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Friday, 28 August 2026

Eze, Ifowodo, Oburumu In Final Race For $100,000 Nigeria Prize

Eze, Ifowodo, Oburumu In Final Race For $100,000...

The race for the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature has entered its decisive stage, with the Advisory Board announcing three poetry titles shortlisted...
NCDMB Harps On Pan-African Local Content Collaboration

NCDMB Harps On Pan-African Local Content Collaboration

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has called for deeper collaboration among African nations to unlock the continent’s...
Tinubu Tasks NLNG On Domestic Gas Utilisation, End To Gas Flaring

Tinubu Tasks NLNG On Domestic Gas Utilisation, End...

By ebosele@hotmail.com – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the management of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited to intensify efforts to...

NCDMB Harps On Pan-African Local Content Collaboration

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has called for deeper collaboration among African nations to unlock the continent’s enormous local content potential and ...

CCG Reaffirms Support For Humanitarian Response, Relief Efforts

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to supporting humanitarian efforts in Nigeria through the expedited clearance of relief items and t...

GOCOP Mourns Former President, Dotun Oladipo

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has expressed sadness over the death of its former President, Dotun Oladipo, publisher of The Eagle Online.Oladipo died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at the age of 56.He wa...

SON Sensitises MSMEs On Product Identification Scheme

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has sensitised Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Oyo State on the importance and requirements of the Product Identification (PI) Sch...

Tinubu Tasks LG Chairmen On Fairness, Equity, Inclusive Governance

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged local government chairmen across the country to uphold fairness, equity and inclusiveness in appointments, administration and distribution of resources.Tinubu gave the charge on Mo...

Capital Market/Banking

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Domestic Capital Drives Nigeria’s 57% Equity Market Rally, Says Coronation

Nigeria’s equities market recorded a 57 per cent return in the first seven months of 2026, driven largely by stronger domestic investment rather than a resurgence in foreign portfolio inflows, the Managing Director of ...

FICAN Conference To Explore Nigeria’s Banking, Tax, Fintech Reforms

By ebosele@hotmail.com Nigeria’s leading policymakers, financial regulators, banking executives, fintech innovators, economists and capital market operators are set to converge in Lagos on September 19 and 20, 2026, fo...

SEC Sets 5pm T+1 Deadline For Equities, Commodities Settlement

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fixed 5:00 p.m. on the first business day after a transaction (T+1) as the settlement deadline for equities and commodities traded and settl...
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SEC Urges FCT To Tap Capital Market For Abuja Infrastructure...

The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has urged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to leverage Nigeria’s capital market to mobilise long-term financ...

CBN, Experts Chart Africa’s Economic Future

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum (AEMF 2026), hosted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Abuja, opened with high-level discussions on the future of Africa’s economy and strategie...

Maritime

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NPA Intervention Clears Abandoned NDPHC Power Equipment, Averts Billions In...

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has facilitated the recovery and clearance of critical power equipment belonging to the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) that had been abandoned ...

Kano/Jigawa Customs Receives First PTML Transit Container, Deploys E-Cargo Tracker

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, has recorded a major milestone in its transit operations with the arrival of its first transit container from the Ports and Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTM...

Shippers’ Council Rebrands As NPERA, Vows New Era Of Port...

By ebosele@hotmail.com – Nigeria’s port sector has entered a new regulatory era, with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council formally transitioning into the Nigeria Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA).The transiti...

Ezekwesili Faults £746m Ports Deal, Urges Tinubu To Cancel

By ebosele@hotmail.com – Former Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has called on President Bola Tinubu to terminate the £746 million ports financing deal signed between Nigeria and the United Kingdom,...

EFCC Probes $73,000, £15,957, 827,800 SAR Intercepted By Customs

The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation of a suspect, Haruna Yusuf and multiple undeclared foreign currencies, , $73,000( Seventy Three United States ...

NADDC Empowers 150 Technicians With Heavy-Duty Vehicle Skills

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), in collaboration with BRYTE AUTO. TECH & DIAGNOSTICS LTD, is implementing a two-week specialised training programme for 1...

WMotors Brings Jetour Africa Expedition To Nigeria, Puts T1, T2,...

There was excitement across Lagos on Sunday as WMotors brought the 2026 Jetour Africa Expedition to Nigeria, with eight Jetour T1, T2 and G700 vehicles taking on a 128km adventure through major city streets and key locat...

Lagos Apprehends 175 Vehicles Over Dealer Plate Violations

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) on Monday apprehended 175 vehicles for violating regulations governing the use of dealer number plates.Under the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform...

