Nigeria’s trade surplus rises 91% to N7.55trn in Q1’26
By Progress Godfrey Nigeria recorded a 91 per cent, year-on-year, YoY increase in trade surplus to N7.55 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, Q1’26 from N3.95 trillion in the same period of 2025, Q1’25, driven by a sharp decline in imports and a modest rise in exports. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this yesterday in […]
SON deepens call for quality, standard of local goods
Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, weekend, intensified its call for quality and standard of made-in-Nigeria goods, revealing that the rate of substandard goods reduced to 40 percent in the last four years.
Guinness posts N1.96bn profit before tax in 3 months
Guinness Nigeria Plc has recorded N1.96 billion in profit before tax for its first quarter ended September 30, 2014.
Skye Bank completes payment for Mainstreet acquisition
Skye Bank Plc has completed the purchase of 100 per cent shares of Mainstreet Bank from the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). The last tranche of the money for Mainstreet Bank acquisition was paid to AMCON on Friday, October 31 ahead of theNovember 3 deadline.
We can make petrol sell below N97 per litre – Titi Governor
Activities of operators of illegal refineries have been blamed for the drastic drop in crude oil production. Illegal refining and crude theft have grown beyond the Niger Delta. To stop the trend, several billions of Naira has been expended to secure pipelines and fight oil bunkerers.
FALLOUT OF NATIVE AND VOGUE: Rivers of creative economy
Over time the face of governance has changed in Nigeria. The philosophy of arm chair governance seems to have given way to pragmatic approach to governance. Gone are the days of waiting for allocation from the federation account.
