Business
SYNLAB acquires remaining minority shareholding in SYNLAB Nigeria
August 13, 2021
SYNLAB acquires remaining minority shareholding in SYNLAB Nigeria
Together with its business in Ghana, SYNLAB expands its market-leading position in diagnostics in West Africa SYNLAB, the leading provider…
Senate queries PPPRA for failing to recover N1.6 billion overpaid to oil marketers
August 13, 2021
Senate queries PPPRA for failing to recover N1.6 billion overpaid to oil marketers
An audit of the accounts of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has revealed that N1.6 billion (1,596,803,859.97), being…
ANOTHER EFURA EXPLOSIVE: Duplication of funds as Gov AbdulRasaq allegedly earmarks N35bn bond for projects in budget
August 10, 2021
ANOTHER EFURA EXPLOSIVE: Duplication of funds as Gov AbdulRasaq allegedly earmarks N35bn bond for projects in budget
By Mike Adeyemi More revelations have continued to emerge over the financial impropriety viz-a-viz fiscal indiscipline revolving round the purported…
FG to incorporate electric vehicles in revised NAIDP
August 10, 2021
FG to incorporate electric vehicles in revised NAIDP
The Federal Government is incorporating electric vehicles (EVs) into the National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP). Director General of the…
Rwand Air, Qatar Airways enter interline agreement, increasing access to African destinations
August 10, 2021
Rwand Air, Qatar Airways enter interline agreement, increasing access to African destinations
RWANDAIR customers will be able to explore even more of the world following its new partnership with Qatar Airways via…
COVID-19: Passenger revenue declined 69% to $189bn, says IATA
August 10, 2021
COVID-19: Passenger revenue declined 69% to $189bn, says IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says 2020 was the worst year ever in the airline industry across the world…
Naira loses at official, black markets
August 10, 2021
Naira loses at official, black markets
The naira fell against the U.S dollar at both the official and unofficial c on Friday, data posted on both…
Kwara banks comply with CBN forex directive, sell Dollar at N411
August 10, 2021
Kwara banks comply with CBN forex directive, sell Dollar at N411
By Mike Adeyemi In compliance with the new Foreign Exchange (FX) regulation by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), commercial…
Palm oil price increases by 20% in Kwara markets
August 10, 2021
Palm oil price increases by 20% in Kwara markets
By Mike Adeyemi The price of palm oil has further increased in major markets across Ilorin metropolis, National Pilot learnt.…
THE INSIDER: CBN allocated $5.7bn annually to BDCs amid plunging reserves
August 10, 2021
THE INSIDER: CBN allocated $5.7bn annually to BDCs amid plunging reserves
At the end of the monetary policy committee meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank…