Economy
Nigeria’s Revenue-to-Debt Service Ratio Now 68%—Wale Edun
By Adedapo Adesanya Nigeria’s revenue-to-debt service ratio declined from 97 per cent in 2023 to 68 per cent in 2024,...
Read moreActivities at Nigeria’s Seaports Drop 4.3% Drop in Six Months
By Adedapo Adesanya Nigeria witnessed a 4.3 per cent drop in the number of ships that called at the nation’s...
Read moreThe Growth and Growth of Family-Owned Businesses: the Two Key Pillars of Success
By Kyra Motley and Chelsea Turner Africa has seen an exponential growth of family-owned businesses (FOBs) in recent years, aligned...
Read moreGCR Affirms Dangote Cement’s National Scale Long-Term Issuer Rating
By Aduragbemi Omiyale Dangote Cement Plc’s national scale long-term issuer rating of AA+(NG) has been affirmed by GCR Ratings, a...
Read moreLafarge Africa Introduces Low-Carbon Multipurpose Cement COPlanet Unicem
By Aduragbemi Omiyale An environment-friendly cement manufactured with over 30 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions has been introduced by...
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Onne Customs Command Generates Over N312bn in Six Months
By Bon Peters The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt Area 11 Command, Onne Rivers State, says it has intercepted...
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De-marketing of Nigeria as an Investment Destination: The NNPC–Aliko Dangote Saga
By Victor Oladokun I’ve read with either great interest or dismay, several informed and uninformed comments about the current Aliko...
Read moreAlliance of Sahel States: Beginner’s Guide
By Professor Maurice Okoli Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, the three Francophone West African countries under military government, have established...
Read moreResilience and Peace in Nigeria
By Prince Charles Dickson PhD Let me thank my brother and friend, Chris Kwaja, scholar and policy analyst who is...
Read moreNationwide Protest Not the Solution
By Kenechukwu Aguolu The bold economic policies introduced by the Government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have led to a...
Read moreNDDC and Tinubu’s Security Model in Niger Delta Region
By Jerome-Mario Utomi In my previous intervention NDDC and Sustainable Development of Niger Delta Region published in May this year,...
Read moreBanking
Moniepoint Calls for Collaborative Initiatives to Broaden Financial Access
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Nigeria can quickly achieve robust financial and economic inclusion if stakeholders from the private and public sectors...
Read moreNigerian Banks Get Deadline to Pay 70% Windfall Profit Levy
By Adedapo Adesanya The Senate has passed the amended 2023 Finance Act after President Bola Tinubu requested an unprecedented windfall...
Read moreWe Requested Dormant Accounts’ Funds Mainly for Safe Keep—CBN
By Dipo Olowookere The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Yemi Cardoso, has explained the rationale behind...
Read moreZenith Bank Retains Position as Number One Bank in Nigeria
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Zenith Bank Plc has maintained its position as the Number One Bank in Nigeria for the fifteenth...
Read morePiggyvest, PalmPay, Others Among World Top 250 Fintech Firms
By Adedapo Adesanya Nigerian financial solutions companies, including PalmPay, Piggyvest, Kuda Bank, and Flutterwave, have been included in the 2024...
Read moreMohammed to Tutor SMEs on Ways to Cut Energy Costs at Ecobank Conference
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Surviving in a harsh business environment like Nigeria can be tough, especially when the cost of operations,...
Read moreAccess Bank Gets $30m Loan for Underserved MSMEs
By Adedapo Adesanya A Swedish development finance institution with the mission to contribute to poverty reduction through sustainable investments in...
Read moreUnity Bank Customers Get N4m in Cashtoken Rewards Promo
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Over N4 million has been won by customers of Unity Bank Plc in its ongoing loyalty programme...
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Job Applicants Crash NNPC Recruitment Portal After Advertisement
By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has announced that its job application portal is currently experiencing...
Read moreStudy Sees Africa’s Green Economy Creating 3.3 million Direct Jobs by 2030
By Modupe Gbadeyanka About 3.3 million are projected to be created by 2030 from Africa’s green economy, with Nigeria contributing...
Read moreAfam Osigwe Becomes New NBA President, to Replace Maikyau
By Adedapo Adesanya A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Afam Osigwe, has emerged as the president-elect of the Nigerian...
Read moreEno Udoma-Eniang Joins Promasidor as Corporate Affairs Director
By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Head of Government and Legislative Affairs at Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited (9Mobile), Mrs Eno Udoma-Eniang,...
Read moreTinubu Selects Didi Esther Walson-Jack as New Head of Service
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack has been appointed as the new Head of Service of the Federation, replacing...
Read moreTinubu Makes Record Changes to Heads of Agencies
By Adedapo Adesanya President Tinubu announced a flurry of change to government agencies' heads over the weekend in a move...
Read moreWorld
Africa to Displace Asia as Most Hungry Continent by 2030
By Adedapo Adesanya The United Nations has predicted that Africa will replace Asia as the continent with the highest number...
Read moreRussia Recruiting African Specialists
By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh With thousands conscripted into the army to fight in neighbouring Ukraine, several more thousands escaping military...
Read moreWTO: Okonjo-Iweala’s Re-election Bid Gathers Momentum
By Adedapo Adesanya Fifty-eight of the 164 member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have voiced support for a...
Read moreRussia-Algeria’s Bilateral Trade Experiences Significant Growth
By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Russian-Algerian bilateral trade turnover increased 2.2 times and at the end of 2023 reached $3.765 billion,...
Read moreJoe Biden Steps Down From US Presidential Race
By Adedapo Adesanya The President of the United States, Mr Joe Biden, has announced that he no longer plans to...
Read moreTechnology
Interswitch, Thales Launch CipherTrust Data Security Solution
By Modupe Gbadeyanka An advanced data security solution designed to protect organisations from data breaches and threats has been launched...
Read moreCollaboration and Investment Key to Strengthening Africa’s Digital Payments Cybersecurity
By Omotayo Ogunlade As the digital payments landscape in Africa expands, the need for robust cybersecurity measures becomes increasingly urgent....
Read moreTradeLenda, Niteon, Two Others Receive N20m Seed Capital
**As Iwendi Tasks Nigerian Tech Innovators on Nature-Based Solutions By Dipo Olowookere Four Nigerian tech innovators have received a seed...
Read moreGoogle Prioritizes User Choice With New Privacy Sandbox
By Aduragbemi Omiyale Global tech giant, Google, has given web users the power to make informed choices about their data...
Read moreWP Engine Acquires NitroPack
By Dipo Olowookere A notable website optimisation company, NitroPack, has been acquired by WordPress through WP Engine in a bid...
Read moreWhatsApp to Appeal $220m Nigerian Fine
By Adedapo Adesanya WhatsApp has said that its parent body, Meta, will be appealing the $220 million fine imposed by...
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