… NESG says FG Must Support Domestic Industries to Achieve a $1 Trillion Economy   Dangote Petroleum Refinery recently achieved a significant milestone by successfully exporting two jet fuel cargoes to Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer and a leading integrated oil and gas company globally. Saudi Aramco is the official Saudi Arabian Oil …

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has announced the opening of its ₦148.7 billion Rights Issue. The Rights Issue, which opened on 15 January 2025, and closes on 21 February 2025, offers existing shareholders the opportunity to subscribe to 2,944,772,083 Ordinary Shares of 50 kobo each …

  Insists Egbetokun’s tenure extension legal A socio-political group, the Citizens for Ethical Leadership & Law (CELL), has expressed support for the Police Service Commission’s (PSC) recent decision to retire senior police officers who have spent over 35 years in service or are above 60 years old, describing the move …

The nascent growth in the Nigerian private sector seen at the end of 2024 was sustained into the first month of 2025, with new orders and business activity each continuing to rise. Moreover, there was a large improvement in business confidence while firms expanded employment, purchasing and inventories. Although input …

Popular Nollywood actor, Timini Egbuson, has stirred conversations with his recent comments on the increasing monetization of romantic relationships by women. Speaking in an interview with TVC, Egbuson stated that many financially stable men do not place much value on relationships because they have unlimited options. He attributed this to …

Nollywood actress Etinosa Idemudia has once again criticized her colleague, Frederick Leonard, for what she describes as bad behaviour on set. In an Instagram post, Etinosa shared an incident where Leonard allegedly mistreated a script supervisor. According to her, the actress called the supervisor closer, then used the woman’s dress …

Nigeria’s non-oil export rose by 20.79 per cent in the value to $5.456bn in 2024, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) said. The figures rose above $4.5bn non-oil export recorded in 2023. The development was disclosed by the Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Nonye Ayeni. Ayeni attributed …

A Labour Party chieftain in Enugu State, Chief Emmanuel Ike-Jonathan, weekend, hailed the decision of the governorship candidate of LP during the 2023 general elections in the state, Hon Chijioke Edeoga, “to consult widely” before responding to Gov Peter Mbah’s appeal for him to return to the Peoples Democratic Party …

Renowned Nigerian comedian, Basketmouth, has finally responded to calls for him to comment on the ongoing marital crisis between music icon 2Face Idibia and his wife, Annie Idibia. Recall that 2Face recently announced his separation from Annie, a revelation that has since stirred widespread reactions on social media, with many …

The Naira further appreciated in the official market on Friday, trading at N1,474.78 to the Dollar. Data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange official forex trading platform revealed that the Naira gained N11.17. This represents a 0.7 per cent increase compared to the previous day’s trading figure on Thursday, when the …