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August 3, 2026 No Responses

CBN Lists Five Strategies To Drive Next Stage Of Fintech Growth In Nigeria

The next stage of fintech development in Nigeria must focus on five important outcomes to achieve sustainable growth of the initiative, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has declared.Mr. Yemi Cardoso, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said in a...

March 27, 2026 No Responses

CAC, NCC Deepen Partnership To Boost Transparency, Economic Growth

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have agreed to strengthen collaboration aimed at enhancing transparency and driving economic growth in Nigeria.The resolution was reached in Abuja during a courtesy visit b...

February 6, 2026 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Board Pledges Economic Growth Support

The Governing Board of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has pledged its full support to the management of the Council in advancing the Federal Government’s target of achieving at least seven per cent economic growth by 2027–2028.The commitment was ma...

December 8, 2025 No Responses

Oyo/Osun Customs Controller Visits Olubadan, Seeks Stronger Traditional Support for Security and Economic Growth

The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Oyo/Osun Area Command, Comptroller Gambo Iyere Aliyu, on Sunday, 7 December 2025, paid a courtesy visit to the Palace of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, where he underscored the crucial role of traditional leadership...

April 4, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Reaffirms Commitment To Economic Growth

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has reiterated his commitment towards using the anti-corruption fight to stimulate growth in the economy. He stated this in Abuja on Thursday, April 4, 2025...

July 5, 2024 No Responses

FG Inaugurates Economic Team

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) tasked with strategising a way out of the current economic situation in the country. The Council has a mix of government officials, top private sector players, ...

June 28, 2024 No Responses

NADDC Boss Projects Economic Growth Through Automotive Industry

To boost the growth of the automotive sector of the nation’s economy, the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Auto Journalist Association (NAJA), on Thursday, in Lagos, held the Nigeria Automotive...

April 25, 2024 No Responses

Ogbuku: Technology, Key To Growth In Niger Delta

The Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has emphasised the importance of technology in driving economic growth and social development in the Niger Delta region. Speaking at the Port Harcourt Tech Expo 2024, Ogbuku, sa...

April 18, 2024 No Responses

Cardoso: CBN Not Using Foreign Reserve To Defend Naira

THE Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, on Wednesday said the apex bank is not defending the Naira with the nation’s foreign reserves. He was speaking against the backdrop of the recent decline in Nigeria’s foreign reserves....

April 11, 2024 No Responses

NNPC Chief Harps On Role Of Gas In Driving Economic Growth, Industrial Development

The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mr. Mele Kyari, has reiterated the crucial role of natural gas in Fuelling economic growth and industrial development in Nigeria. Kyari, who was speaking a...

February 9, 2024 No Responses

How Interest Rate, Inflation, and Exchange Rate Will Shape Economic Growth In 2024, By Augusto & Co

A Pan-African Credit Rating Agency Agusto & Co has identified three major economic variables that are likely to have a fareaching impact on Nigeria’s growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2024.Agusto & Co is a leading provider of industry...

August 16, 2022 No Responses

Oil Prices Tumble As China Economy Stutters

Oil prices slumped nearly five percent Monday on data showing China’s economic recovery stuttering under Covid-19 restrictions and a slumping property sector. Stock markets mostly steadied and the dollar traded mixed as investors welcome signs of cooling US ...

May 9, 2022 No Responses

SEC Nigeria Proposes Full Digital Capital Market

As part of measures to fully digitalise operations of the Nigerian capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing some guidelines that will enable investors virtually do everything they need to do on their internet-enabled appliances...

October 28, 2021 No Responses

Dana Air MD: Public, Private Partnership Key To Sustainable Economic Growth

The Chief Executive Officer of Dana Air, Jacky Hathiramani has reaffirmed the need for the government to focus more on public, private partnerships to achieve a far-reaching and immediate impact in Nigeria’s economy. The Dana Air boss made this re...