Nigeria: Financial Inclusion, Youth and the Future of Banking

The COVID-19 pandemic may have disrupted global systems across trade, finance, health, and education, over the last three years, but for financial inclusion, it was a significant… Read more »

Nigeria: NNPC - Lingering Fuel Scarcity Not Deliberate Attempt to Influence, Scuttle Elections

*Kyari insists there's no fuel shortage, only distribution issues Read more »

Nigeria: El-Rufai Insists Forces in Villa Working Against APC, Tinubu's Poll Victory

*Says naira redesign deliberate obstacle to hinder chances of ex-Lagos gov Read more »

Nigeria: Feb 25, Tinubu and the Enemies Within

The clock is ticking. By the end of today, the feat of crossing the presidential bridge or failing to cross, would just be 21 soulful days away. Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a… Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Authorises Over-the-Counter Payment of New Naira Notes

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday directed deposit money banks (DMBs) to commence payment of the redesigned naira notes over the… Read more »

Nigeria: FAAN Moves to Make Nigeria Major Player in Cargo Freighting

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Nigeria: Major General Victor Ezugwu - Building Nigeria's First Indigenous Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected Armoured Carrier

As part of ongoing efforts by the Nigerian Army to promote local content initiative in weapon systems production, the force threw its full weight behind Major General Victor… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt, Daewoo Sign Deal for Maintenance of Kaduna Refinery for $740million

*NNPC says Port Harcourt refinery 64% completed Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Earned $18bn From Export of Urea Fertilizer, Ginger, Sesame in Seven Years

The federal government has said it achieved significant revenue of $18 billion from 2015- 2022 from non-oil exports such as Urea Fertilizer, Ginger and Sesame. Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Rejoices With Arise News Channel On Its 10th Anniversary

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday congratulated the Founder/Chairman of ARISE Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena as well as the management and staff of ARISE News Channel on… Read more »

Nigeria: Ooni of Ife Goes Hollywood

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, recently made a historic debut in a new Hollywood flick. Titled 'Take Me Home', Ooni played a unique role that befits his throne as the custodian… Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos City Marathon 2023 Will See World-Class Runners This Weekend

Ethiopia's Hayla Bazu Worku will be leading the team of foreign world-class runners that will compete at the Gold-label 8th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on Saturday, February… Read more »

Nigeria: 2023 Election - Prophets, Pollsters and Endorsers

The year 2023 will be an interesting year of hopes, hopes raised, and hopes dashed. It will also feature punters, guessers, guesstimators, prophets, pundits, pollsters and… Read more »

Nigeria: Thousands of Nigerians Join Landmark Lawsuit Against Shell in UK

More than 13,500 Nigerians joined their communities in a lawsuit against Shell Plc before a landmark UK trial that could have far-reaching implications for parent-company… Read more »

Nigeria: UK Govt Turned Down Our Request to Repatriate Diezani Madueke, Says Interpol

The Head of National Central Bureau (NCB) INTERPOL, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Garba Baba Umar, yesterday revealed that the government of United Kingdom (UK)… Read more »

Nigeria: Edo Confirms 132 Cases of Lassa Fever, Records Two More Deaths

Edo State has recorded seven more confirmed cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 132. Read more »

Nigeria: 2 Dead, Scores Trapped As Commercial Complex Collapses in Abuja

Two persons were feared dead while over 50 people were trapped when a two-storey commercial complex under construction, collapsed Thursday in Gwarinpa District of the FCT. Read more »

Nigeria: Digital Economy Sector Most Successful in Diversification of Nigeria's Economy - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the digital economy sector has been the most successful in the diversification of the nation's economy, saving the federal government… Read more »

Nigeria: 14-Year-Old Nigerian Wins Global Face of Africa Fashion Pageant

Miss Zelma Tetua, a 14-year-old Nigerian, has emerged global winner of the recently concluded global African Fashion for Peace World. Read more »

Nigeria: Experts Call for Regulation On Reporting Cybersecurity Attacks

Cybersecurity experts have called for some form of regulations that will make organisations report cyber attacks, stressing that underreporting of cyber attacks is one of the major… Read more »

Nigeria: The Lekki Deep Sea Port

The port has immense potential for the economy Read more »

Nigeria: NCC Moves to Bridge Gender Inequality in ICT Sector

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced the "Nigerian Girls Can Code," as part of efforts to bridge the gender gap between male and female stakeholders in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Let Every State Determine Salaries, Allowances of Its Officials, Akeredolu Recommends to Govt

The Chairman of the Southern Nigeria Governors' Forum and Ondo State Governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, yesterday faulted the current practice of fixing salaries and allowances… Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku Attacks Tinubu Over Exchange Rate, Says He's Hypocrite

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, took a swipe at his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, Bola Tinubu, and described him… Read more »

West Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$50 Million, €50 Million Trade Finance Credit Line for ECOWAS Bank

-Bank partners Government of Canada to fund SMEs, agric Read more »