News & Updates

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that the death toll from the ongoing meningitis outbreak has reached 151, with 1,826 suspected cases reported across 23 states. This translates to a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 8.3%. According to the agency, the majority of suspected cases, approximately 94%, are concentrated in ten states: […]

Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN-N) and Dominicans for Justice and Peace (DJP) Nigeria, organised a one-day workshop on ending domestic servitude and child labour. A local coalition of volunteers was also raised at the end of the workshop to drive awareness on ending domestic servitude and child labour in Nigeria. In this interview, Aniedi […]

PAC Capital Limited, an investment banking and advisory firm, has been named ‘Best Transaction Advisory Firm’ in Nigeria 2025 by the International Business Magazine Awards. The award recognises PAC Capital’s record in structuring and executing high-impact transactions across sectors, including infrastructure, energy, transport, and financial services. The recognition highlights the firm’s commitment to excellence, innovation, […]

Max Verstappen stormed to pole position for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, smashing the track record and edging McLaren’s Lando Norris by just 0.012 seconds. Verstappen posted a stunning lap of 1:26.983 in his Red Bull to clinch his first pole of the 2025 season, ahead of Norris and fellow McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, who qualified […]

The Nigerian Federation contributed N247 billion to the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund, in 2024. This marks an over 1,000 percent increase from the N21 billion contributed to the fund in 2023. This contribution was partially responsible for the 96 percent growth in NSIA’s total assets to N4.42 trillion (~$3 billion). […]

In the trading week ended Friday April 4, Nigeria’s equities market decreased by 0.14 percent. Despite mild interest in banking stocks as investors position for dividends, stocks in other key sectors recorded sell pressure – insurance, oil & gas, and consumer goods leading the pack. Read also: Nigeria, U.S, other stock markets reel on Trump’s sweeping […]

Enzo Fernandez‘s powerful header secured a 1-0 victory for Chelsea against Tottenham on Thursday, propelling the Blues into fourth place in the Premier League and intensifying pressure on under-fire Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou. The Argentine midfielder’s goal early in the second half settled a fierce London derby at Stamford Bridge and marked Chelsea’s fifth win […]

The Office of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has distanced itself from a planned rally purportedly organised in his support in Akwa Ibom State. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Akpabio’s Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, said the rally, slated for April 4, 2025, is being arranged by a group known as the Progressive […]

J.P. Morgan has spotlighted Nigeria’s Open Market Operation (OMO) bills as a standout investment in frontier markets, citing the nation’s improving foreign exchange (FX) reserves and sweeping reforms at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) as key drivers of investor confidence. In its latest emerging markets report, the global investment bank reaffirmed its bullish stance […]

The Nigerian government has ordered the immediate reopening of the Independence Bridge in Victoria Island, Lagos State, because of heavy traffic jams. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, gave this order on Wednesday, according to a Daily Post. The full details of the order are not yet known at the time of this report. Read […]