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Dangote Cement Plc, Africa’s leading cement manufacturer, is seeking to raise up to N100 billion in fresh funds from the...

Gas is the new petrol - FG to Nigerian car owners, intervention fund, NCDMB, output cut, Petroleum Industry Bill to be passed by mid-2020, says Sylva, FG discovers crude oil in north, says there’s more , OPEC, non-OPEC countries to meet as Saudi, Russia price war affects Nigeria’s budget, FG considers fuel price reduction, OPEC deal: Nigeria to generate additional $2.8 billion revenue as FG reacts

FG ready for OPEC talks, as brent crude risk plunging to single digit low

by Chike Olisah

The Federal Government has expressed its readiness for talks with other Organization of Petroleum Exporting Country (OPEC) member states

Coronavirus pits Skype against Zoom, as videoconferencing takes centre stage

by Chidinma Nwagbara

Video-conferencing apps are currently experiencing a surge in demand, amidst the Coronavirus pandemic which has forced many companies to resort...

Multi-millionaire actress, Funke Akindele and husband punished for breaking lockdown rules

COVID-19: Lagos punishes actress Funke Akindele, husband for breaking lockdown rules

by Ruth Okwumbu-Imafidon

Funke Akindele and her husband Abdulrasheed Bello have both been sentenced to 14 days of community service and required to pay fines

Bank of Industry seals landmark $1 billion syndicated term loan, Female entrepreneurs get N26 billion BOI loans , BOI donates N700 million to aid fight against coronavirus, BOI denies running a loan empowerment scheme

BOI donates N700 million to aid fight against coronavirus

by Chidinma Nwagbara

The Bank of Industry (BOI) has donated a total of N700 million in relief funding towards supporting the fight against...

Antler to invest $500,000 in startups with solutions to curbing Coronavirus, calls for proposals

Antler set to invest $500,000 in startups whose solutions are curbing Coronavirus

by Fakoyejo Olalekan

Antler has called on startups whose businesses are combating the Coronavirus pandemic, to apply for its $500,000 funding.

Microtraction invests in Nigerian startup, Gradely, as COVID-19 increases demand for ed-tech

by Fakoyejo Olalekan

Microtraction has invested in Nigerian ed-tech startup Gradely, as it now joins a growing list of Nigerian startups backed by Microtraction.

Bears dominate Nigeria bourse trading session, ASI down 2.02%, Nigerian Breweries, Stanbic Bank lead the Bears, Investors lose N24.7 billion

Bears dominate NSE trading session, ASI down 2.02%

by Olumide Adesina

The Nigerian bourse All Shares Index / Market Capitalization fell by -2.02% to close at 20,669.38 and N10.771trillion respectively

Switzerland's Kickstart calls for applications from Startups, entrepreneurs interested in Swiss market

Switzerland’s Kickstart calls for applications from startups with interest in Swiss economy

by Fakoyejo Olalekan

Kickstart has called for applications from Startups that are interested in making a play for Switzerland's market.

Broadband subscriptions peak at 82.7m – Prof. Danbatta, NCC initiates second phase of sim deactivation, disables 2.2 million lines, MTN, Airtel, others contribute N6 trillion to GDP each quarter every year, NCC wades into coronavirus linkage with 5G, says controversy is untrue

NCC wades into Coronavirus linkage with 5G, says controversy is untrue

by Chidinma Nwagbara