Enforce the PIA act on crude supply, Dangote urges NUPRC

Management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has urged the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), to enforce the domestic crude supply obligation as specified in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), insisting that refineries in Nigeria should be allowed to buy crude directly from the companies that produce it in Nigeria rather …

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Union Bank’s Ratings Downgraded By Fitch Over Capital Breach

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Union Bank of Nigeria Plc (UBN) Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to ‘CCC’ from ‘B-‘ and its National Long-Term Rating to ‘B+(nga)’ from ‘BBB(nga). Union Bank of Nigeria’s viability rating (VR) has also been downgraded to ‘ccc’ from ‘b-‘, according to Fitch. The downgrades reflect the Fitch-estimated prolonged …

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Investors Scramble for Fidelity Bank’s Offers

Investors are literally scrambling for shares of Fidelity Bank Plc as the leading commercial bank’s capital raising continues to gather momentum among all categories of investors. Investors’ appetite for Fidelity Bank is shown in massive subscriptions to its ongoing rights and public offers and voluminous trading at the stock market. …

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Africa to declare public health emergency over Mpox

The African continent is poised to declare a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security as the Mpox (Monkeypox) outbreak continues to spread across many countries. Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centre for Disease Control, said this during a webinar on Thursday on the Mpox outbreak situation in …

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PDP NWC constitutes caretaker committee for Ondo

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday, constituted the State Caretaker Committee for the Ondo State chapter of the party. This was according to a statement obtained by our correspondent and signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba. The statement noted that …

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Jumia cuts loss to $20.2m

E-commerce platform, Jumia Technologies AG, has reported a reduction of its operating loss by eight per cent year-over-year to $20.2m despite economic challenges. In a statement, Jumia explained the impact of the volatile economic landscape on its operations, including a decline in revenue and a slight decrease in gross merchandise …

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