A financial data and media company, Bloomberg, has ranked the Dangote Refinery above the top 10 biggest refineries in Europe According to data compiled by the business news platform, the refinery has more capacity than many European ones. The $20bn-worth refinery located in Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos State, can refine 650,000 barrels of petroleum products per…
Northern coalition condemns high cost of goods, Naira official window For the sixth consecutive day, Nigerian currency Naira continued its fall against the American dollar at the official window as the domestic currency traded at N1,309.88/$1. This is according to data sourced from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), it was gathered. At the…
The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria, ABCON, has blamed peer-to-peer cryptocurrency platforms like Binance for the recent depreciation of the Naira against the Dollar in the foreign exchange market. The National President of ABCON, Aminu Gwadabe, disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday. He stated that as long as Binance…
The Naira has depreciated in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM, to N1,300.15 per dollar exceeding the parallel market rate by N45.15. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,300.15 per dollar from N1,234.49 per dollar last week Friday, indicating N65.66 depreciation for the naira. Similarly, the Naira depreciated…
A leading primary mortgage institution, Livingtrust Mortgage Bank Plc, has effected a smooth transition on its board. In a corporate announcement filed by the Company Secretary, Timothy Gbadeyan, on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (The Exchange), the company informed the Exchange and the public that by two letters dated April 8, 2024, the Government of Osun…
Nigerian Breweries has vowed to remain consumer focused despite the economic headwinds which saw the brewery giant recording some upsets in its financials in the year end results. Speaking during the company’s 2023 pre 78th AGM media briefing in Lagos, Mr. Hans Essaadi, the company’s Managing Director/ CEO disclosed that the company recorded a net…
Mr Aigboje Aig-Imokhuede, Chairman of Access Holdings Plc, has expressed confidence about raising 300 million dollars in capital for Access Bank, considering the bank’s strong market position and shareholders’ support. Aig-Imokhuede said this in an interview on the sideline of Access Holdings’ second Annual General Meeting(AGM) held in Lagos. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),…
Olusegun Alebiosu has been appointed as the Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank Group), effective April 2024. Alebiosu steps into this pivotal role from his previous position as the Executive Director, Chief Risk Officer, and Executive Compliance Officer, a position he held since January 2022. Alebiosu brings to the…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed new boards and managements for the country’s apex capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the insurance sector regulator, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). The new board and management of SEC included Mr. Mairiga Katuka, Chairman; Mr. Emomotimi Agama, Director-General; Frana Chukwuogor, Executive Commissioner, Legal and Enforcement; Mr. Bola…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is not defending the naira with foreign reserves, its Governor Olayemi Cardoso, said yesterday at the ongoing Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank in Washington DC. Cardoso said: “Defending the naira seems to be a prevalent theme. Let me be very clear: it is not our…
