$3bn Afrexim Bank Loan: NNPCL Followed Due Process   Facts have emerged that contrary to reports due process was followed in securing the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) in the $3 Billion Afrexim bank Loan. The $3 billion loan deal, which was signed in Cairo a...

Investors Gain N422bn in Three Days Trading - NGX The Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, has sustained bullish trend yesterday as investors gained N422 billion from the three days trading with market capitalisation surging to N35.844 trillion from N35.422 trillion closed last week Friday. In similar manner,...

Nigeria Loses N34.1bn As Oil Firms Flare 12.7 mscf   Despite Nigeria’s dwindling revenue, oil and gas companies operating in the country flared 12.7 million standard cubic feet (mscf) of gas in July 2023, according to the latest data from the National Oil Spill Detection and...

In July, Lending, Savings Rates Hit 22.14% – Report   The gap between the maximum lending rate and savings deposit rate in the banking sector widened by 22.14 per cent in July. Banks savings deposit rate rose slightly to 5.24 per cent in July from 5.18 per...

NSIA Commits $500m To Domestic Infrastructure   The Managing Director & Chief Executive Office, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr Aminu Umar-Sadiq, yesterday disclosed that the Authority has committed $500 million to domestic infrastructure, whilst also enabling third party investments of over $1 billion. He said this...

Water Transportation Fare Increases By 45%, According To NBS   The average fare paid for water transport in June 2023 rose to N1,366.22, a 44.84 per cent rise from N943.26 in June 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed in its latest report. The NBS...