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Thursday, 30 April 2026

Chery, Carloha Target Growth In Nigeria’s Commercial Vehicle Segment

Chery, Carloha Target Growth In Nigeria’s Commercial Vehicle...

Chery Automobile is ramping up plans to enter Nigeria’s commercial vehicle space, in a strategic move that reflects rising confidence in the country’s...
Shareholders Applaud NGX Group’s ₦2 Dividend, Bonus Issue

Shareholders Applaud NGX Group’s ₦2 Dividend, Bonus Issue

Shareholders of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) have endorsed the company’s 2025 financial results, with strong emphasis on the approved ₦2.00 per...
CVFF Disbursement And The Burden Of Responsibility

CVFF Disbursement And The Burden Of Responsibility

By Chika Chukwudi The long-anticipated disbursement of Nigeria’s Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) marks a defining moment for the nation’s maritime sector. Approved...

Gas-Laden Truck Overturns on Eko Bridge, Lagos Activates Full Emergency...

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has activated a full-scale emergency response following a lone accident involving a 10-tonne gas truck on Eko Bridge outward Apongbon on Wednesday.According to officia...

NAFOWA Seeks Deeper Partnership With Enugu

The National President of the Nigerian Air Force Officers’ Wives Association (NAFOWA), Mrs Ngozi Aneke, has commended the leadership of Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, while calling for a deeper and more structured p...

Shippers’ Council Seeks Stronger Stakeholder Synergy To Boost Non-Oil Export...

The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Pius Akutah, has stressed the need for enhanced collaboration and institutional synergy among stakeholders to accelerate Nige...

Customs, NDLEA To Strengthen Anti-Drug Operations

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have moved to strengthen their frontline partnership against narcotics trafficking and organised crime, following a high-level meetin...

Nigeria Targets Growth Of Women-Owned Firms With New Reforms

The Nigerian Government has outlined policies and financial market reforms aimed at tackling the persistent barriers facing women-owned businesses, particularly limited access to credit, markets, and long-term capital.Sp...

Capital Market/Banking

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Shareholders Applaud NGX Group’s ₦2 Dividend, Bonus Issue

Shareholders of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) have endorsed the company’s 2025 financial results, with strong emphasis on the approved ₦2.00 per share final dividend and a one-for-three bonus share issue, d...

Shareholders Applaud GTCO’s N12.76 Dividend, N500b Capital Milestone

By ebosele@hotmail.com. – Shareholders of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) have commended the management of the financial institution for delivering what they described as the highest dividend payout in Ni...

Alleged $6.23b Fraud: Witness Tells Court Funds Were Siphoned from...

A prosecution witness, Chinedu Eneanya, on Monday told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that a total sum of $6.23 billion was allegedly siphoned from the coffers of t...

Tinubu Appoints Oyedele, Removes Edun As Finance Minister

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a minor reshuffle of the Federal Executive Council, effecting changes in key ministerial positions.According to a memo signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...

NGX CEO: Nigeria’s Capital Market Emerging As Credible Exit Route...

Nigeria’s capital market is increasingly establishing credibility as a viable exit route for institutional investors, according to the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange Group, Tem...

Maritime

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CVFF Disbursement And The Burden Of Responsibility

By Chika Chukwudi The long-anticipated disbursement of Nigeria’s Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) marks a defining moment for the nation’s maritime sector. Approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, the relea...

Shippers’ Council Seeks Stronger Stakeholder Synergy To Boost Non-Oil Export...

The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Pius Akutah, has stressed the need for enhanced collaboration and institutional synergy among stakeholders to accelerate Nige...

Nigerdock Marks 40 Years Of Impactful Growth

By Moses Ebosele,ebosele@hotmail.com Nigerdock has celebrated its 40th anniversary, highlighting four decades of contributions to Nigeria’s maritime and industrial development.Speaking on the milestone, the company’s...

Nigeria Moves To Expand Deep Blue Project, Boost Fish Production

Nigeria is set to strengthen its maritime security framework and reduce dependence on fish imports, as the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, announced plans to expand the Integrated National Securi...

Saulawa Assumes Office As Acting Customs Provost Marshal

The Nigeria Customs Service has signalled a renewed push for discipline, accountability and professional conduct following the assumption of office of its Acting Provost Marshal, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Sanusi Saul...

Chery, Carloha Target Growth In Nigeria’s Commercial Vehicle Segment

Chery Automobile is ramping up plans to enter Nigeria’s commercial vehicle space, in a strategic move that reflects rising confidence in the country’s automotive market and growing demand for business mobility soluti...

