Dangote Refinery: Marketers Differ On NNPC Proposed Stake Acquisition       Oil marketers have expressed divergent views on the proposed acquisition of a 20 per cent stake by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in Dangote refinery. S&P Global Platts had reported on Thursday that the NNPC was in...

Sugar Backward Integration’ll Save Nigeria $700m Annually – Dangote       Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has said Nigeria will save up to $700m of foreign exchange yearly from sugar production self-sufficiency if the government faithfully follows through the backward integration policy in the sugar industry. The Chairman of...

Plant Protection Bill To Generate $2bn – NESG       The Nigerian Economic Summit Group on Thursday said the implementation of the Plant Variety Protection Bill, which was recently signed into law, would help Nigeria to generate over $2bn from seeds export. It applauded the Federal Government for...

Tech Competitions and Nigeria’s Startup Ecosystem, By Inyene Ibanga         Funding remains one of the biggest challenges for tech startups as they struggle to launch their dreams into reality. Starting a tech business is time-consuming and very expensive to get off the ground. Tech competitions provide platforms...

Contributory Pension Assets Rise To N12.4trn       The total assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme rose to N12.4tn as of the end of April, according to the latest data obtained from the National Pension Commission on Wednesday. PenCom, in its unaudited report on the pension funds industry...

Electricity Act Will Instill Sanity In Power Sector – Senate         The Senate has assured Nigerians and critical stakeholders in the power sector that the bill being considered by the National Assembly to amend the Electricity Act, will instill sanity in the sector when passed. The Chairman,...