Economy

Buhari approves Seplat’s acquisition of Exxon Mobil shares

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has consented to the acquisition of the entire share capital of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited by Seplat Energy Offshore Limited. This is according to a tweet by the Presidency on Monday afternoon titled ‘President Buhari consents to the acquisition of Exxon Mobil shares by Seplat Energy Offshore Ltd.’ According to the Presidency…
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Banking

Usman appoints as Citibank’s chairman

A former Minister of Finance, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, has been appointed as the Chairman of Citibank Bank Nigeria. He is the third chairman of the bank in Nigeria since inception. Usman has been on the Board of Citibank Nigeria as an Independent non-Executive Director since…
Economy

Nigeria loses N891bn to gas

Nigeria lost N891bn to gas flaring in 18 months, according to data from the Nigerian Oil Spill Monitor, an arm of the Nigerian Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA, released on Sunday. The data revealed that the country lost a total of N707bn in 2021 and N184bn in…
Economy

FG disburses N1.24tn to 4.21m enterprises – Report

The Federal Government has disbursed N1.24tn to 4.21 million enterprises through the Bank of Industry in six years, the latest report on disbursements by the bank showed. Data in the report indicated that the disbursements, comprising loans and grants, were received by micro, small and medium enterprises as well as large scale businesses between 2015 and 2021. In the document, titled…
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Agriculture

Dangote Cement ‘Bag of Goodies Season 3’ produces three millionaires in Ibadan

The on-going Dangote Cement ‘Bag of Goodies Season 3’ national Consumer Promo has produced the first set of millionaires in Ibadan, Oyo State. No fewer than three lucky Dangote Cement consumers were presented with one-million-naira cheques each even as many others won various prizes including television sets, refrigerators, rechargeable fans, 2KVA generators, and millions of airtime gifts. The…
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Technology

MTN reactivates 2.6m barred SIMs, gets 5.7m new subscribers in six months

Technology firm, MTN said since the directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for all operators to restrict outgoing calls for subscribers whose SIMs are not associated with NINs, approximately 10 million of those affected have submitted their NIN, of which about 2.6 million have been reactivated following verification by National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). MTN said…
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