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Widespread sell pressure dominated the Nigerian Exchange as 80 equities closed lower against just nine gainers. The index pullback pushed total turnover down to 3.647 billion shares worth N130.151bn, with the Financial Services industry continuing to anchor overall trading volume, JIDE AJIA writes
The Punch · a month ago · 5 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
The Lagos State Building Control Agency has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that building construction activities across the state conform strictly to approved building plans, standards, specifications, and applicable building regulations.
The Punch · a month ago · 4 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE has announced the commencement of its Initial Public Offering, marking a milestone in Nigeria’s economic development and the evolution of Africa’s capital markets.
The Punch · a month ago · 4 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group has raised concerns over the decline of Nigeria’s manufacturing sector, blaming high energy costs, import competition, inadequate financing and weak industrial coordination for the country’s poor productive capacity.
The Punch · a month ago · 3 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has continued to increase the price of premium motor spirit (petrol) despite the international price of crude oil remaining below the level recorded during the earlier surge in March.
The Punch · a month ago · 7 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory are sitting on vast deposits of solid minerals estimated at more than $700bn, yet most states have done little to turn the resources within their territories into significant sources of investment, jobs and Internally Generated Revenue.
The Punch · a month ago · 7 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
Mobile network operators in Nigeria have deployed 8,526 of 12,179 committed coverage and capacity sites across the country, as fibre cuts continue to disrupt telecommunications services, the Nigerian Communications Commission said.
The Punch · a month ago · 3 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
The Auditor-General for the Federation has uncovered contract and procurement irregularities valued at N124.12bn across several Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
The Punch · a month ago · 4 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
The Chief Executive Officer of Panama Hotel and Suites/Chairman of Nedu Logistics Solution, Kelvin Okechukwu, discusses the challenges confronting hotel owners in Nigeria and the way forward in this interview with ANOZIE EGOLE
The Punch · a month ago · 12 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
Road transport unions have welcomed the Federal Government’s plan to establish 500 Compressed Natural Gas filling stations across the country, saying the initiative will reduce transportation costs and ease inflation if properly implemented.
The Punch · a month ago · 3 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said shares of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, currently offered at N525, could rise to N10,000 in the future.
The Punch · a month ago · 4 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
Nigeria’s active telecom subscriptions increased by 44.8 million over the past decade, rising from 150.3 million in July 2016 to 195.1 million in July 2026, according to analyses of data from the Nigerian Communications Commission.
The Punch · a month ago · 3 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
Residents of the Arepo community in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have threatened to seek lawful means of redress over persistent power outages, alleging that they have barely enjoyed two hours of electricity supply daily in the last four months.
The Punch · a month ago · 4 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
The African Union Commission and the African Tax Administration Forum have moved to strengthen cooperation among tax authorities across the continent to tackle illicit financial flows, cross-border tax evasion and aggressive tax practices.
The Punch · a month ago · 3 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
Stakeholders in the maritime sector have commended the management of the Nigeria Customs Service following its sensitisation exercise on the service’s Post-Clearance Audit.
The Punch · a month ago · 5 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
The Federal Government has commenced the payment of additional exit benefits to retiring civil servants, disbursing about N1.1bn to 175 retirees who left the Federal Public Service between January 1 and August 31, 2026.
The Punch · a month ago · 4 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, said it had seized 13 containers of hard drugs and expired goods with a total duty-paid value of N43.58bn.
The Punch · a month ago · 3 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
Petrol prices in Nigeria may rise further as international crude oil prices surged to $107 per barrel on Thursday from about $100 the previous day.
The Punch · a month ago · 3 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced plans to deploy between 50 and 70 smart, self-service filling stations across the country within the next six months.
The Punch · a month ago · 6 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
Lagos State recorded a 92 per cent increase in individual statutory annual tax filings between 2025 and 2026, while corporate filings rose by 11 per cent, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service has said.
The Punch · a month ago · 4 min read(opens The Punch in a new tab)
