Investors Gain N230bn As Stock Market Rises Further       Investors gained N230bn last week as the Nigerian stock market saw more equities record price appreciation. The Nigerian Exchange Limited All-Share Index and market capitalisation appreciated by 1.11 per cent to close the week at 39,156.28 and N20.41tn...

Nigeria Recorded Over $2.48bn Export To South Africa In 2020         Nigeria has exported commodities not less than $2.48 billion (R6billion) within the last 24 months, South Africa Consular General Hon Malik Abdul has stated. Abdul, who disclosed this in a document made available to The Nation,...

Petrol Price Regulation Causing Mass Poverty, Stagnation – Fed Govt       The continued regulation of the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, is causing stagnation and impoverishment of the masses, the Federal Government has said. Speaking through the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, the...

Oil Price: Experts Dismiss Gains As Subsidy Nears N200bn       After the international crude oil benchmark, Brent advanced above $70 as the PUNCH reported earlier in the month, industry experts see meagre benefits as subsidy payments gulp revenues. The Federal Account Allocation Committee report for May, value...

Six-Year Assessment Outlines President’s Anti-Corruption Record (CDD Press Statement)     Pro-democracy think tank, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), an organization advocating for transparent and accountable public governance in the West African sub-region, has released an assessment report on the Buhari administration’s anticorruption programme. The report...

CISLAC Urges Buhari To Respect Rule of Law, Stop Shrinking Civic Spaces     Today, on Democracy day, President Muhammadu Buhari is told that he is proving to be undemocratic with his governing of the country after repeated political efforts to shrink civic spaces. In direct reference to...