Business

The World Economic Forum has ranked Nigeria 115 out of 140 countries in its 2018 Global Competitiveness Index.

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, has emphasised the need for the country to increase its revenue generation.

Two new channels have been added on GOtv Max, offering more sporting action and entertainment to subscribers. The new channels are the football-focused SuperSport Select 5 and popular international urban lifestyle channel, BET, which will…

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, made the assertion in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

Sukuk or Islamic Bond is a financial instrument structured to generate returns to ethical investors without infringing on the Islamic law, which forbids interest payments.

NLC’s National President, Ayuba Wabba, made the call while speaking with journalists shortly after an interaction with the Nigerian Governors Forum held on Wednesday night in Abuja.

Briefing newsmen on the development at the end of State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, the Special Adviser to Governor David Umahi on Investment, Prof. Ogbonnaya Chukwu, noted that the plant, which has been fully installed, would…

Seplat and Dangote Cement led the losers’ table with a loss of N5 each to close at N615 and N200 per share respectively.

The Organised Labour says it will meet on Thursday to take final decision on the new National Minimum Wage for workers, following the delay by the Federal Government to announce its figure.

The Federal Executive Council has approved the implementation of the no-work, no pay principle when workers go on strike in the federal public service.

Emmanuel Ijewere, the Vice President, Nigeria Agribusiness Group, on Wednesday said the Dangote tomato processing plant and three other firms would resume production by January 2019.

The Senate on Thursday gave approval to the request of President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow $2.78 billion in order to finance the 2018 Budget.

The labour leaders expressed made the call at the 40th anniversary and the 30th Education Conference of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria in Lagos.

Proposed US legislation, known as NOPEC, which could open the group up to anti-trust lawsuits, has long lain dormant, with previous American presidents signalling that they would veto any move to make it law.

The Senate decision was sequel to a motion sponsored by Senator Gbenga Ashafa, who expressed dissatisfaction with excessive charges by Nigerian Banks.

US West Texas Intermediate crude was $72.17 a barrel on Wednesday, while Brent crude was $81.77 a barrel.

Fowler, who is also the First Vice Chairman of the United Nations International Committee of Tax Experts and Chairman, African Tax Administration Forum, gave the advice in New York in an address delivered at the opening of the Meeting of…

The Off-Grid Energy Challenge is a joint effort by the USADF and All On to develop, scale-up or extend the use of renewable off-grid energy technologies to reach communities not served by existing power grids. 

This was the view of Michael Armstrong, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’s Regional Director for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, who spoke at the 48th Annual Accountants’ Conference.

The Senate on Tuesday began investigation into the alleged mismanagement of over $3.8 billion fuel subsidy fund by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation.