Goddy Ikeh
A High Court in Ouagadougou on Tuesday, December 24, sentenced four officials for embezzling over 3 billion CFA francs from the Ministry of Humanitarian Action to prison sentences and substantial fines.
The benchmark Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All Share Index (ASI) Year-to-Date, YtD, capital gain of 35.2% last week, beating the runaway inflation rate in Nigeria, which stood at 34.6% in November.
The Nigerian Government has declared Wednesday, December 25, Thursday, December 26, 2024, and Wednesday, January 1, 2025 as public holidays for Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year celebrations respectively.
The Connecting One Million Women Who Trade initiative has partnered with the World Bank to empower one million women traders globally.
Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has announced plans to establish a wholly owned subsidiary in Benin Republic.
The State of Libya has officially acceded to African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Establishment Agreement, becoming the 53rd nation to become a member participating state and marking an important step towards full continental coverage and advancement of the continental integration agenda through trade and investments.
The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $72.88 a barrel on Friday, December 19, 2024, compared with $73.73 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.
Following the death of more than 65 persons from stampedes during the distribution of palliatives in two states of Oyo, Anambra and in Abuja, the Nigerian capital city in less than one week, some state governments have announce the implementation of strict precautionary measures to check further occurrence.
Interswitch and Financial Services Innovators (FSI) have collaborated to train 100 young Nigerians in software testing.
Nigeria recorded 25.35 million phone theft cases between May 2023 and April 2024, the Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report of the National Bureau of Statistics, has said.