Africa’s Continental Criminal Court Can No Longer Wait
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Less than a decade ago, the detention centre of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Scheveningen on the outskirts of The Hague could easily have been…
Senate Denies Plans To Seize State And Local Council Funds In New Minimum Wage Bill
Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Yemi Adaramodu has denied media reports of plans by the Senate to include a clause for the seizure of states and local…
Ataga Family Alleges Powerful Individuals Compromising Super TV CEO Murder Investigation
The family of the late Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Super TV, Mr Usifo Ataga, has raised the alarm that some powerful people were out to compromise the outcome of…
Dangote Refinery announces new date for petrol supply
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has announced that the supply date for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) has been moved from June to mid-July. The President and chief executive officer…
Nigeria’s Q1-2024 VAT collection records N1.43 trillion, as Company Income Tax returns grows by 109.93% y/y
The country’s Value Added Tax (VAT) collection rose by 19.21% a quarter-on-quarter basis to N1.43 trillion in Q1-2024 from N1.20 trillion, reflecting enhanced tax administration, expanded tax base and compliance.…
Diageo to sell stake in Guinness Nigeria
Tolaram is set to acquire Diageo’s 58.02% shareholding in Guinness Nigeria, and enter into long-term license and royalty agreements for the continued production of the Guinness brand and its locally…
Nigeria’s Q1-2024 exports records 51%
According to latest Foreign Trade in Goods statistics report published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s total exports stood at N19,167.40 billion in Q1 2024 , reflecting a…
Equities Market | NGX ASI opens new week with a +0.60% gain
Activities in the domestic equities market kicked off the week on a positive note, underpinned by gains in ACCESSCORP (+9.9%), TRANSCOHOT (+5.5%), and ZENITHBANK (+4.7%). As a result, the All-Share…
Berger Paints Plc Announces Mrs Alaba Fagun, as GMD
Mrs Fagun, a member of the Institute of Directors (IOD), became the first female Managing Director of Berger Paints PLC when she was elevated to the position on October 4th,…
Ecobank Group launches US$50,000 2024 Fintech Challenge
Ecobank, the pan-African financial services Group, officially opens call for applications to the 7th edition of its Fintech Challenge. This annual competition invites early-stage and mature fintech startups to partner…