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NEM Insurance hits N100bn gross premium

NEM Insurance Plc has made history by becoming the first non-life insurance company in Nigeria to record over N100bn in gross premium income, as disclosed during its 55th Annual General Meeting held recently in Lagos. The Group Chairman, Tope Smart, who addressed shareholders at the meeting, described the achievement as a landmark in the company’s...
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NGX sheds N197bn as bears dominate

The Nigerian Exchange closed the week on a bearish note as the market lost N197bn in capitalisation, driven by weak investor sentiment and profit-taking across major counters. The All-Share Index declined by 0.62 per cent to close at 109,028.62 points, while the market capitalisation dropped by 0.29 per cent to N68.752trn from N68.949trn in the...
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NEITI Lauds NUPRC’s Licensing Rounds, Unveils Energy Transition, Climate Accountability Framework

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has commended the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for notable progress in the conduct of the 2022–2023 Mini Bid Round and 2024 Licensing Round. The commendation followed NEITI’s independent monitoring of the pre-qualification and technical bid processes. The exercise is in line with its mandate under the...
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Capital Hotel posts N17.98bn revenue

Capital Hotel Plc, owners of Abuja Continental Hotel, has reported a revenue of N17.98bn for the 2024 financial year, representing a 128 per cent increase from the N7.89bn recorded in 2023. This was disclosed by Non-Executive Director Abdulkadir Aminu, who presided over the company’s 44th Annual General Meeting held in Abuja on behalf of the...
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Bank stocks surge amid FX, policy support

The Nigerian equity market gained 64.11 per cent between July 2023 and June 2024, closing at 100,057.49 points, according to the recently published Fund Manager’s Report on the Nigerian Exchange Limited. The performance was supported by renewed participation from foreign portfolio and domestic investors, alongside strong corporate earnings. According to the report, the Industrial Goods...
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Customs earn N230bn revenue through unified system

The Nigeria Customs Service, Ports & Terminal Multiservices Limited Command has stated that the Unified Customs Management System, also known as B’Odogwu, facilitated a total of N230bn as revenue at the command since its commencement in October 2024. In a statement on Sunday, the Area Controller of the Command, Tenny Daniyan, disclosed this during a...
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Rice farmers lament as imports crash local industry

Rice farmers have raised the alarm over the collapse of Nigeria’s rice industry, attributing the shutdown of local mills and mass job losses to cheap imports, insecurity, and lack of government support. The Chairman of the Competitive African Rice Forum Nigeria, Peter Dama, lamented the closure of processing facilities and their devastating impact on workers...
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