NDLEA Seized Over N130bn Worth Of Drugs In 17 Months   The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says that between January 2021 to May 2022, the agency has seized over 3.5million kilograms of hard drugs. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in an exclusive...

DisCos Blame FG On Failed N100bn Subsidy After Privatisation   The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has blamed the federal government for failing to provide a N100 billion fund and other promises after the 2013 privatisation to ensure the Distribution Companies (DisCos) improve services. According to...

External Reserves Increased By $45.3m In July   Nigeria’s external reserves added $45.3million in July, according to movement in reserves data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The foreign exchange buffer as of July 28, 2022, moved to $39.22billion from $39.17billion it commenced the month...

Pension Assets Rise By N842.73bn In H1, 2022 Assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme rose by N842.73bn in the first half of 2022 to hit N14.27tn as of the end of June. Figures obtained from the National Pension Commission on its ‘Unaudited report on pension funds...

Telecom Subscribers to Pay 5% Tax on Call, Text, Data - FG The Federal Government has disclosed that telecommunications subscribers would pay five per cent tax on calls, SMS and data services. Meanwhile, stakeholders in the industry have expressed dissatisfaction over government’s resolve to implement five...

CBN Urges Nigerians to Shun Speculative Activities - Forex The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has advised Nigerians not to succumb to speculative activities of some players in the foreign exchange market. Mr Osita Nwanisobi, CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications CBN, gave the advice in a statement...