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Apply now: Top Business & Finance News Headlines For Today, Friday, 19th May, 2023

by Tolulope Akinruli

1. NNPCL begins oil supply to Dangote Refinery next week

As the Dangote Refinery begins operations next week, the supply of 300,000 barrels of crude oil per day by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to the facility is going to commence, the Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, announced on Thursday… Read more

Source: https://punchng.com/nnpcl-begins-oil-supply-to-dangote-refinery-next-week/

2. Firms in court for illegal N3bn investments – SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday said the Federal Government had sued Elixir Asset Management Limited and Elixir Investment Partners Limited, along with two of their directors at the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos over allegations of fraud worth over N3bn… Read more

Source: https://punchng.com/firms-in-court-for-illegal-n3bn-investments-sec/

3. FG unveils advertising offences tribunal

The Federal Government has inaugurated the Advertising Offences Tribunal to deal with violations of the provisions of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria Act No. 23 of 2022… Read more

Source: https://punchng.com/fg-unveils-advertising-offences-tribunal/

4. Eni pledges commitment to energy transition

Eni, a multinational energy company headquartered in Rome, has reiterated its commitment to giving top priority to its decarbonisation process in order to boost growth… Read more

Source: https://punchng.com/eni-pledges-commitment-to-energy-transition/

5. Stanbic IBTC unveils fintech subsidiary

Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc said it has commenced operations of its wholly owned financial technology subsidiary. A statement said, having received all required regulatory approvals and licences to commence operations, the subsidiary would operate under the name, Stanbic IBTC Financial Services Limited… Read more

Source: https://punchng.com/stanbic-ibtc-unveils-fintech-subsidiary/

6. Census: Donors shun NPC, FG provides N224bn

Earlier in March this year, the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, disclosed that the Federal Government was planning to establish a basket fund to collect donations for the census… Read more

Source: https://punchng.com/census-donors-shun-npc-fg-provides-n224bn/

7. Kebbi pledges support for rice mill

WACOT Rice Limited, a member of the Tropical General Investments Group, has said its expansion project began in 2021 and was 95 per cent complete. It said full milling operations would begin in August 2023, which would boost Nigeria’s food security and Kebbi State’s economy… Read more

Source: https://punchng.com/kebbi-pledges-support-for-rice-mill/

8. Group launches platform to bridge SMEs funding gap

Deal Source Africa, a programme designed to address the funding gap for African Small and Medium-scale Enterprises in Africa, has been launched at the West Africa Deal Summit in Accra… Read more

Source: https://punchng.com/group-launches-platform-to-bridge-smes-funding-gap/

9. Bank lending to oil firms hits N7tn, says CBN

The combined bank lending to oil firms operating in the downstream and upstream subsectors of the Nigerian oil and gas industry was N6.62tn as of December 2022, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria… Read more

Source: https://punchng.com/bank-lending-to-oil-firms-hits-n7tn-says-cbn/

10. Manufacturers eye trade expansion at exhibition

The Equipment and Manufacturing West Africa Expo, a platform bringing together influential decision-makers, innovators, and suppliers from the region and beyond, aims to expand trade opportunities at its third edition slated to hold in Lagos next month… Read more

Source: https://punchng.com/manufacturers-eye-trade-expansion-at-exhibition/

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