BUSINESS
Nigeria Must End Dependence On Crude Oil – Emefiele
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, says the country must end its dependence on crude oil for revenue and foreign exchange. Emefiele was speaking at the prize presentation ceremony of the 2020 CBN Governor’s Golf Cup tournament on Saturday. NAN reports that he was represented by Edward Adamu, the deputy governor for corporate services. The governor explained that it...
UK To Ban Petrol, Diesel Cars From Year 2030 In Green ‘Revolution’
Britain will ban petrol and diesel vehicle sales from 2030 as part of a 10-point plan for a “green industrial revolution” to be unveiled Wednesday by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The British premier has earmarked £12 billion (13.4 billion euros, $15.9 billion) for the wide-ranging plans, which he hopes will secure up to 250,000 jobs and help meet a target...
Budget Office: Ben Akabueze Out, Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi In
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement said Yabuku is an accomplished economist and was Chief Economic Adviser to late...
FIRS Chairman Tasks Accountants On Ethics, Standard
The Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS Mohammed Nami, FCNA has urged members of the Accounting profession to always uphold ethical conduct and high moral standard in the discharge of their duties. He further charged them to redouble their efforts and remain pace-setters to other professional bodies across the country. Nami who made this call on Monday during the inauguration of...
Dangote’s Refinery Is Game-Changer For Nigeria, Africa – Akinwumi Adesina
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina has described the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant projects as a “game-changing initiative” that will spur development and deepen regional integration. Adesina said this after a tour of the crude oil refinery and petrochemical production plant owned by Dangote Industries Limited on Saturday. “I was very impressed with Dangote’s refinery and petrochemical...
How CBN Spent N74bn In Naira Redesign, Others In 2022 — Report
It cost the Central Bank of Nigeria and its subsidiary about N74.84bn to produce and roll out currencies, including new naira notes, in 2022. Despite the scarcity of naira that plagued the country in the latter months of 2022, the CBN spent 40.42 per cent more than the N53.29bn it spent in the preceding year, to rollout currencies. According to the...
National Economic Council Suspends Fuel Subsidy Removal
The National Economic Council, NEC, has suspended the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products by the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. She...
Dangote Refinery, Others Threaten Existing Plants – OPEC
New refining capacities expected to come on stream in Nigeria and other African countries in the next few years may increase pressure on existing plants on the continent, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has said. OPEC, in its newly released 2020 World Oil Outlook, estimated refining capacity additions between 2020 and 2025 at around 5.2 million barrels per...
Budget Deficit May Trigger Fresh Recession – Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed
With the deficit financing of the revised N10.509 trillion 2020 budget rising from N1.847 trillion to N4.563 trillion, the economy might be heading for another recession, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has warned. She expressed the fear yesterday in Abuja during a session with the Senate Committee on Finance where heads of revenue-generating agencies made...
Presidency Disputes Adesina’s Claim On Nigeria’s GDP Per Capita
The Nigerian Presidency has pushed back against recent remarks by Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), regarding the country's economic performance since independence. In a recent report, Adesina was quoted as saying that Nigerians are worse off now than in 1960, citing figures that placed Nigeria’s GDP per capita at $1,847 in 1960 compared to...
