….as oil production declines 13.6% With fuel consumption rate by consumers continue to plummet by the day following adjustments of their travel schedules occasioned by the fuel subsidy regime, data on petroleum products importation indicated that Nigeria’s fuel imports fell to 106,000 barrels per day (bpd) in July 2023. The drop in volume as reflected […]
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ABCON Seeks CBN’s Collaboration To Boost FX Market Liquidity
The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), the umbrella group of Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the country has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to allow its members collaborate with it in its current efforts to boost liquidity in the nation’s foreign exchange (FX) market. The President of […]
FX Market Volatility: CBN Governor Meets Tinubu, Vows To Stabilize Naira
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday hinted of its plans to take new measures to stabilize the Naira exchange rate against other foreign currencies in the foreign exchange markets in furtherance of its measures to ensure that the FX unification policy impacts positively on the nation’s economy. The Acting Governor of the CBN, […]
Analysts Forecast Further Depreciation Of Naira In FX Markets
With dwindling foreign exchange (FX) accruals into the nation’s foreign reserves and inability of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to moderate the current depreciation of the Naira in the FX markets, financial experts at Bancorp Securities Limited on Monday predicted bearish outlook on the value of the Naira in the FX markets this week. […]
PenCom To Publish Securities Lending Guidelines For PFAs
…Initiative ‘ll boost equities market liquidity – SEC The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has hinted of its plan to release new draft guidelines to Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) for securities lending as part of its efforts to boost investment in the nation’s pension sector. The commission’s Head of Investment Supervision, Mr. Ibrahim Kangiwa, who made […]
NGX RegCo Tasks Firms On ESG Integration Into Business Strategy
The Chief Executive Officer of the NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo), Ms Tinuade Awe, has charged business owners in the country on the need to incorporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations into their business strategies to enhance their financial reporting standards and governance practices. The investment expert gave this advice during a Roundtable with […]
CBN Releases 7-Year Financial Results, Posts N103.8Bn PAT In 2022
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released its Consolidated Financial Statements for the past seven years spanning 2016-2022 financial years as the National Assembly, civil society organizations’ (CSOs) and stakeholders’ agitations for the apex bank to comply with the nation’s financial reporting guidelines remained unabated. The Consolidated Financial Statements showed that in the 2022 […]
Global IT Spending In Oil, Gas Industry To Hit $22.33Bn By 2027 – Researchers
The global IT spending in oil and gas market size is projected to grow from USD16320 million in 2020 to USD22330 million by 2027. Latest report from ‘360 Research Reports’, a global organization that provides research that covers a magnitude of factors such as technological evolution, economic shifts and a detailed study of the market, estimated […]
SEC Approves MTN Nigeria’s Issuance Of Dividends As Shares
MTN Nigeria, Nigeria’s leading mobile network operators (MNOs), has secured the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria for the registration of ordinary shares to allow the company to issue dividends as shares to 5,192 shareholders. The company made this disclosed in a statement signed by its Company Secretary, Uto Ukpanah which was […]
FIRS To Become Sole Administrator Of Federal Taxes – Oyedele
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reforms, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, on Wednesday hinted that the Federal Government was making efforts to ensure that all federal taxes collected by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in furtherance of its current drives to improve the efficiency of tax administration in the country. […]