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Equity market gains N842bn, highest in February

Dangote Cement and Sunu Assurances Nigeria led the gainers’ chart at the end of Thursday’s trading session on the Nigerian Exchange. Dangote Cement emerged as the top gainer, appreciating by 10 per cent to close at N474.10 per share. The surge in Dangote Cement’s share price significantly contributed to the overall market’s positive performance, driven...
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Optimera plans $30m gas plant in Lagos free zone

Optimera Energy LFZ Enterprise says it is set to deliver the $30m Lagos free zone natural gas distribution facility by the second quarter of 2025. Incorporated in 2022, Optimera Energy, an indigenous consortium comprising Falcon Corporation Limited, FHN Gas Limited, and ND Western Midstream Limited, executed a 20-year Gas Infrastructure Development Agreement with the Lagos...
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Produce SIM cards locally to save FX, CBN tells telcos

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has called for deeper backward integration in the telecommunications sector, urging industry players to localise key supply chains and reduce dependence on foreign exchange. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the apex bank on Thursday. According to the statement, Cardoso stressed that telecom...
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Ecovis unveils committee to navigate regulatory changes

An accounting firm, Ecovis OUC, has established a technical committee to assist clients in navigating the complex and ever-changing regulatory and business environment. Managing Partner of Ecovis OUC, Andrew Uviase, in his remarks at the inauguration of the committee, said the firm’s duty as an organisation of professional accountants is influenced by regulations, standards, and...
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Shobanjo honoured for role in advertising

Veteran advertising and marketing leader and the chairman of Troyka Holdings, Biodun Shobanjo, has become the first recipient of the BB Apprenticeship Award by the Bolaji Junaid Mentorship Programme, recognising his significant contributions to mentorship and industry growth in Nigeria. At the third edition of BJuMP’s Mentors Meet Mentees Mixer held recently in Lagos, the...
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Stop accounts in commercial banks, FG orders state MDAs

The Federal Government has directed Ministries, Departments, and Agencies operating in states to stop running accounts with commercial banks in line with the Treasury Single Account policy. This was according to a press statement on Thursday by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa....
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Windek Energy signs $100m LPG storage facility deal

Windek Energy Limited says it has secured a $100m contractor financing agreement with Cakasa Nigeria Limited for the construction of a 20,000 metric tonne Liquefied Petroleum Gas storage facility at the Liberty Oil and Gas Free Zone, Atabrikang, Akwa Ibom State. It announced this in a statement on Thursday. The statement noted that the project...
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DHQ: Troops Denied Oil Thieves N646m Crime Proceeds In One Week

In the last one week, troops conducting operations against economic sabotage in the South South general area, recovered 643,227 litres of stolen crude and other illegally-refined products worth about N646,189,690.00, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) revealed yesterday. During the period under review also, fighting forces sustained aggressive postures across the various theatres of operation, resulting in...
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Dangote invests $700m in sugar production

The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has reaffirmed the conglomerate’s commitment to ending raw sugar importation in Nigeria with an investment exceeding $700m in sugar production. Dangote, who spoke on Wednesday during the ‘Dangote Special Day’ at the ongoing 14th Gateway International Trade Fair in Abeokuta, Ogun State, said the group is accelerating its...
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