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]]> The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated its National Central Coordinating Committee for the 2026 national convention, setting in motion preparations for what party leaders describe as a defining moment in its internal political calendar. The inauguration ceremony, held on Tuesday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, was presided over by the […]

]]> Starlink threw open its premium Business Priority service in Nigeria’s choked urban zones on February 14, giving businesses and deep-pocket users in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt a way around months of “Sold Out” blocks, but only if they can stomach N159,000 ($99.38) a month. Website checks in prime Lagos spots like Victoria Island, […]

]]> Nigeria’s push to rebuild its palm oil industry through backward integration is facing its most serious test in more than a decade, as import waivers and cheaper foreign oil trigger a price crash that producers say could stall new investments and weaken rural employment. After years of expansion driven by the 2011 backward integration […]

]]> Payaza Africa Limited (Payaza) is currently shopping for about N50 billion through the issuance of Series 1 and 2 Commercial Papers (CPs). The Series 1 and 2 Commercial Papers, under its N150 billion Commercial Paper Issuance Programme will be used to fund the working capital requirements of the Company. The Commercial Papers issuance which […]

]]> Nigeria’s central bank is set to resume easing with its largest interest-rate cut since 2020 on Tuesday, as a stronger naira, moderating inflation and rising foreign-exchange reserves give policymakers room to shore up economic growth. All six economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect Governor Olayemi Cardoso to lower the benchmark rate when he announces the […]

]]> The continued rally of the Nigerian naira will be underpinned by a sustained current account surplus, stable or rising reserves, strong structural FX supply, including exports, remittances, and a tight, credible macro policy to curb speculative demand, according to Tilewa Adebajo, chief executive officer of Lagos-based consultancy CFG Advisory. Adebajo, who spoke to this […]

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]]> In efforts to reconstruct two major bridges destroyed by the floods of 11 September 2024 in Maiduguri, the North East Development Commission (NEDC) has assured motorists that the ongoing construction projects will be completed before the rainy season, noting that the bridges serve as the economic lifeline of the affected communities in Jere Local […]

]]> Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and Dangote refinery have reaffirmed their commitment to a strategic alliance aimed at unlocking operational synergies and domestic energy sufficiency. This move signals a reshaping of Nigeria’s downstream landscape.   Bashir Ojulari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, who led a high-level management delegation to the […]

]]> The Kogi State Livestock Productivity and Resilience (Kogi L-PRES) Project, in collaboration with Kogi Ministry of Livestock Development, has launched a mass vaccination exercise against Trans boundary Animal Diseases (TADs). Olufemi Bolarin, commissioner for Livestock Development, disclosed during stakeholders’ engagement meeting in Lokoja, that the initiative aims to safeguard anal health, strengthen livestock productivity […]