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Wednesday, 9 September 2026

FG Endorses NIPSS Orange Economy Initiative

FG Endorses NIPSS Orange Economy Initiative

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Federal Government has pledged its support for the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) to harness Nigeria’s...
Mary-Brenda Akoda Wins 2026 Nigeria Prize For Science, Innovation With GenScan AI

Mary-Brenda Akoda Wins 2026 Nigeria Prize For Science,...

By ebosele@hotmail.com – Mary-Brenda Akoda has emerged as the winner of the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation (NPSI) for her groundbreaking...
NIMASA To Revamp Maritime Training Curriculum, Seeks Global Recognition For Seafarers

NIMASA To Revamp Maritime Training Curriculum, Seeks Global...

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced plans to review the curriculum for maritime training institutions in Nigeria,...

Customs, Ethiopian Delegation Explore Collaboration On Climate Action, Environmental Protection

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has strengthened its commitment to environmental sustainability by exploring collaboration with Ethiopia on climate action, tree planting and environmental protection.The engagement took...

Jetour G700 PHEV Set To Headline Three-Day Abuja Automotive Showcase

Jetour Nigeria is set to take its high-energy automotive experience to Abuja, with the all-new Jetour G700 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) billed as the centrepiece of a three-day showcase scheduled for September ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

Capital Market/Banking

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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...

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...

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...

Maritime

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NIMASA To Revamp Maritime Training Curriculum, Seeks Global Recognition For...

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced plans to review the curriculum for maritime training institutions in Nigeria, with a view to aligning seafarer training...

Nigeria, APM Terminals Sign MoU To Develop Badagry Deep-Seaport

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigerian Government has taken a major step towards the development of the proposed Badagry Deep-Seaport following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with APM Terminals i...

SAHCO MD Visits Warri Station, Reaffirms Commitment To Operational Excellence

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC (SAHCO), Mrs. Adenike Aboderin, has visited the company’s Warri Station at Osubi Airport, where she h...

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...

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 ...

Jetour RELY R8 Premium Pickup To Debuts In Abuja

Jetour Nigeria is set to introduce its highly anticipated RELY R8 premium heavy-duty pickup truck to motorists and automotive enthusiasts in Abuja as the automaker takes its flagship Jetour Experience showcase to the Fed...

Jetour G700 PHEV Set To Headline Three-Day Abuja Automotive Showcase

Jetour Nigeria is set to take its high-energy automotive experience to Abuja, with the all-new Jetour G700 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) billed as the centrepiece of a three-day showcase scheduled for September ...

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...

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...

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...

Energy

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Dangote Refinery Unveils N2.2 trillion IPO, Targets 10m Shareholders

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has unveiled a N2.15 trillion Initial Public Offer (IPO), offering Nigerians and other Africans an opportunity to acquire shares in its 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery.The of...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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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NAF Graduates 23 Cabin Crew Personnel

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

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

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...

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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Mary-Brenda Akoda Wins 2026 Nigeria Prize For Science, Innovation With...

By ebosele@hotmail.com – Mary-Brenda Akoda has emerged as the winner of the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation (NPSI) for her groundbreaking innovation, GenScan AI (GenMRI/C-MORE), an artificia...

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...

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...