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Oct
2026 19 Customs, Afreximbank Advance Border Modernisation

Oct
2026 18 Oyetola, Agbakoba, Omatseye, Others For 2026 SCAN Summit

Oct
2026 18 Veritas Assurance Records N23.7b Gross Premium

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2026 18 Customs Honours Chibuoke, Five Comptrollers At Retirement Ceremony

Oct
2026 18 Iwobi’s Strike Ends Fulham’s Winless Run, Eases Pressure On Arbeloa

Aviation

SAHCO Marks Customer Service Week With Mental Health Talk

Auto

New Spiro Nigeria Country Head Unveils Mandate, Training, Growth Agenda For 2027

Metro

EFCC Arraigns ALSCON, Director Over Alleged N582.43m Money Laundry

Sports

Iwobi’s Strike Ends Fulham’s Winless Run, Eases Pressure On Arbeloa

Customs, Afreximbank Advance Border Modernisation

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Customs administrations of Benin Republic and Cameroon have intensified discussions with the African Export-Import...

Oyetola, Agbakoba, Omatseye, Others For 2026 SCAN Summit

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, will attend the 2026 Summit of the Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria...

Veritas Assurance Records N23.7b Gross Premium

‌‌‍‌‍‍⁠⁠‍⁠‌‌‌⁠‌‌VERITABLE Kapital Assurance Plc has announced a Gross Premium of N23.733 billion for the 2025 financial year, which represents 0.2 per cent growth...

October 19, 2026 No Responses

Customs, Afreximbank Advance Border Modernisation

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Customs administrations of Benin Republic and Cameroon have intensified discussions with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on plans to modernise...

October 16, 2026 No Responses

Oyetola Unveils NPERA Logo, Harps On Port Reforms

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has unveiled the newly gazetted Nigeria Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Act, 2026, alongside the agency’s official logo, describing the developme...

October 16, 2026 No Responses

FG Reaffirms Commitment To Modernising Ports Outside Lagos

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to modernising ports outside Lagos to strengthen maritime infrastructure, improve t...

October 16, 2026 No Responses

INEC Enlists NURTW, NPA, Others For 2027 Election Logistics

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has enlisted the support of key transport and maritime stakeholders, including the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Nigerian Po...

October 15, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria, Benin Republic Urged To Strengthen Border Security Through Diplomacy

Nigeria and the Republic of Benin have been urged to leverage diplomacy, cultural ties and traditional institutions to resolve border conflicts, strengthen security and promote regional integration.Permanent Secretary, N...

October 18, 2026 No Responses

Veritas Assurance Records N23.7b Gross Premium

‌‌‍‌‍‍⁠⁠‍⁠‌‌‌⁠‌‌VERITABLE Kapital Assurance Plc has announced a Gross Premium of N23.733 billion for the 2025 financial year, which represents 0.2 per cent growth from 23.694 b...

October 14, 2026 No Responses

Q3: Dangote Refinery Explains $22.5b Revenue

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has declared $22.5 billion in revenue and $4.7 billion in net profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with a loss of $117.2 million in the corresponding...

October 14, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria’s Capital Market Masterplan: Building The Market A Nation Deserves

By Emomotimi Agama Every great economy has, at its heart, a capital market that channels the savings of ordinary people into productive investments, financing the factories, roads, homes and businesses that create jobs a...

October 12, 2026 No Responses

OPay Secures Approval For Secondary Listing On Nigerian Exchange

By ebosele@hotmail.com. OPay, a leading African fintech company, has secured board and shareholder approval to pursue a secondary listing on Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) following its planned initial public offering (...

October 7, 2026 No Responses

NGX CEO, Chiemeka emerges African Exchanges Association President

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nigerian Exchange Limited, Jude Chiemeka, has been appointed President of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA), effective September 30, 2026.Chiemeka, who also chairs t...

October 18, 2026 No Responses

Oyetola, Agbakoba, Omatseye, Others For 2026 SCAN Summit

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, will attend the 2026 Summit of the Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria (SCAN) as Special Guest of Honour, with stakeholders e...

October 17, 2026 No Responses

Minister Reiterates Support For Indigenous Shipowners, Assures On CVFF Disbursement

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening indigenous shipping capacity, assuring Nigerian shipowners of sustained support and pl...

October 17, 2026 No Responses

Stakeholders Seek Reforms To Grow Maritime Economy

MARITIME stakeholders have called for effective implementation of shipping policies to boost indigenous participation and accelerate Nigeria’s blue economy growth.They made the call at a panel session during the 2026 W...

October 16, 2026 No Responses

Oyetola Unveils NPERA Logo, Harps On Port Reforms

October 16, 2026 No Responses

FG Reaffirms Commitment To Modernising Ports Outside Lagos

October 9, 2026 No Responses

New Spiro Nigeria Country Head Unveils Mandate, Training, Growth Agenda...

