BUSINESS
Police To Clamp Down On Unregistered PoS Operators In Nigeria
The Federal Government has said mandatory registration of Point-of-Sales (PoS) operators nationwide will reduce kidnapping and help security agencies arrest recipients of ransom payments from kidnap victims. It also vowed that security agencies would go after PoS operators who fail to comply with the directive to register with the Corporate Affairs Commission after July 7, 2024. The Registrar-General, CAC, Hussaini Magaji,...
48.6% Of Electricity In Nigeria Supplied From Generators — NBS
Generators powered by petrol, diesel and gas provide 48.6 per cent of the electricity consumed by power users across the country, according to the latest data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics. A document by the NBS on Power Sector Data Preview, which was presented to the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry this month and obtained on Friday,...
UK Uncovers Fresh $23.4m Abacha Loot
The National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK says it has recovered $23,439,724.98 loot believed to have been siphoned out of Nigeria in the 1990s by the associates and family of former Head of State, General Sani Abacha. According to a communique issued...
FG To Promote Digital Economy, Inclusive Development
Minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed has stated that the federal government would promote industrial digital economy, inclusive and economic development. This was announced on Tuesday by Zainab Ahmed at the West Africa Business Forum, themed; “Empowering women and youths to spur Africa’s transformation agenda” in Lagos. She noted that inclusive economic development is a core element of...
Obi Cubana Pledges Sponsor To Any Developer Of African Smartphone
Billionaire businessman, Obi Cubana has promised to sponsor any tech-savvy individual of African descent to create a smartphone for the African market. The Cubana Group boss revealed this during an Instagram Live video, noting “he has one crazy ide...
After Two Hour Delay, Airlines To Make 100% Refund To Passengers — FG
Airline operators in the country must refund the full cost of travel tickets to passengers after a two-hour delay, the Federal Government has said. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made this known on Thursday at the weekly State House Briefing in Aso Villa, Abuja. He read some of the rights of aviation passengers at the briefing and charged them to demand...
BEWARE: Criminals Increasingly Using Cryptocurrencies
Criminals in Italy and Germany are increasingly making use of cryptocurrencies, according to the customs directorate in Bonn, Germany. “The use of cryptocurrencies for online payment in the context of criminal offences is clearly on the rise,’’ the directorate said in a recent statement. According to investigators’ findings, in most cases, the perpetrators use Bitcoin and the currency Monero. READ ALSO: Germany...
Abia Residents Carpet EEDC Over Increase In Electricity Tariff
Public power consumers in Abia State, South East Nigeria, are lamenting the latest hike in electricity tariff by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC. The people who described the tariff increase as unbearable, accused the energy supply company of not considering the present economic challenges facing Nigerians in its business decisions. About six months ago, the Abia State House of Assembly...
CBN Auctions $876m To 26 Banks, Disqualifies Six
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has successfully auctioned $876.26 million to 26 deposit money banks (DMBs) in the latest Retail Dutch Auction System (RDAS) held on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. The auction was part of the apex bank’s efforts to enhance foreign exchange liquidity in the market, alleviate demand pressure, and support price discovery, in line with its objectives. The CBN disclosed...
After Insisting That Petrol Import Will Continue, Operators Accuse FG Of Working Against Local Refineries
Some local refinery operators have lamented that the announcement made by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, stating that the Federal Government would continue to import fuel, shows that the government had taken sides against local refineries. The operators, under the aegis of the Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria, expressed worry over the recent widely circulated interview...
