Eagles FM Abuja wraps up The Abuja Quizard show in Grand Style

Eagles FM Abuja wraps up The Abuja Quizard show in Grand Style

On July 27, 2023, the Eagles FM highly anticipated secondary school quiz program, 'The Quizard Show,' culminated in a thrilling grand finale at Station's office in Abuja.The show, which spanned 13 exciting weeks, showcased the brilliance and knowledge of young minds from various secondary schools in Abuja. With captivating questions and intense rounds, the Quizard Show became a favorite among students, teachers, and parents alike. Throughout its run, the program […]

August 1, 2023 140

BUSINESS

Wema Bank’s profit rises by 97 per cent to N10.48bn

Wema Bank said its profit after tax rose by 97 per cent in the first half of 2023 financial period to N10.48bn from N5.30bn in H1, 2022. It disclosed this in its unaudited financial statements for the period ended June 2023, filed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited. The bank achieved improved performance including gross earnings of N89.09bn, a year-on-year increase of 49 per cent (H1, 2022: N59.59bn). Interest income went […]

July 31, 2023 11

BUSINESS

Equity investors record N8bn gain in one week

The bullish trading experienced in recent times on the Nigerian Exchange Limited slowed this past week, recording a gain of N8bn for investors. With market capitalisation ending at N35.994tn previous Friday, trading activities kicked off on a positive note on the NGX, appreciating to N35.539tn on Monday. It went higher to N35.932tn on Tuesday, but suffered a continuous decline in the next three trading sessions, following the announcement of an […]

July 31, 2023 21

NEWS

DG not involved in any fraud, says PenCom

The National Pension Commission has dismissed documents in circulation purporting that its Director-General, Mrs. Aisha Dahir-Umar, spent millions of dollars on travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, PenCom described said the accusation against the director-general was a figment of the imagination of its promoters. It maintained that Dahir-Umar could not get the ‘humongous estacodes’ even if she spent two years outside the country. PenCom said, “Management would like […]

July 31, 2023 15

BUSINESS

Reps probe $9.5bn loss to gas flaring annually

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has inaugurated an Ad hoc Committee to investigate the alleged $9.05 billion revenue loss from gas flaring in the last decade in Nigeria. Abbas, at the inauguration of the House ad hoc committee on Gas Flaring on Monday, charged the committee to get to the root causes of gas flaring and make recommendations to end the menace. He said that […]

July 25, 2023 96

BUSINESS

NLC protests Tinubu’s N500bn subsidy palliative, demands 300% pay rise

•Reps sit on N500bn subsidy relief request today, FG, Labour for fresh negotiations •N500bn not enough for 125 million poor Nigerians affected by deregulation – NLC, TUC The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have thumbed down the N500bn palliative proposed by President Bola Tinubu, stating that it is grossly inadequate to assuage the hardships confronting workers sequel to the fuel subsidy removal. They are demanding a 300 […]

July 13, 2023 14

BUSINESS

Traders, mechanics pay N167bn, decry multiple taxation

Nigerians engaged in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles paid a total tax of N167.45bn between the first quarter of 2022 and Q1 2023, according to findings. The total tax was raised from Value Added Tax and Company Income Tax. According to the Federal Inland Revenue Service, CIT is a 30 per cent tax imposed on the profit of companies and VAT is a 7.5 […]

July 10, 2023 102

BUSINESS

Bank customers lose N472m to fraudsters in three months –Report

A report by FITC has revealed that bank customers in Nigeria lost N472m to fraud in the first quarter of 2023. It was also disclosed that there was a total of 12,553 cases of fraud recorded within this period. This was according to the Q1 report obtained by The PUNCH from the website of FITC. FITC’s institutional members are members of the Nigerian Banker’s Committee, which comprises the Central Bank […]

July 10, 2023 30

BUSINESS

Egypt inflation hit all-time high of 36.8% in June — Report

Annual inflation in Egypt hit 36.8 per cent in June, official figures showed on Monday, an all-time high for the country grappling with a punishing economic crisis. The previous record of 34.2 per cent in July 2017 came, as it does now, following a sharp currency devaluation connected to a bailout loan from the International Monetary Fund. The Egyptian pound has lost half its value against the dollar since early […]

July 10, 2023 12

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