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The costs of intercity bus travel jumped by 61.27 per cent in November when compared to the same period in the prior year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics....

The Central Bank of Nigeria has affirmed the safety of funds in Nigerian banks, emphasising the stability of the country’s banking sector. The apex bank therefore advised the public to...

1. Discos install 504,729 meters, unmetered customers now 7.1million  The number of power consumers without meters across the country is now 7,117,167, as a total of 504,729 meters were installed...

The Chairman of the Board of Ecobank Nigeria Limited, Mrs Bola Adesola, has described women’s economic empowerment as a pathway to national economic growth. The banker stated this at the...

The naira exchanged to the dollar at 1,233/$ on Monday at the parallel market, according to Bureau de Change operators. Some BDC operators who spoke to The PUNCH said, the...

The Home Finance Department of the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has received the sum of $5.6m from the World Bank to procure 21 items, which included office...

After the government of Sierra Leone issued a Petroleum Licencing Agreement, exploration rights in six offshore oil blocks were granted to F.A Oil Limited, a firm owned by Nigerian billionaire...

1. Yuletide: Poultry farmers decry high cost of feeds, low patronage  Some poultry farmers in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, on Monday, in Abuja, decried the incessant...

Local Refineries, Andrew Uviase, the Managing Partner of Ecovis International, discussed the need for a revamped GDP reporting template to achieve a more realistic assessment of output growth and addressed...

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, will be spending N4.1bn in the 2024 budget to upgrade slums in 24 locations across 18 states. The project...