Group Tasks Sanwo-Olu On Dealer Number Plate Enforcement

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Association of Progressive Freight Forwarders of Nigeria (APFFLON) has appealed to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, to urgently review the state government’s directiv...

Lagos Intensifies Enforcement Against Dealers’ Number Plate Violations

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) has intensified enforcement operations against motorists found violating regulations governing the use of Dealers’ Number Plates across th...

Energy

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Tinubu Tasks NLNG On Domestic Gas Utilisation, End To Gas...

By ebosele@hotmail.com – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the management of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited to intensify efforts to harness Nigeria’s abundant gas resources for domestic and ...

NPA Intervention Clears Abandoned NDPHC Power Equipment, Averts Billions In...

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has facilitated the recovery and clearance of critical power equipment belonging to the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) that had been abandoned ...

Dangote Refinery Expands Free Fuel Delivery To Four States

By ebosele@hotmail.com – Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has expanded its free petroleum product delivery initiative to Kano, Imo, Anambra and Nasarawa States, in a move expected to reduce distribut...

Chevron Urges Stronger Regulatory Framework To Unlock Nigeria’s Oil, Gas...

By ebosele@hotmail.com – Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has called for stronger regulatory certainty in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry to unlock investment, drive innovation and create more growth opportunities ac...

NUPRC, Shell Discuss $10b Bonga Southwest Project, Deep Offshore Investments

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting investments in Nigeria’s deep offshore sector as the Federal Government moves to ...

Photo News

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Photo News

L-R: Head, Equities Research, Coronation Research, Gbemisola Adelokiki; Head of Macros Research, Coronation Research, Dr. Temilola Adeyemi; MD/CEO Coronation Asset Management, Aigbovbioise Aig-Imoukhuede; Chief Marketing...

Photo News

L-R: Eric Nwafor- HOD, Research & Design, National Automotive Design & Devt, Council (NADDC) Mrs. Joke Onireti, Director, Industrial Infrastructure NADDC; Chief Anselm Ilekuba, Chairman/CEO CedricMasters Group &a...

Photo News

L-R: Director, Public Relations, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mrs. Suzan Taiwo; Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Shehu Mohammed; National Chairman of the Nigeria A...

Starzs At 40 Photo News:

L-R: Managing Director/CEO, Starzs Investments Company Limited (SICL), Ms. Iroghama Ogbeifun, General Manager, Corporate Communications, NCDMB, Dr. Obinna Ezoebi, Former Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development ...

Starzs At 40

Managing Director/CEO, SICL, Ms. Iroghama delivering her opening remarks during the company’s milestone 40th anniversary celebration and Gala Night themed Transforming Lives, 40 years on held in Port Harcourt, Rivers S...

Security/Safety

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FRSC Redeploys 13 Senior Officers

FRSC Redeploys 13 Senior Officers

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commenced the strategic redeployment of 13 senior officers across various commands as part...
NSIB Urges States, Stakeholders To Strengthen Collaboration On Transport Safety

NSIB Urges States, Stakeholders To Strengthen Collaboration On...

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has called for stronger collaboration with state governments and other stakeholders to improve transport safety and prevent...
FRSC Bids Farewell To ACM Ogungbemide After Distinguished Career

FRSC Bids Farewell To ACM Ogungbemide After Distinguished...

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has bid an emotional farewell to Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Olusegun Ogungbemide, mni, as...

Agriculture

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NAQS, Cattle Breeders Partner to Boost Livestock Exports, Biosecurity

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with key industry stakeholders to enhance the competitiveness of Ni...

Nigeria, China Strengthen Agricultural, Aquatic Exports

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) and the People’s Republic of China have strengthened bilateral cooperation aimed at expanding agricultural trade, improvin...

BOI Secures €60m EIB Facility To Boost Nigeria’s Cocoa Value...

Photo Caption:L-R: Ayo Sotinrin, MD/CEO, Bank of Agriculture; Massimo De-Luca, Head of Cooperation of the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS; Olasupo Olusi, MD/CEO, Bank of Industry (BoI); Abubakar...

Education

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Eze, Ifowodo, Oburumu In Final Race For $100,000 Nigeria Prize

The race for the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature has entered its decisive stage, with the Advisory Board announcing three poetry titles shortlisted for the prestigious $100,000 prize.The shortlisted works are...

FRSC, Indian University Train 1,000 Law Enforcement Personnel on Stress...

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in partnership with Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU), Gujarat, India, has commenced a 10-day international training programme on stress management a...

NCAT Graduates 21 Aeronautical Information Management Officers

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, has graduated 21 participants of the Basic Aeronautical Information Management Officer’s Course No. 17 (BAIMO-17), fol...