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]]> President Bola Tinubu on Friday, promised to support automatic tickets for current House of Representatives members  to reduce the high turnover of the members in the upcoming elections, even as he  reiterated the need to establish a State Police to enhance security across the country.  President Tinubu who noted that some constituencies rotates members […]

]]> The top 10 best-performing mutual funds in Nigeria all returned over 30 percent to investors in the first six-weeks of 2025, according to the most recent data obtained from Weekly Net Asset Value Data of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria. At over 30 percent return, investors are guaranteed positive real returns on […]

]]> The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to developing Nigeria’s cassava bioethanol value chain as part of efforts to drive industrial expansion and economic stability. Atiku Bagudu, minister of Budget and Economic Planning, made this known on Wednesday in Abeokuta during a capacity-building workshop for stakeholders on the Cassava Bioethanol Value Chain Development Project […]

]]> …as NDIC records 97% budget implementation in 2025 The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has presented a proposed 2026 expenditure of N25.667 billion, with projected Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N34.270 billion Olusegun Omosehin, commissioner for Insurance disclosed this while presenting the budget of NAICOM before the House of Representatives Committee on Insurance and Actuarial […]

Osimhen names Premier League club Galatasaray must avoid in Champions League Last 16 ]]> Victor Osimhen has admitted he would prefer Galatasaray to avoid Liverpool in Friday’s UEFA Champions League last-16 draw. The Turkish champions booked their place in the knockout stage after edging past Juventus on Wednesday night. Galatasaray required extra time to eliminate […]

]]> 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 […]