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Nigeria Business News

Sep
2026 07 NCAA Completes Technical Mission To Strengthen IFP Design, Flight Validation

Sep
2026 07 NAF Graduates 23 Cabin Crew Personnel

Sep
2026 07 Arsenal Beat Chelsea 2-1 In Comeback Victory

Sep
2026 06 Customs Board Confirms One DCG, Five ACGs

Sep
2026 06 Customs Boss Bags Daily Times Heroes Award

Aviation

NCAA Completes Technical Mission To Strengthen IFP Design, Flight Validation

Auto

NADDC Engages Stakeholders On Draft Automotive Industry Bill 2026

Metro

EFCC Arraigns Two For Alleged £110,000, ₦500m Fraud

Sports

Arsenal Beat Chelsea 2-1 In Comeback Victory

NCAA Completes Technical Mission To Strengthen IFP Design,...

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has completed a 10-day technical assistance mission aimed at embedding long-term structural reforms into...

NAF Graduates 23 Cabin Crew Personnel

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Air Traffic Services Training Centre (ATSTC), Kaduna, has graduated 23 Airmen and Airwomen from the Cabin Crew Initial Course...

Arsenal Beat Chelsea 2-1 In Comeback Victory

Premier League StartArsenal produced a spirited comeback at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, overturning an early Chelsea lead to secure a 2-1 victory...

September 6, 2026 No Responses

Customs Board Confirms One DCG, Five ACGs

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has approved the confirmation of one Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs (DCG) and five Assistant Comptroller-Generals of Customs (ACGs), following the st...

September 6, 2026 No Responses

Customs Boss Bags Daily Times Heroes Award

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has been presented with the prestigious Times Heroes Award in recognition of his significant contributions to public service and national development.The honour ...

September 5, 2026 No Responses

Lagos Blue Line Moves 9m Passengers In Three Years

By ebosele@hotmail.com Three years after commencing commercial operations, the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line has transported more than nine million passengers in over 70,000 trips, reinforcing its position as ...

September 5, 2026 No Responses

CSCS Cuts Selected Fees To Boost Retail Participation

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS) has announced revised pricing across selected services as part of efforts to reduce transaction costs, encourage greater retail investor pa...

September 4, 2026 No Responses

NADDC Engages Stakeholders On Draft Automotive Industry Bill 2026

By ebosele@hotmail.com The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has engaged key stakeholders in Nigeria’s automotive industry on the Draft National Automotive Industry Bill, 2026, as part of effor...

August 28, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria Hails Return To FTSE Russell Frontier Market Status

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Federal Ministry of Finance has welcomed the confirmation by global index provider FTSE Russell that Nigeria’s capital market will be reclassified from “Unclassified” to “Frontier Marke...

August 28, 2026 No Responses

NGX Group: FTSE Russell Confirmation Reinforces Nigeria’s Capital Market Progress

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigerian capital market has received a major boost as FTSE Russell confirmed that Nigeria’s reclassification from Unclassified to Frontier Market status will proceed as scheduled from...

August 22, 2026 No Responses

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 ...

August 17, 2026 No Responses

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...

August 13, 2026 No Responses

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...

September 6, 2026 No Responses

Customs Board Confirms One DCG, Five ACGs

September 6, 2026 No Responses

Customs Boss Bags Daily Times Heroes Award

September 4, 2026 No Responses

NPERA Boss Honoured In London For Advancing Investment, Economic Development

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA), Dr. Pius Akutah, MON, has received a Sustainability Award for Investment and Economic Deve...

September 3, 2026 No Responses

Oyetola Directs Transfer Of Inland Dry Port Functions To NPA

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has directed the transfer of the Inland Dry Port (IDP) functions of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to the Nigerian Ports Aut...

September 2, 2026 No Responses

NSIB, Ministry To Strengthen Safety On Nigerian Waterways

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has engaged the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy on measures to strengthen safety protocols and reduce accidents across Nigeria’s marine...

September 4, 2026 No Responses

NADDC Engages Stakeholders On Draft Automotive Industry Bill 2026

September 1, 2026 No Responses

19th NAJA Awards Holds December 3rd In Lagos

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) has announced Thursday, December 3, 2026, as the date for the grand finale of its 19th annual awards, promising a bigger and more prestigious celebra...

August 29, 2026 No Responses

Fire Service Urges Specialised Approach To Electric Vehicle Fires

The Federal Fire Service (FFS), Lagos Command, has warned that fires involving electric vehicles (EVs) require specialised knowledge, equipment and response techniques, as Nigeria’s transition towards cleaner transport...

August 29, 2026 No Responses

NADDC Equips Technicians With Skills For PMS-To-CNG Conversion

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), in collaboration with Jennymond Systems Ltd., has concluded a two-week specialised training programme aimed at strengthening ...

August 26, 2026 No Responses

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...

September 5, 2026 No Responses

Dangote Refinery Secures SEC Approval For ₦4.1b IPO

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the commencement of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, paving the way for what...

September 2, 2026 No Responses

Edo Tasks HOSTCOM On Oil, Gas Development

The Edo State Ministry of Oil and Gas Resources has urged the state chapter of the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM) to strengthen collaboration with relevant stakeholders to accelerate developm...

September 1, 2026 No Responses

PIA Clarity Attracting Investments, Boosting Oil Production, Says NUPRC CEO

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has said the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 has provided greater clarity and stabil...

August 31, 2026 No Responses

NUPRC: 172 Host Communities Trusts Boost Oil Production

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says 172 Host Communities Development Trusts (HCDTs) have so far been incorporated by oil and gas companies operating in the country.The ...

August 29, 2026 No Responses

PTDF, Wages Commission Strengthen Partnership

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) and the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) have expressed readiness to deepen collaboration in workforce development, institutional effectiveness and ...

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...

July 14, 2026 No Responses

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 ...

July 14, 2026 No Responses

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...

NAF Graduates 23 Cabin Crew Personnel

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Air Traffic Services Training Centre (ATSTC), Kaduna, has graduated 23 Airmen and Airwomen from the Cabin Crew Initial Course...

NAF, Police Deepen Collaboration Ahead 2027 Elections

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigerian Air...

NSIB, Ministry To Strengthen Safety On Nigerian Waterways

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has engaged the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy on measures to strengthen safety...

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...

July 17, 2026 No Responses

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...

September 5, 2026 No Responses

INEC Offers Biometric Technology Support to JAMB

By ebosele@hotmail.com– The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed its readiness to support the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) with biometric verification technolo...

August 28, 2026 No Responses

UBTH College of Nursing Science Inducts Pioneer Graduates

By ebosele@hotmail.com The College of Nursing Sciences, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), on Thursday, lAugust 27, 2026, held its maiden Induction/Oath-Taking Ceremony for the 2025/2026 academic ses...

August 28, 2026 No Responses

MAPOLY Alumni Mourns Dotun Oladipo

The National Executive Council of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Alumni Association (MAPALUM) has expressed profound grief over the sudden passage of veteran journalist, publisher and founder of The Eagle Onlin...