Business

New master plan to grow capital market to N750trn — SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says the new Nigeria Capital Market Master Plan (NCMMP) 2.0 targets growth of the market from N250 trillion to N750 trillion. The ​‌‌‌‍‌⁠‍⁠⁠‍​‍‍‌​​⁠‍‌​Director-General of...

Why Soludo wants Ndigbo to embrace collective action for economic growth

Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has urged Ndigbo to pool their individual successes, talents and resources into strong...

ECOWAS Business Startup Programme Enjoys Growing Patronage

By Paul Ejime The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Business Startup programme launched in 2021 to celebrate and...

SON urges manufacturers to sustain standards

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has urged manufacturers and other certified organisations to sustain compliance with prescribed...

SON Urges Compliance With Safe Cosmetics Regulations

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has urged manufacturers and other stakeholders in the cosmetics industry to comply...
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Okonjo-Iweala ‘less optimistic’ about World Trade in 2024

The World Trade Organization’s chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday said she was “less optimistic” about world trade in 2024, pointing to tensions in the Red Sea.

Shell Nigeria paid $1.09 billion in taxes in 2023

Shell Nigeria exclusively paid a total of $1.09 billion in corporate taxes and royalties to the government of Nigeria last year through the operations...

Group urges indigenes in Diaspora to invest in development

By Peter Ejiofor London, Dec. 21, 2024: Dr Akaninyene Friday Willie, President, Akwa Ibom Indigenes Organisation South Africa (AIIOSA), has urged their relatives in the...

AfDB gets New Head as Africa battles tough Socioeconomic Challenges

By Paul Ejime Mauritania’s Dr Sidi Ould Tah, elected the 9th president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on 29th  May 2025, is an economist with an impressive...

Fidelity Bank affirms commitment to data protection

Lagos, Nigeria, August 21, 2024:  Our attention has been drawn to a news story titled, “NDPC Fines Fidelity Bank for Data Breach”. While the...

Lagos signs MoU with FIRS on joint tax audit

To ease the implementation of a joint tax audit and investigation exercise, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
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