CSR: FirstBank commits to impact investment, inaugurates Ijedodo Health Centre
By Stanley Simon, Senior Correspondent First Bank of Nigeria has again recommitted to impact investment especially in the…
CBN pushes interest rate to 18.5% to check inflation
Rising inflation again compelled the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to further…
IMF approves $3.5bn extended facility to Côte d’Ivoire
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), yesterday, approved a 40-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF), and…
FMDQ lists FCMB Group’s ₦20.69bn pioneer bond
FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited has approved the listing of the FCMB Group PLC ₦20.69 billion Series 1 Fixed…
AF-CIX partners DE-CIX to improve Internet performance in Nigeria
By Mayor Izuchukwu, Reporter AF-CIX has entered into a strategic partnership with DE-CIX, a leading operator of Internet…
STRYDE wins $1m seismic technology contract for onshore oil, gas exploration in Nigeria
A global provider of onshore seismic acquisition technology and solutions, STRYDE, has been awarded a contract worth over…
Global Slavery Index lists 10 countries with high prevalence
.Says y 50 million people worldwide live in modern slavery . G20 accounts for over half of all…
UN ‘determined’ to end backsliding on development goals, Guterres tells ECOSOC
Despite going into reverse on more than 30 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it’s not…
Buhari seeks Senate approval to pay $556m, £98m, N226bn judgement debts
Five days to his exit, President Muhammadu Buhari, again sought the Senate’s approval to pay judgement debts totalling…
CBN revokes 139 licences of MFBs, PMBs, finance companies
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday revoked the operating licences of 132 microfinance banks (MfBs) in the…