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ACCI advocates social justice, decent work

The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called on the government, businesses, and civil society to unite in promoting policies that guarantee decent employment, protect workers’ rights, and foster equitable growth across all sectors of the economy. In a message released to commemorate the 2025 International Workers’ Day, the chamber said that social justice...
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ABC Transport suffers N116m FX loss

ABC Transport Plc reported a foreign exchange loss of N116.4m in the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, despite returning to profitability during the period under review. According to the company’s unaudited financial statement filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited, the group posted a profit after tax of N223.2m, a strong rebound from the loss...
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Electricity subsidy spending balloons to N762bn

Electricity subsidy has increased to about N762bn in the first four months of 2025. Figures from various reports of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission showed that the subsidy on power was approximately N178bn in January. It rose to N194bn in February, N192bn in March, and N194bn in April. The Federal Government is therefore going to...
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Agro-processing sector requires $538m investments annually – LCCI

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Agricultural and Allied Group has projected that increasing nationwide agro-processing capacity would require a continuous investment of $538m yearly for at least a decade. In separate phone interviews with The PUNCH, agriculture stakeholders urged the Federal Government to scale up agro-processing investment across the 36 states and the...
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Pharma production may drop without infrastructure, stakeholders warn

Stakeholders have warned that the recently implemented two-year import duty and Value Added Tax waiver on pharmaceutical raw materials may underperform if the Federal Government does not address deeper systemic challenges in infrastructure and personnel. In separate phone interviews, pharmaceutical manufacturing stakeholders told The PUNCH that while the tax waiver is a major step in...
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Ogun, ARISE IIP invest $400m in free trade zone

The Ogun State Government and ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms have committed a $400m investment to establish the Industrial Platform Remo Free Zone, a public-private partnership initiative to boost local and foreign direct investments in the state’s economy. The IPRFZ is located in Sagamu, Ogun State, within the ~5,000 hectares of the Remo Economic Development Cluster....
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GTCO records N300bn PBT

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc has reported a profit before tax of N300.4bn for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, demonstrating resilience in its core earnings and continued leadership in Nigeria’s financial services industry. The result, filed with both the Nigerian Exchange Group and the London Stock Exchange, showed GTCO’s interest income rose by...
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Presco revenue doubles to N93.8bn

Presco Plc has reported a 120.4 per cent year-on-year growth in revenue for the first quarter ended 31 March 2025, rising to N93.8bn from N42.5bn recorded in the same period in 2024. According to its unaudited financial statements filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited recently, profit before tax increased by 97.6 per cent to N58.6bn...
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