The board of Dangote Sugar refinery plc has appointed Yabawa Lawan Wabi, as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
According to a corporate notice signed by the Company Secretary, Temitope Hassan, the appointment was approved by the board at its meeting held on February 28, 2023.
Mrs. Wabi has experience in the public sector having served as Permanent Secretary in various ministries, and as…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has announced that Runway 18R and 36L of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, will be shut for eight weeks down for maintenance.
The Runway 18R and 36L is specifically dedicated for international flights. Following the…
An increase in failed payment transactions in February caused a 4.83 per cent decrease in the value of cashless transactions to N37.67tn from the N39.58tn that was recorded in January 2023.
This came as the usage of epayment gateways recorded a 41.29 per cent…
Oil marketers, on Monday, insisted that they were no more interested in the old naira notes and would not collect them from the public, despite claims that the Central Bank of Nigeria had cleared the bills for the transaction.
It was also gathered that Deposit Money Banks had yet to communicate any directive to oil marketers as regards the collection of the old naira notes.
Marketers of Premium…
Nigerians applying for passports will be charged N1000 in Nigeria for the verification of their National Identification Number.
The National Identity Management Commission disclosed this in a statement signed by its Head, Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, on…
Emefiele eventually gives up and says that the old naira notes are legal tender.
March 14, 2023
Exactly 10 days after the Supreme Court judgement mandating the use of old N,1000 and N500 notes as legal tender till December 31, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday bowed to pressure and officially ordered commercial banks to comply with…
The Lagos State Government has noted the hardship sparked by the Naira redesign policy, which has affected business and commercial activities.
There is no reason to reject the old notes, going by the Supreme Court judgement delivered on March 3, 2023.
The apex court declared that “no reasonable notice was given as required by Section 20(3) of the CBN Act,” noting that the public only became…
Power generation on the national grid has continued to hover above 4,000 megawatts since January this year, following the deployment of transformers, substations and other accessories to boost supply.
Grid performance data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power in Abuja…
Passengers and others are having a hard time as old notes continue to be debited.
March 13, 2023
The rejection of old notes by transport operators, fuel stations, traders, and other businesses continued over the weekend, leaving many bank customers, workers and commuters stranded in various parts of the country.
Several people found very difficult to go to their…
Smart buildings cannot bring down the high cost of houses which has created a huge housing gap in the country, operators in the built industry have stated.
In an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, a structural engineer, Olatunbosun Adaramola, said smart buildings have to do with technology, making the home more conducive to live in, but come with a huge cost.
He said, “These smart features are…