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]]> This article makes a strong case for the establishment of a Ministry of Gas Development and Industrialisation by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government of Nigeria. This is in order for Nigeria to harness to the fullest the 35 years window of opportunity Nigeria’s 2060 net zero emission target presents for the maximum […]

]]> In the early years of Nigeria’s return to civil rule, when Bola Ahmed Tinubu was governor of Lagos State, his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, once offered a revealing aside during an interview. Responding to a question about her husband, she said with a mix of humour and resignation, “You journalists see my husband more than […]

]]> Processed foods, natural personal care items, leather goods and selected agro-processed inputs have been identified as Nigerian products with realistic export potential under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) before 2026 deadline Trade and development policy analyst, Fakunle Aremu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recently. “The […]

]]> Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has approved automatic employment for the overall best graduating students of Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU) Katsina, upon completion of their National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). He announced the decision on Saturday while speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of the university, where he was also conferred […]

]]> Residents of Woro, a farming community in Kwara State’s Kaiama Local Government Area, went to bed last Tuesday night expecting an ordinary morning. What they woke up to instead were mass graves, and the realisation that the danger had come not just from outside, but from within. At dusk, life in Woro looked unremarkable. […]

]]> South Africa’s accession to Afreximbank signals a deeper push toward intra-African financing at a time when external support is waning. Ratings agencies see relative stability in key banking systems despite slow growth, while weakening business activity in Ghana highlights uneven economic momentum. Meanwhile, African insurers are accelerating sustainability commitments, channeling billions into climate-linked assets […]

L–R: Olufemi Shobanjo, Chief Executive Officer, NGX Regulation Limited; Aisha Abdulaziz, Chief Executive Officer, Legend Internet Plc; Umaru Kwairanga, Group Chairman, NGX Group Plc; and Jude Chiemeka, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Exchange Limited, during the presentation of the Market Debut Excellence Award to Legend Internet by the NGX in Lagos recently. ]]> Legend Internet Plc […]

]]> Amazon announces $200bn AI spending, shares tumble 7% Amazon plans to spend $200 billion on artificial intelligence infrastructure in 2026, far exceeding analyst estimates of $145 billion and marking a 50 per cent increase from the $131 billion spent in 2025. The company’s shares fell 7 per cent in after-hours trading on Thursday after […]

]]> Donald Trump, the United States president, publicly recognised Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s first lady, on Thursday at the US National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, describing her as a “very respected” Christian leader. “We’re honoured to be joined today by the First Lady of Nigeria, who also happens to serve as a Christian pastor at the […]

]]> The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance) and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) have renewed commitment to boosting the nation’s non-oil revenues. The organisations gave this assurance recently during its capacity building forum on export processing for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Lagos. Prince […]