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The United Kingdom’s recent inclusion of Nigeria in its Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), offering duty-free access to over 3,000 products, marks a pivotal opportunity for the nation’s ailing export economy. As global markets increasingly reward value-added, culturally relevant, and sustainably produced goods, Nigeria must now look inward to harness its comparative advantages. In this […]

Local players in the African streaming market are hard hit the limited purchasing power of the majority of Africans. This fundamental challenge, according to Osita Oparaugo, founder of Ogelle, Africa’s pioneering user-generated video sharing app, was the primary reason for the platform’s shutdown in 2024, despite it being originally hailed as the ‘African YouTube.’ In […]

The Armed Forces of Nigeria have recovered stolen petroleum products worth over N291 million, in a major crackdown operations against oil theft in the Niger Delta, in one week, according to Markus Kangye, Director of Defence Media Operations, In a press briefing held Thursday in Abuja, Kangye disclosed that between July 10 and 17, troops […]

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves must not “pull up the drawbridge to international students” by imposing a tax on their university fees, Sir Sadiq Khan has warned. The London mayor, on the second day of a trade trip to Africa, said such a move would be an “act of immense economic self-harm” that would damage London and […]

The Turkish government has warned that members of a terrorist group known as the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), exist in Nigeria, and also operate in other countries around the world. Mehmet Poroy, Turkish Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, disclosed this on Tuesday night in Abuja at a dinner organised by the Turkish Embassy to mark the country’s […]

The annual Lawrence Nwosu Summer basketball camp, held from July 2nd to 4th, brought together 70 talented young basketball players from Nigeria for three days of intensive training, mentorship, and life skills development. Organized by the Lawrence Nwosu Foundation, the camp empowered underprivileged youth by fostering discipline, teamwork, and confidence through sports and guidance. Praise […]

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said its attention has been drawn to the activities of Forsman & Bodenfors Limited also known as F&B, “which is paraded by its promoters as the Nigerian Branch of a Swedish advertising company bearing that name with obvious criminal intent.” According to the SEC in a July 14 notice, […]

For many years, success in business has been measured by profitability, market share, and growth. While these indicators remain vital, they do not tell the full story, especially in the context of doing business in Nigeria today. Increasingly, sustainable success is being defined not just by performance, but by purpose, resilience, and the ability to […]

This week, the crypto market is showing fresh signs of life as altcoins command the spotlight with new developments and unexpected moves. Traders are watching which underdog names could lead the next big bull run. TRX price momentum is on the rise as TRON sets its sights on a leveraged ETF and posts a market […]