News & Updates

Nigeria’s telecommunications sector has recorded its strongest real GDP growth in the first quarter of 2026, reinforcing its position as one of the country’s most resilient economic engines despite broader macroeconomic pressures. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Q1 2026 GDP report, the Telecommunications and Information Services sector grew by 12.24 percent in […]

Manchester United are reportedly in advanced talks to sign Atalanta’s Brazilian midfielder Ederson as their first major signing of the summer transfer window. According to multiple reports, a deal for the Brazilian midfielder is close to completion, with United expected to pay an initial £35 million plus an additional £3 million in performance-related add-ons for […]

There is a tax that does not appear in any national budget. It is not collected by a revenue authority, does not show up in a fiscal deficit, and is never debated in the National Assembly. Yet it is paid every day by entrepreneurs who cannot access capital, by businesses that cannot close partnerships they […]

Cooking gas prices have climbed sharply across Nigeria, with retail rates hitting as high as N1700 per kilogramme in some locations as households and food vendors stock up ahead of this week’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, exposing once again the fragility of a supply chain that buckles each time demand spikes. The federal government has declared May […]

As economic hardship deepens in South Africa, migrants are increasingly being blamed for unemployment, pressure on public services, and the collapse of healthcare systems. But a new fact sheet released by Collective Voices for Health Access argues that much of the public debate is being driven by perception rather than evidence. Read also: South Africa moves […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced Saturday, June 13, 2026 date for the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up examination. According to the board, the mop-up examination is for all candidates who presented themselves and were biometrically verified for the 2026 UTME but were unable to sit the examination […]

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has accused former club skipper Roy Keane of lying about comments linked to his Premier League single-season assist record. Fernandes set a new record of 21 assists in the Premier League this season after creating Patrick Dorgu’s goal in United’s 3-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday. Read […]

CIG Motors Company Limited has launched a N30 Billion Series 2 Commercial Paper Issuance under its N100 Billion Commercial Paper Programme, opening the transaction to both institutional and retail investors as the company accelerates its push to become Nigeria’s dominant integrated mobility platform. The offer closes Monday, 25 May 2026. Qualified investors have one day […]

Laurent Favier, Consul Général of France in Lagos,  and Pierre Andriamampianina, the Deputy Head of Cultural Cooperation, Embassy of France in Nigeria at the France Alumni Day event held at Alliance Francaise in Lagos, recently. A growing wave of Nigerian students is setting its sights on France for postgraduate and professional education, particularly in the […]

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, and Afe Babalola, founder of Afe Babalola University, have commended the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) for its maiden International Academic Conference, describing it as a strategic platform for collaboration between capital market stakeholders and academia to strengthen Africa’s financial markets and deepen financial literacy. The conference, themed “Capital Markets, […]