Poultry farmers, others lament hike in egg prices

Agency Report The Poultry Association of Nigeria, Lagos State, and other stakeholders in the sector have lamented the incessant hike in the price of eggs while calling for the Federal Government’s intervention. They also expressed concern that eggs, which used to be the cheapest source of protein, were becoming unaffordable for many Nigerians. They made […]

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Chevron discovers new 17,000bpd oil field – Report

Chairman and Managing Director Chevron Nigeria Limited, Jim Swartz Chevron Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, has announced the discovery of a new oil field estimated to hold 17,000 barrels of oil per day. This discovery comes amidst plans by international oil companies to divest their investment from onshore to offshore. According to a […]

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Nigeria’s high interest rate will stay for long — World Bank

The World Bank has said that Nigeria, Angola, and Sierra Leone, with double-digit inflation and weakened domestic currencies, will maintain a high interest rate for a long period and may even increase it. The bank said that in its latest Africa’s Pulse report, where it focused on how the inflation outlook varied across countries on […]

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CBN verifying disputed $2.4bn FX claims – Cardoso

The Central Bank of Nigeria has commenced a re-validation exercise to ascertain complaints of manufacturers and importers over foreign exchange claims worth $2.4bn. The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, disclosed this while speaking to the business community at a special summit dinner organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, on Tuesday night in Abuja. He said […]

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Naira among worst performing currencies – World Bank

The naira has been listed among the worst-performing currencies in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024. This was according to the latest edition of Africa’s Pulse, a new report by the World Bank. As of the end of August 2024, the naira had depreciated by approximately 43 percent year-to-date, making it one of the region’s weakest currencies […]

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Guinness Nigeria Plc Announces Board Changes As New Era Begins With Tolaram

Following the grant of all requisite regulatory approvals, Guinness Nigeria PLC (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the sale of Diageo’s shareholding in Guinness Nigeria to Tolaram has now been completed, effective 30th September 2024. In June 2024, Diageo and Tolaram announced a proposed transaction that would have Diageo transfer ownership of its 58.02% […]

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Naira under fresh pressure, ends September at N1,705/$ in parallel market

There are indications that the nation’s currency has come under fresh demand pressure in the parallel market with significant depreciation recorded in the past week. Yesterday, parallel market dealers traded at N1,705/ $1.00 down from N1,655/$1.00 a week ago, with sustained day-to-day slide. Vanguard’s Naira watch indicates the steady slide is happening for the first […]

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Customers drag First Bank over frequent debits

Some customers of First Bank Plc have taken to social media to drag the bank over what they described as unnecessary debits from the money-keeping giant. In several reactions on their Facebook page, @First Bank of Nigeria Limited on Sunday, the customers expressed their frustration over uncountable debits from the bank in the last two […]

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