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2 weeks ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Ndubuisi Francis |Emmanuel Addeh |Michael Olugbode |Wale Igbintade
•Says key seaports serve as maritime gateways for the import of fake products•Argues Nigerian courts lack tech infrastructure to handle IP casesEmmanuel Addeh in AbujaThe European Union’s Trade and Economic Security Commission yesterday listed Nigeria, China, India, Türkiye, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Indonesia, and Thailand as nations of concern in the breach of intellectual property rights globally.
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2 weeks ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Adeyinka Salami |Ndubuisi Francis |Nume Ekeghe
•Says decline in crude oil prices pose new challenges for budget implementation James Emejo in Abuja and Nume Ekeghe in LagosThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday resolved to leave the monetary policy parameters, including the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), the benchmark interest rate, unchanged at current levels.
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2 weeks ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Ndubuisi Francis
Breaking News •Tijani says investment in digital economy grew ninefold in Q1 2024 •Edun: Capital market strategic in drive for $1tn economy •Bagudu to World Bank: Nigeria’s economic reforms on track Deji Elumoye, Ndubuisi Francis and James Emejo in Abuja The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has disclosed that the rollout of the N3.3 trillion 90,000 kilometres of fibre lines, 7,000 Telecom Towers infrastructure nationwide will formally commence in...
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3 weeks ago | 
arise.tv | Ndubuisi Francis
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3 weeks ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Ndubuisi Francis
Breaking News Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja In recognition of the increasing market demand for consistent and reliable sustainability reporting, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigeria is joining other jurisdictions on the Growth and Emerging Markets Committee Network on sustainability. The GEMC Network was created to support the effective adoption and other uses of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Standards across growth and emerging markets.
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3 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Ndubuisi Francis |Nume Ekeghe
The World Bank has called for the complete transfer of revenue gains from the total removal of fuel subsidy into the Federation Account. It said despite the full subsidy removal in October 2024, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) started transferring the revenue gains to the federation only in January 2025.
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3 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Ndubuisi Francis
The Debt Management Office (DMO) yesterday opened subscriptions for a N300 billion Series V11 Ijarah Sukuk with a seven-year tenor and annual rental rate (interest) of 19.75 per cent as part of federal government's domestic funding sources for the 2025 budget. The offer - the seventh in the series of Sukuk issuance, and the highest since the Islamic investment instrument made its debut in Nigeria in September 2017, would bring total subscriptions so far to about N1.09 trillion.
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3 weeks ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Hammed Shittu |Nume Ekeghe |Ndubuisi Francis |Francis Sardauna
•Says 2025 budget has overly ambitious revenue assumptions•$1tn economy only possible if economy grows five times faster•Calls for sustenance of reforms •Edun, Cardoso, Bagudu upbeat about economic trajectoryNdubuisi Francis in Abuja and Nume Ekeghe in LagosThe World Bank has called for the complete transfer of revenue gains from the total removal of fuel subsidy into the Federation Account.
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3 weeks ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Ndubuisi Francis |Kayode Tokede
•Investors in Sharia-compliant instrument to earn 19.75% per annumNdubuisi Francis in AbujaThe Debt Management Office (DMO) yesterday opened subscriptions for a N300 billion Series V11 Ijarah Sukuk with a seven-year tenor and annual rental rate (interest) of 19.75 per cent as part of federal government’s domestic funding sources for the 2025 budget.
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1 month ago | 
arise.tv | Ndubuisi Francis
Wale Edun praises CBN for restoring external sector confidence, citing $23bn reserves and narrowing exchange premium from 65% to 1%. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun has applauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its pivotal role in restoring confidence in the external sector, underscoring the positive impact of a more transparent exchange rate regime and rising foreign reserves.
