NPA introduces movement code for empty containers to ease traffic at Lagos ports
Truck drivers are required to obtain the code from designated holding bays before proceeding to the ports.
2026
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Naira Exchange Rates Thursday, July 30 : Black Market, CBN, Commercial Bank
BLACK MARKET RATES US DOLLAR (USD) Buy ₦1,407 Sell ₦1,415 GREAT BRITISH POUND (GBP) Buy ₦1,900 Sell: ₦1,925 EURO (EUR) Buy ₦1,590 Sell ₦1,610 CANADIAN DOLLAR (CAD) Buy ₦1,020 Sell ₦1,080 SOUTH AFRICAN RAND (ZAR) Buy ₦75 Sell ₦90 UAE DIRHAM Buy ₦350 Sell ₦370 CHINESE YUAN Buy ₦190 Sell ₦205 GHANA CEDI (GHS) Buy…
New ECOWAS Chair Visits Mali
The visit to Bamako, coming against the backdrop of deepening divisions between ECOWAS and the military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, has sparked fresh optimism that dialogue may replace confrontation in efforts to restore regional unity after months of political estrangement.
US moves visa services from Abuja to Lagos ,effective August 1, 2026
The immigrant visa categories being realigned includes immediate relative, IR; family preference, FP; employment-based, EB; fiancée/fiancé, K visas; adoptions; diversity visas; and follow-to-join asylee and refugee, V92/V93, cases
20 Billion- Dollar Companies on NGX
20 companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) now have a combined market capitalisations above $1 billion. The rankings are based on the official exchange rate of N1,362.20/$1 and closing share prices on Monday, July 28, 2026. Telecoms, banking, cement, consumer goods, energy and hospitality firms all feature in the billion-dollar club. MTN Nigeria…
ITF Is Screening 200,000 Tailors To Access N3.6bn SUPA Programme
[File photo] A Nigerian tailor at work; image credit: Bella Naija Dr Afiz Ogun, Director-General of the ITF, says 200,000 Nigerian tailors are expected to benefit from the 2026 edition of the Industrial Training Fund’s (ITF) Skill Up Artisans (SUPA) Programme. Dr Ogun said that the N3.6 billion intervention funding, launched in 2024, aims to…
Naira Exchange Rates To Foreign Currencies Wednesday, July 29
BLACK MARKET RATES US DOLLAR (USD) Buy ₦1,405 Sell ₦1,415 GREAT BRITISH POUND (GBP) Buy ₦1,900 Sell: ₦1,930 EURO (EUR) Buy ₦1,585 Sell ₦1,610 CANADIAN DOLLAR (CAD) Buy ₦1,020 Sell ₦1,080 SOUTH AFRICAN RAND (ZAR) Buy ₦75 Sell ₦90 UAE DIRHAM Buy ₦350 Sell ₦370 CHINESE YUAN Buy ₦190 Sell ₦205 GHANA CEDI (GHS) Buy…
President Tinubu Declines Meeting With South African Envoy
The development follows renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreign nationals in South Africa, with Abuja continuing to press Pretoria to better protect its citizens and ensure accountability for the violence.
India Orders Pepsi, Red Bull To Remove ‘Energy Drink’ from Products Labels
India has ordered manufacturers of high-caffeine beverages marketed as “energy drinks” to stop using the description, warning that claims suggesting such beverages “vitalise body and mind” or “aid in general weakness” are misleading. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued notices earlier this month stating that there are no recognised Indian standards…
IEA Cushions Global Oil Supply By 290 Million Barrels March -July
Dr Birol said that IEA countries still hold a substantial volume of emergency stocks in reserve, including over 1 billion barrels of government-controlled stocks.