Category Business

Dangote refinery to export two fuel cargoes – Report

Dangote refinery

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has issued tenders to sell two fuel cargoes for export, the first from the newly commissioned refinery, trading sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Nigerians have been eagerly looking forward to the release of…

Adewole resigns as MD of LivingTrust Mortgage Bank

Adekunle Adewole

Mr Adekunle Adewole has resigned as the Managing Director of LivingTrust Mortgage Bank. His resignation was contained in a corporate notice filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited stating that he voluntarily resigned his position, ahead of the expiration of his…

ICAN appoints new registrar/CEO

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria has appointed Dr Musibau Olasunkanmi as its new Registrar/Chief Executive. The appointment was announced on Friday following the approval of the Governing Council of the Institute given at its December 15, 2023 meeting.…

CBN, foreign airlines differ over $700m trapped fund

Yemi Cardoso

The Central Bank of Nigeria and foreign airlines operating in Nigeria have differed over the total amount of unpaid ticket revenue in the country. The CBN on Tuesday said it had ‘concluded the payment of all verified claims’’ by foreign…

CBN releases $500m to clear verified Forex backlog

CBN headquarters

The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has released $500m to various sectors in its determination to address the backlog of verified foreign exchange transactions. Its Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, disclosed this in a statement on…

Reducing govt spending not feasible – Akabueze

Director-General, Budget Office, Mr. Ben Akabueze

In this interview, the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, discusses the 2024 budget with EDIDIONG IKPOTO, highlighting how low public revenue is affecting the country’s economy For decades, Nigeria has been operating deficit budgets, financing…

N’Assembly raises works ministry budget to over N1tn

David Umahi

The National Assembly has raised budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Works from N657.3bn in the proposed budget to N1.03tn. This represents N373bn or 56.7 per cent increase from the initial figure in the appropriation bill. It also represents a…