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Nigeria’s Inflation Rises To 31.70% For Feb – NBS

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The inflation rate has moved to 31.70 per cent in February, according to the latest data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).  The Bureau released the figure on Friday, with the latest data showing a rise from the 29.90 per cent recorded in January 2024. According to the ‘Consumer Price Index […]

Access Holdings Reappoints Aig-Imoukhuede As Chairman After 10 Years

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Access Holdings has reappointed Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede as its non-executive chairman after 10 years of serving as the bank’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). “Access Holdings Pic (the Holdco’), is pleased to announce the return of Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, CFR as its Non-Executive Chairman. Mr. Aig-Imoukhuede, CFR replaces Mr. Abubakar Jimoh, the erstwhile Chairman […]

Tinubu Approves Reconstitution Of FGN Power Company Board Of Directors

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In furtherance of his effort to achieve the full modernization of the nation’s electric power transmission grid as part of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution and amended structure of the Governing Board of the FGN Power Company, which is tasked with implementing the accelerated performance […]

IMF Approves $5bn Increase To Egypt Loan

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egypt signed a deal with the International Monetary Fund to increase an initial $3 billion loan package to $8 billion, the two sides said on Wednesday. The agreement, announced by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and the IMF’s mission chief for Egypt, Ivanna Vladkova Hollar, came hours after the country’s central bank […]

Bank Of Ghana Suspends FX Licences Of GTB, First Bank For One Month

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bank of Ghana has suspended the foreign exchange trading licences of two Nigerian-owned banks operating in the neighbouring West African nation — Guaranty Trust Bank and First Bank — over “fraudulent documentation” in their forex operations. In a statement on Monday, the Ghanaian regulator said the suspension will become effective from […]

Australia-Africa Summit: Melbourne To host 600 Business Leaders, Innovators, Executives, Others

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The forthcoming Australia-Africa Business submit scheduled to hold between 12th, to 14th May, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia, would afford participating nations, including Nigeria the opportunity of exploring investment  chances and strengthen business relationship between Africa and Australia, President of Australia Africa Chamber of Commerce AACC, Duncan Harris has stated. He hinted that about […]

CBN Revokes Licenses of 4,173 Bureaux De Change Operators 

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has announced revocation of operational licenses of 4,173 Bureaux De Change (BDCs) for failure to observe some regulatory provisions. According to a statement issued by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Sidi on Friday in Abuja, the move is in exercise of the powers […]

How Africa Can Unlock Energy Potentials For Development- Shell MD

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Managing Director, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, Mr. Osagie Okunbor has said African countries can unlock the potential of the energy sector and drive energy security, transition and economic prosperity by embracing partnerships, technological innovation and sustainable financing, Shell has said. Speaking at a ministerial panel session on “Navigating the […]

Dangote Cement Wins Environmental Sustainability Award

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Dangote Cement Plc has emerged winner of the 2023 NatureNews Environmental Sustainability Award. The award was conferred on the company Tuesday at the 3rd Anniversary Lecture of NatureNews and Presentation of the Hero of Environmental Actions for Development (HEAD) at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja. The 3rd anniversary has as […]

IOC’s Divestment: We Facilitate, Not Hinder Process –NNPC Ltd

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), as the largest partner to all the oil producing companies in Nigeria, has assured that its role in the divestment of the International Oil Companies from onshore and shallow water assets in the country is that of a facilitator, and not an obstacle. The […]

$26bn Passed Through Binance Nigeria In One Year – Cardoso

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Yemi Cardoso says over $26 billion has passed through the crypto app Binance Nigeria in the last four years.  Cardoso said this on Tuesday after the MPC meeting in Abuja. “In the case of Binance, in the last one year, 26 billion dollars has passed […]

CBN Increases Interest Rate To 22.75%

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has raised the Monetary Policy Rate(MPR) by four hundred basis points to 22.75 percent from 18.75 percent. Governor of the CBN Yemi Cardoso announced this after the first MPC meeting for the year in Abuja on Tuesday. “All 12 members of the […]

ECOMOF 2024: UBA Pledges To Stimulate African Economic Expansion Through Supports for Mining and Oil Sectors

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to spearhead economic growth across the continent through targeted policies aimed at maximizing the benefits derived from the mining and oil sectors.  To this end, the bank is poised to collaborate with the Economic Community of West Africa […]

Adopt Same FX Rate From Importation To Clearance, CBN Tells Customs

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has asked the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to adopt the same forex rate from the importation of goods to its clearance in the country. The directive was contained in a circular on Friday by the apex bank’s Director of Trade and Exchange Department, Hassan Mahmud, saying […]

UBA Takes Centre Stage At 2024 ECOWAS Mining Forum in Cotonou As Elumelu Gives Keynote Address

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been announced as the official sponsor of the 4th edition of the ECOWAS Mining and Petroleum Forum (ECOMOF 2024) scheduled to take place at the Palais des Congrès in Cotonou, Benin from February 22 to February 24, 2024. The regional event is […]

FG, Manufacturers Peg Price Of Cement Between ₦7k And ₦8k Per Bag

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government and major cement manufacturers have pegged the price of 50kg bags of cement at between ₦7,000 and ₦8,000 depending on the location nationwide. Sen. David Umahi made this known to newsmen after a protracted meeting with major cement manufacturers in the country on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency […]

JUST IN: Naira Drops To N2,000/1£

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s local currency is currently exchanging above 2,000 naira against the Great Britain Pound at the parallel market. A Bureau de Change operator at Wuse Zone 4, Malam Ibrahim, confirmed the rates on Monday. He said, Yes it is true, we are currently selling above N2,000 for the pounds and it is […]

Bitcoin Surpasses $50,000 For First Time Since 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bitcoin spiked above $50,000 Tuesday for the first time in more than two years as investors grow optimistic that US approval of broader trading in the unit will ramp up demand. The cryptocurrency has enjoyed a strong run in recent months, fuelled by expectations US lawmakers would allow the creation of exchange-traded […]

ACAMB Mourns Exit of Herbert Wigwe, CEO of Access Holdings

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  The Association of Corporate & Marketing Communications Professionals in Nigeria Banks (ACAMB) has extended its deepest condolences to Access Holdings Group on the tragic passing of its CEO, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, CFR.  Recall that Dr. Herbert Wigwe, along with his wife, Doreen, and their son, Chizi, lost their lives in a tragic […]

Access Holdings Names Bolaji Agbede As Acting CEO

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Access Holdings Plc on Monday announced the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer. This follows the death of its former Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe. Wigwe died in a helicopter crash alongside his wife, son, and a former chairman of the Nigeria Exchange Group, […]

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