Ondo State Safe for Investors, Says MD of Ore Industrial Park, as He Counters PDP Candidate’s Claims

Dr. Femi Akinkuebi, Managing Director of the Ore Industrial Park, has countered recent remarks made by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, HE Agboola Ajayi, regarding the security situation in Ondo State. During a debate, Ajayi asserted that the state’s security challenges deter investors from exploring business opportunities. Dr. Akinkuebi, however, dismissed this claim, calling […]

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Nigeria’s loans from World Bank, AfDB rise to $14.35bn under Buhari

Amarachi Orjiude and Sami Olatunji 2 August 2021 Kindly share this story: Nigeria’s liabilities to the World Bank and the African Development Bank rose from $7.14bn to $14.25bn between June 30, 2015 and March 31, 2021, data obtained from the Debt Management Office have shown. This means that the commitment of the banks to the country […]

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Foreign investors’ interest in Nigeria declines by 27.5%

Amarachi Orjiude 12 July 2021 Kindly share this story: Nigeria received about $8.4bn investment announcements as at 4th March 2021, out of which $5.46bn were pledged by foreign investors. The remaining $2.08bn was promised by domestic investors, statistics obtained from the Nigerian Investments Promotion Commission showed. The sum pledged by foreign investors in Q1 2021 […]

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Daily fuel consumption hits 72.72m litres, marketers blame smuggling

Femi Asu Petrol usage jumped from 57.44 million litres in November to 72.72m in DecIndependent marketers berate security agencies, say fuel trucks not needlePetrol supply by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation hit a high of 72.72 million litres daily in December amid the smuggling of the product to neighbouring countries, ’FEMI ASU reports The supply […]

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Senate summons NNPC again, cites non-remittance of N4.07tn

Sunday Aborisade The Senate Public Accounts Committee has again summoned the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation over alleged non-remittance of N4.07tn to the Federation Account between 2010 and 2016.The management of the NNPC had appeared before the Senate panel penultimate week to explain how the N4.07trn was spent.The firm had presented a written […]

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FG refineries earn N21bn, lose N778bn in five years

Femi AsuThe government-owned refineries, being run by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, reported a total loss of N778.71bn from 2015 to 2019, an analysis of data collated from their financial statements has shown.The refineries generated total revenue of N21.12bn in the five-year period as they operated at below their full capacities.The refineries, which are located […]

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Nigeria’s inflation rises again, hit four-year high

The consumer price index which measures inflation increased by 17.33 per cent (year-on-year) in February 2021.The National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday revealed this in its report on Consumer Price Index for the month of February.This marked the highest figure recorded in the country since 2017.According to the NBS, the February rate is 0.86 per […]

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