solar mini-grid, Connects 46,661 Households  The Rural Electrification Agency has stated that 46,661 households in off-grid communities now have electricity through its Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP). In a statement yesterday, REA stated that the feat was made possible through 103 solar mini-grids...