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July 8, 2026 No Responses

Expert Seeks Stronger Oil, Insurance Alliance To Deepen Local Content

Nigeria’s insurance and oil and gas industries have been urged to forge stronger strategic partnerships anchored on local content development and digital transformation to accelerate inclusive economic growth and strengthen the nation’s resilience.The call was made by the Group Managing...

July 6, 2026 No Responses

My Farewell From UBA, By Tony Elumelu

Why create an institution? To ensure that an institution can live long, grow ever stronger and deliver a vision.I have never been able to look at Africa and see only borders. Where many see fifty-four separate markets, I saw one...

July 5, 2026 No Responses

Customs, UBA Deepen Trade Facilitation Partnership

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the United Bank for Africa (UBA) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration to advance trade facilitation and support key digital transformation initiatives, following a high-level meeting at the Servi...

July 5, 2026 No Responses

Customs, Afreximbank Deepen Trade Facilitation Partnership

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has again reaffirmed its commitment to advancing intra-African trade by deepening its partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to strengthen trade facilitation, enhance customs cooperation, and accelerate ...

July 1, 2026 No Responses

Minister Advocates Commercial Dispute Tribunal To Boost Capital Market Growth

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has proposed the establishment of a specialised Commercial Dispute Resolution Tribunal to fast-track the resolution of business disputes, arguing that faster justice delivery is c...

June 17, 2026 No Responses

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His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja (left),Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Zenith Bank Plc, Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, OON, (middle) andand Most Reverend Professor Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, Catholic Bishop of t...

May 12, 2026 No Responses

Nigerian Equities Market Surpasses N160trn As Investors Gain N3.16trillion

The Nigerian equities market extended its bullish run on Monday, with market capitalisation crossing the N160 trillion mark as investors gained a combined N3.162 trillion.Market capitalisation rose by 2.01 per cent, climbing from N157.094 trillion recorded on ...

April 27, 2026 No Responses

Alleged $6.23b Fraud: Witness Tells Court Funds Were Siphoned from CBN For ‘Foreign Observers’

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 the Central Bank of Nigeria...

April 21, 2026 No Responses

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, George Akume, two cabinet members—Wal...

April 20, 2026 No Responses

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

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, Temi Popoola.Speaking during a presentation...

April 20, 2026 No Responses

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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, after signing a Memorandum of Understandin...

April 18, 2026 No Responses

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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.

April 16, 2026 No Responses

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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 Shobo, and Vice – Chairman and Non- E...

April 15, 2026 No Responses

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, small-scale food systems that safeguard people, an...