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Nigeria’s economic reforms: Governor insists President Tinubu is taking the right steps

August 13, 2025

Oyebanji dissolves Executive Council, spares key commissioners and two Special Advisers in Ekiti

August 11, 2025

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Defunct NITEL/MTEL pensioners get N842.8 million pension arrears

Defunct NITEL/MTEL pensioners get N842.8 million arrears

January 8, 2020

No less than 11,331 pensioners have been paid N842.8 million by the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD).

PenCom to offer bonds, offset arrears

January 8, 2020

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) is in talks with the Debt Management Office (DMO) to offer pension bonds on behalf of...

Nigeria, others secure AfDB’s $20m to improve renewable energy

January 8, 2020

Nigeria and others have secured $20 million investment in the Metier Sustainable Capital International Fund II from AfDB.

Market Views

US vs Iran: Broad implications for Nigeria

by CSL Stockbrokers

January 7, 2020

Last week, the USA claimed responsibility for the assassination of a senior Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani, warning Iran not to retaliate.

Nigerian Customs: Apapa Command recorded N40.6 billion FoB in 2019

January 7, 2020

The Apapa Command of the Nigerian Customs Service disclosed that it recorded N40.6 billion as Total FoB Value for the...

Over 60,000 litres of petrol seized from smugglers – Customs

Over 60,000 litres of petrol seized from smugglers in two months– Customs

January 7, 2020

The Nigeria Customs Service has disclosed that over 60,000 litres of petrol have been seized from smugglers by its officials...

FG warns Nigerians about on-going N3million COVID-19 grant scam, IMF, World bank loans, Over 56% of 2019 budget expenditure was released for capital projects , FG changes decision to sell stake of oil assets in JVs, Finance Bill: Nigeria exempts small businesses from Company Income Tax , Finance Bill is for the good of Nigerians – Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed, Nigeria, five other West African countries reject ‘Eco’ as ECOWAS single currency, FG rejects calls for tax reduction, tax relief for donors to intervention funds, Nigerian economy going into recession, might contract by -8.9% - Finance Minister, Nigeria to spend $33.20 billion in 2021 up 17.2%, will spend 25% of budget on debt servicing - Finance Ministry, COVID -19: FG accesses $750m loans from World Bank for states

Nigeria exempts small businesses from Company Income Tax

The new Finance Bill will ensure the exemption of small businesses with an annual turnover of less than N25 million...

Gas station explosion: Lagos to enforce stiffer measures on operators, blames negligence, Lagos approves 33% increase for all state pensioners, Lagos introduces Dropbox facility for land documentation, China Development Bank, Sanwo-Olu sign $629m facility to complete Lekki Deep Seaport , Lagos State Government seeks partnership with insurance operators, Bond Issue: Lagos State Government to raise N100 billion for infrastructural development, Lagos State threatens to shut down Adron, Almond, 103 other estates for lacking approval

Bond: Lagos to raise N100 billion for infrastructural development

The Lagos State Government has announced the launch of its third series N500 billion bond issuance programme which seeks to...

Crude oil prices continue to rise on the backdrop of US-Iran tension

by Emmanuel Abara Benson

Global oil prices have been on the increase ever since the killing of the top Iranian army Commander, Qasem Soleimani...

FG directs the suspension of NIMC staff involved in extortion of NIN applicants, SIM. Social media accounts monitoring, FG completes 11 projects to drive Digital Economy, FG orders NIPOST to stop cash transactions , Pantami moves to ban automatic voicemail service by telcos , Why Nigeria’s Data woes may not end soon , Pantami reacts to CBN’s ATM fee cut, keeps mute on directive to cut data cost , Pantami condemns FIRS move to collect stamp duty, MTN, Airtel, others disregarding Pantami’s voicemail, data directives on all front , FG warns State governments against RoW charge increase, FG reiterates commitment towards implementing broadband strategy ,FG reiterates commitment to 75% broadband penetration in 5 years , Pantami tasks Youth on developing creative and entrepreneurial digital skills

Pantami disagrees with Finance Minister over stamp duty collection