According to Wartsila’s Managing Director i.e. Wale Yusuff , Nigeria would see a rise in demand for renewable energy by 2030 creating a landscape for power plants to operate which means the federal government needs to formulate the right policies and business environment to attract both local and foreign investments to bridge its energy needs.…
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $210m (N64.26bn at the official exchange rate of N306 to $1) for power projects across Nigeria. The transmission company said the fund would be used for rehabilitating and expanding parts of the transmission grid in the North-West, South-South and the South-East. punch
The optimism over the U.S/China trade talks have remained the key driver following positive headlines from the world’s two largest economies and global market in recent days, as world stocks hit its highest in almost two years on Tuesday, following positive signs that the two nations were working to end a bitter trade war that…
The African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK), devoted to financing and promoting intra and extra-African trade, owned by African governments, private and institutional investors, and non-African investors, with Nigeria as a major stakeholder, has disbursed $15 billion out of the $25 billion it committed in support of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), through its Acting Director-General, Mary Uduk, has said, during the third Capital Market Committee (CMC) Meeting that the commission has suspended the regularisation deadline for shareholders that opened accounts for the purchase of shares with different names, as this would enable other shareholders that are having challenges with their…
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in a statement released on Monday said that, between January and September this year, the Nigerian economy attracted a total of $19.67bn worth of investments, and the said investments were from various sources. They are Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), which is made up of equity; portfolio investment made up…
It was reported by a Chinese tabloid on Monday, that China and the U.S were ‘very close’ to an initial trade agreement after both presidents reiterated their desire for a deal. European shares rose on Monday following reports on the deal between LVMH and Tiffany & CO. French luxury goods group, LVMH (LVMH.PA) rose 1.7%…
A new wave of asset divestment by some International Oil Companies (IOCs) is brewing at a time when the country is seeking more investments in the oil and gas industry. In a report made earlier this year, it was said that ExxonMobil had held talks on the sale of a suite of oil and gas…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made a move to end the use of banker’s confirmation form in processing e-dividend registration. The move was aimed at reducing the huge number of unclaimed dividends at the nation’s capital market which is currently put at N103 billion as at December 2017, as well as increasing the…
Forte Oil Plc through its Core Investor, Ignite Investments and Commodities Ltd makes a mandatory take-over offer of 500,000 (five hundred thousand) ordinary shares representing 0.04% equity stake to existing shareholders of Forte Oil Plc at N66.25. Shareholders who wish to accept the offer to sell part or all of their holdings in Forte…
