The Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF), the first listed infrastructure debt fund in the country, has recorded a 20.1 percentage points increase in the amount of value an investor earns when all distributions are reinvested. NIDF’s latest financial statements show that its total return rose to 309.6 percent in the […]
Author: Aisha Muhammed
Nigerians are losers in NNPC tussle with Dangote, says Bloomberg
A standoff is building between Africa’s richest man and the authorities of the continent’s most populous economy, reports Bloomberg. The evolving tussle is an uncharted territory. The media giant said stung by accusations from his home nation’s government that he’s seeking a monopoly for his $20 billion oil refinery, Aliko […]
Gabon Invites Dangote To Explore Business Opportunities, Amid Attacks In Nigeria
President Brice Oligui Nguema of Gabon has invited Africa’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, to invest in his country. According to Dangote Industries Limited, the billionaire was asked to explore investment opportunities in Cement and Fertiliser (Urea and Phosphate). “President Brice Oligui Nguema of Gabon has invited the President and Chief […]
Truce Meeting Between Dangote, NMDPRA, NUPRC, NNPCL Fails To Resolve Imbroglio
The truce meeting brokered by the Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, to resolve the heated dispute between the Dangote Refinery on one hand and state-run entities, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Agency […]
Senate Passes N70000 Minimum Wage Bill Into Law, To Review Every 3 Years
Senate passes seventy thousand Naira National Minimum wage bill as requested by President Tinubu. The lawmakers granted expeditious consideration to the bill transmitted tuesday, as it passes first second and third reading Senate also approved the national minimum wage review period from five to three years
Amid Inflation, CBN Raises Interest Rate To 26.75%
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) monetary policy committee has raised interest rate by 50 basis points from 26.25% to 26.75%. The Governor of the CBN, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso announced this at the end of the apex bank’s 296th MPC meeting held in Abuja. The MPC also pegged the Cash […]
Nigeria’s Fuel Subsidy Payment Exceeds N700bn Monthly – Marketers
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has said Nigeria’s fuel subsidy expenditure might cross N700 billion monthly. The Secretary of IPMAN, Abuja-Suleja, Mohammed Shuaibu disclosed in a statement on Monday. He was reacting to data released last Wednesday by the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria, noting that the landing cost […]
Naira gains N96.60 after CBN sells dollars to authorised dealers, BDCs
The naira on Monday recorded gains over the dollar across official foreign exchange (FX) markets, following dollar sales to authorised dealers and the Bureau De Change (BDC) operators. At the official market, the naira gained N96.60 as the dollar was quoted at N1,500.32 on Monday, representing 6.44 percent higher than […]
Our Refinery Has Received Repeated Orders From Abroad — Dangote
Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, revealed over the weekend that Dangote Petroleum Refinery has continued to receive repeat orders for its products from all customers who have purchased them since production began. So far, the refinery has exported its products to a few European countries, Singapore, and the […]
FG Snubs Dangote Refinery To Export Crude Oil To Indonesia
The Group Chief Commercial Officer at Dangote Industries Limited, Rabiu Umar has said the Nigerian government neglected Dangote Refinery to export crude oil to Indonesia and import finished products from the same country. Umar disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Monday monitored by DAILY POST. He stated […]