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com Africa’s leading electric mobility company, Spiro has rolled out its growth agenda for Nigeria in 2027, with plans to expand its battery-swapping infrastructure, enter additional s...

October 7, 2026 No Responses

JETOUR W Motors Rewards Customers With ‘Win Your Way To...

Jetour W Motors has strengthened its engagement with customers with the conclusion of its #WinYourWayToBrazil campaign and the official unveiling of the Jetour Nigeria Club, creating new opportunities for owners to conne...

October 2, 2026 No Responses

Jetour In Abuja, Blends Motoring, Technology, Culture

For three days, Abuja was transformed into a hub of luxury, technology, motoring and culture as Jetour Nigeria turned the Maha Event Centre, Garki, into a vibrant automotive showcase.The Jetour Experience Abuja 2026, hel...

October 2, 2026 No Responses

NADDC Begins Nationwide Registration Of Motor Dealers

Following the successful launch of National Automotive Repository Portal by National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), the Council has commenced a nationwide registration programme for motor dealers in N...

September 26, 2026 No Responses

Jetour Combines Off-Road Adventure With Iwerekun Water Project

Eight Jetour SUVs took on Lagos’ rugged coastal terrain during the 2026 Jetour Africa Expedition, combining off-road driving with a community development initiative that saw the commissioning of a solar-powered borehol...

October 11, 2026 No Responses

NCDMB Tasks Indigenous Oil Firms On Global Competitiveness

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has urged indigenous oil and gas companies to strengthen their operational capacity, technological capabilities and access to financing to compete effectively...

October 10, 2026 No Responses

NNPCL: Petrol Discount Not Return Of Subsidy

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has clarified that its petrol discount offer, which runs until October 31, does not amount to the restoration of fuel subsidy but is a temporary measure to ease the...

October 6, 2026 No Responses

NLNG Showcases AI Innovation To Improve MRI Services

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has presented GenScan AI, the winning entry of The Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation (NPSI) 2026, to stakeholders in Abuja, highlighting its potential to significantly reduce MRI scan ti...

October 3, 2026 No Responses

LCCI Downstream Group Holds Symposium On Competitive, Secure Petroleum Industry.

The Petroleum Downstream Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has concluded a major industry symposium focused on strengthening Nigeria’s petroleum downstream sector in a deregulated economy.The s...

October 2, 2026 No Responses

SON, China’s CNIS Deepen Cooperation On Standards, Energy Efficiency

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has hosted a bilateral meeting with a delegation from the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) to strengthen technical cooperation in stand...

October 9, 2026 No Responses

Photo News

Twin brothers, Adeleye Falade (left), MD/CEO of NLNG, and Adegbite Falade, MD/CEO of Aradel Holdings Plc, received Honorary Fellowships of the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE) at a ceremony in Lagos on Thur...

September 30, 2026 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: Dr. Abdulrahaman Muhammad Saleem of National Pension Commission (PenCom), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, Executive Chairman, Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS); Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN); Hussaini ...

August 23, 2026 No Responses

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...

August 5, 2026 No Responses

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...

July 31, 2026 No Responses

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...

Tinubu Mourns 32 NAF Personnel, Orders Probe

President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sadness over the crash of a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR-42 aircraft near a naval base in...

FRSC Deploys 170 Ambulances For Emergency Rescue

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed more than 170 ambulances across the country to strengthen emergency response and rescue operations following...

X-RAYING THE FRSC NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON VEHICLE OVERLOADING,...

By Osondu Ohaeri – The recent national dialogue convened by the Federal Road Safety Corps in Abuja on the dangers of vehicle overloading...

September 24, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria, EU Strengthen Agric Export Market Access

By ebosele@hotmail.com. – The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has received a delegation from the European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria to strengthen cooperation on Sanitary and Phytosan...

August 6, 2026 No Responses

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...

August 5, 2026 No Responses

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...

October 10, 2026 No Responses

Ifowodo Wins $100,000 Nigeria Prize For Literature 2026

Ogaga Ifowodo’s poetry collection, Why Does God Need a Gun?, has won The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2026, earning the Nigerian poet the $100,000 cash award.Similarly, Beyond Tarkwa Bay by Peter Oghenetega O...

September 16, 2026 No Responses

Customs Renovates Ife Girls’ High School, Announces University Scholarships

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commissioned a fully renovated Ife Girls High School in Ile-Ife, Osun State, under its ‘Customs Cares’ Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative.Addressing the...

September 10, 2026 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Appoints Badejo Ayodeji Olawunmi LASU Vice-Chancellor

By ebosele@hotmail.com – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the appointment of Professor Badejo Ayodeji Olawunmi as the new Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU).City Busine...