Carloha Nigeria Joins Global Partners At Chery Business Summit In...

Carloha Nigeria, the authorised dealer and distributor of Chery vehicles in the country, is part of Chery International Business Summit from April 22 to 28, 2026, in Beijing, China.The summit, structured alongside Auto C...

CFAO Open Day To Offer Special Deals On Vehicles, Parts,...

CFAO Mobility to host the 2026 edition of its flagship event, the CFAO Mobility Open Day, aimed at showcasing a broad range of innovative mobility solutions.According to a statement issued by the company, the event will ...

NRS Faults Viral Claim Of New Vehicle Tax

The Nigeria Revenue Service has dismissed as false and misleading a viral infographic alleging that the Federal Government has introduced a new vehicle tax effective July 1.In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to...

NADDC, Pi-CNG/EV Deepen Collaboration To Boost Electric Mobility, CNG

The Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, on Thursday, received the Executive Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Elect...

Energy

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Ikeja Electric Marks World Malaria Day With Community Health Outreach

Ikeja Electric has reaffirmed its commitment to community health and wellbeing with targeted Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) interventions in Abule – Egba and Odogunyan communities to mark the 2026 World Malaria ...

NADDC, Pi-CNG/EV Deepen Collaboration To Boost Electric Mobility, CNG

The Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, on Thursday, received the Executive Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Elect...

NUPRC Tasks IPPG On Industry Standards, Human Capital Development

The Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs. Oritsemeyewa Eyesan, has called on the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) to uphold industry standards, deep...

NLNG Lauds Rivers Police, Seeks Stronger Security Collaboration

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, NLNG, Adeleye Falade, has commended the Rivers State Police Command for its efforts in safeguarding critical national assets and maintaining security around NLNG’s...

NLNG Receives 223 Entries As Nigeria Prize For Literature 2026...

The 2026 edition of the Nigeria Prize for Literature has officially commenced, with 223 entries submitted and handed over by Nigeria LNG Limited to the Advisory Board and panel of judges.Speaking at a press conference, t...

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Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat (left); Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu (second left) presenting an artistic portrait of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu (right) and his wife, Mrs. Mutiat...

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The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho (Left ), on Monday received the Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Pieter Leenknegt, at the NPA Headquarters in Marina, Lagos State.

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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso (right), and the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, af...

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President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote (Right) with Managing Director, International Finance Corporation, Makhtar Diop, in Washington DC, United States.

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L-R: Independent Non-Executive Director, Mrs. Olusola Oworo; Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Girish Sharma; Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director, Prof. Fabian Ajogwu; Independent Non-Executive Director, Mrs. Vivian...

Security/Safety

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Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat (left); Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu (second left) presenting an artistic portrait of the Inspector-General of Police,...
NAF Deepens Strategic Partnership With Canadian Aviation School

NAF Deepens Strategic Partnership With Canadian Aviation School

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified efforts to strengthen its operational capability through a strategic collaboration with the International Test Pilots School...
Justice Nyesom-Wike Rallies Nigerians For Safer Roads

Justice Nyesom-Wike Rallies Nigerians For Safer Roads

In a strong and far-reaching appeal to Nigerians, Honourable Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike (JCA),has declared that ensuring safety on the nation’s roads is...

Agriculture

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BoI, RMRDC Seal Pact To Boost Agriculture, Grow GDP

Bank of Industry (BoI) and the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) have sealed a strategic partnership agreement to strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural value-chain and boost country’s Gross...

Okomu CSR: PIND, Edo Agencies Partner On Youth Skills Development

In a move to empower young people in host communities of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta has signed partnership agreements with the Edo State Board for ...

Pressure Mounts On World Bank To Halt Factory Farming Funding

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com More than 30 civil society organisations have urged the World Bank Group to halt financing for industrial livestock production and redirect investments toward sustainable, ...

Education

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NDDC Tasks Students On Civic Responsibility

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has called on students in tertiary institutions across the Niger Delta to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) as a critic...

Tinubu Approves Police Academy In Ogun, Allocates ₦15b Take-Off Grant

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a new campus of the Nigeria Police Academy in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.The President also approved a special take-off grant ...

Oyetola Unveils NIMASA–UNILAG Maritime Institute Building

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday commissioned the Institute of Maritime Studies (IMS) Multipurpose Building at the University of Lagos, reaffirming the Federal Govern...