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Northern Billionaires split biggest chunk of Jaiz Bank’s N4.91bn dividend
Nigeria’s premier non-interest financial institution, Jaiz Bank Plc recently got shareholders approval for a massive 57 percent increase in its dividend payout to 11 kobo per share following a stellar financial year 2025....
Stock Market
Five takeaways from MRS Oil's nine-month 2024 results
MRS Oil, a downstream oil and gas firm in Nigeria, began the year with a share price of N105.00 and traded at a share price of N132.00 as of November 22, 2024....
Editor | Nov 25, 2024
Economy
T-bills yields hit record high of 30.7% as investors price in rate cut
The real returns on one-year T-bills narrowed as yield hit record high of 30.7 percent. This is as CBN and investors price in rate hike. The real return on the one-year bill stands at 3.18 percent adjusted for inflation....
Editor | Nov 22, 2024
Tax Reform
Tax reforms leave no escape route for evaders
These reforms will ensure equity and protect poor and vulnerable citizens, according to Taiwo Oyedele, chairman, Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee....
Editor | Nov 21, 2024
Naira
Weaker naira drags FG's budget to six-year low 
Nigeria is aiming to spend a record N47.9 trillion in the 2025 fiscal year in a move to strengthen economic resilience but with a devalued currency, the budget is the lowest since 2020 in dollar terms...
Editor | Nov 21, 2024
Stock Market
Investors strike gold as Nigerian stocks up 264% in 5 years
Nigeria’s equities market has risen by 264 percent in the past five years driven by a combination of new listings and earnings growth which lured investors....
Editor | Nov 20, 2024
Health
Nigeria’s life expectancy stagnates on decade-long underinvestment
A decade of underinvestment in healthcare and public services has left Nigeria’s life expectancy stagnating at 63 years. BusinessDay’s World Health Organisation (WHO) data analysis shows...
Editor | Nov 20, 2024
Oil & Gas
Dwindling oil output threatens FG's ambitious 2025 budget
Nigeria’s low oil production could affect major projections in the 2025 budget, putting the nation’s revenue target at risk. President Bola Tinubu is proposing a N47.9 trillion 2025...
Editor | Nov 19, 2024
Telecoms
Telcos’ revenue per user slumps as weaker naira tips Nigeria off the top
The financial performance of the mobile industry in Nigeria has slowed down in recent years after a long period of sustained growth,” said GSMA, the industry body for telcos. ...
Editor | Nov 19, 2024
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