Fed Govt Earmarks N59bn For Rural Roads Development       The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, has disclosed that a total of N34 billion has been set aside by the federal government for the development of rural roads, with additional N17 billion...

NGX Begins Week With N59bn Gain       The nation’s bourse opened trading for the new week on Monday on a positive note with a growth of N59 billion, following interests in Tier 1 banks. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N20.431 trillion inched higher by N59...

Stock Market Extend Gains With N59bn       The local bourse extended gains for the third consecutive trading session as a result of price appreciation in Guaranty (+4.2percent), WAPCO (+6.8%), and UBN (+5.3%). This pushed market capitalisation by N59.0bn to close at N20.5tn even as the All-Share index...

Stock Market Gains N59bn On Blue Chip Firms         Nigerian stock market on Thursday returned to green route as the overall performance measures, NSE ASI and market capitalisation, rose further by 0.40 per cent. The market breath closed positive with 21 gainers against 12 decliners. Consequently, the All-Share...

FCT-IRS Generates N59bn From Tax Collection The FCT-Internal Revenue Service has generated N59bn from taxation this year. The agency has also projected to increase the revenue to N130bn in 2019. The Chairman of FCT-IRS Abdullahi Attah, made the declaration during a recent sensitisation programme held in Abuja. Attah,...

Dangote Cement Spurs Market Performance, Equities Gain N59bn The Nigerian stock market, on Thursday, appreciated by N59bn, boosted mainly by Dangote Cement Plc shares. It recovered from Wednesday’s negative performance as the All-Share Index rose by 0.26 per cent to 44,460.18 basis points from 44,343.65 basis...