•Trump President Donald Trump said any country doing business with Iran would face a tariff rate of 25 per cent on any trade with the United States of America. Trump’s threat is coming as Washington weighs a response to the situation in Iran which is seeing its biggest anti-government protests in years, report Reuters/NAN. “Effective […...
•Femi Otedola Business magnate and Chairman of First Bank Holding, Femi Otedola, has disclosed that his lack of academic interest was the reason he never pursued a university education. Otedola made the revelation in his newly released memoir, a 286-page book launched yesterday, where he reflected on his early years in school and his eventual ...
•Oil theft *They leak information to us on impending attacks *We pay various levies to build camps and get protection *Armed personnel escort oil thieves at midnight *Security personnel launch fresh attacks amid allegations Crude oil bunkerers have revealed that some Nigerian military personnel who are supposed to stop oil bunkering organize a...
•Naira notes There is a surge in the hawking of naira notes at exorbitant charges in different parts of the country, as Nigerians continue to struggle with limited access to cash in banking halls despite threats by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The CBN had warned that it would penalise Deposit Money Banks found supporting […]
Tea selling joints are often regarded as lifesaving places for most bachelors, and to a larger extent, households in times of emergency. The business, also known as fast food in some quarters and one of the most lucrative in disguise, has kept the pockets of its operators full for decades owing to the numerous services […]
•Ralph Uwazurike Former President of an Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Aka Ikenga, Chief Goddy Uwazurike, in this interview, says it has become an official policy to marginalise the Igbo in Nigeria. TÃnubu simply followed suit. Excerpts: What was the reasoning behind the decision for Ndigbo not to participate in the #EndBadGovernance protes...
•Dangote and Otedola Billionaire businessman and chairman of Geregu Power PLC and FBN Holdings, Femi Otedola has expressed strong support for the chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, and his refinery project. Recall that a heated dispute between Africa’s richest man and Nigeria’s oil sector regulators has set many tongues wag...
•National Assembly complex, Abuja The National Assembly yesterday passed for second reading an Executive Bill seeking to tax the windfall made by banks from foreign exchange business. The bill is an amendment to the Finance Act of 2023. The one-time tax will be used to finance capital infrastructure development, education, healthcare and other...
The ambassador for the Corporate Affairs Commission, Michael Nwabufo, said business registration can now be completed within 24 hours through the new special registration portal. Speaking to newsmen in Lagos yesterday, he urged business owners to take advantage of the innovation and beat the July 7 deadline for mandatory business registration ...
The Qatar authorities yesterday reversed their earlier stand on the hosting of a business and investment forum with a Nigerian delegation during the forthcoming visit of President Bola Tinubu to Doha. President Tinubu is scheduled to be in Doha, the Qatari capital, on a two-day official visit, between March 2 and 3, reports The Nation. [&helli...

