The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has stepped up efforts to address lingering port security gaps and secure the removal of entry restrictions on Nigerian-bound vessels, as it deepens collaboration with the United States Coast Guard (USCG). This ...
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MTN Pauses Borrowing Service As Digital Lending Oversight Tightens
Nigeria’s largest telecommunications provider, MTN has temporarily stopped its Xtratime service, which allows customers to borrow airtime and data. The move comes after new government rules on digital lending took effect. In an announcement to the Nigerian Exchange, MTN explained ...
Read More »REA, Mente Energy Partner On Renewable Energy Localisation Drive
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and Mente Energy Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formally launch the Renewable Energy Localisation and Industrialisation Programme (RELIP). The programme is designed to structure Nigeria’s renewable energy market to catalyse investment, generate ...
Read More »Nigeria Hosts AU Monetary Institute Ahead of September Take-off
Nigeria is set to host the African Union’s (AU) African Monetary Institute (AMI), as preparations intensify for the institute’s planned take-off in September 2026. The institute is part of measures to push for monetary cooperation, financial integration and single currency ...
Read More »LCCI Calls For Urgent Action As Inflationary Pressures Resurge
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), said the resurgence of inflationary pressures underscores the need for urgent, targeted, and sustained policy responses. The Chamber stressed that addressing structural drivers in energy, food systems, logistics, and foreign exchange will ...
Read More »Oil, Condensate Output Averages At 1.546mbpd In March After 1.84mbpd Peak
Nigeria’s combined oil and condensate production averaged 1.546 million barrels per day (mbpd) in March 2026, up 4.2 per cent from 1.483 mbpd in February, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) reported. The month saw production peak at 1.84 ...
Read More »ITF, CTIN To Train 100,000 Artisans For Construction Sector
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), in collaboration with the Cement Technology Institute of Nigeria (CTIN), have concluded arrangements to launch a landmark skills development programme aimed at training and upskilling 100,000 artisans in Nigeria’s construction sector. The programme that will ...
Read More »Local Airlines Threaten Nationwide Shutdown Over 300% Surge In Jet A1
Amid Middle-East Tensions that have made Aviation fuel also known as Jet-A1 experience over 300 per cent surge in price, domestic airlines under the umbrella of the Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON) have issued a warning of a possible nationwide ...
Read More »Ecobank Reports $801m Profit Before Tax For 2025
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has reported a pre-tax profit of N801 million for the 2025 financial year, reflecting sustained revenue generation from its diversified operations across sub-Saharan Africa. The Group in its 2025 audited results for the year ended December ...
Read More »‘Elumelu Effect’ Drives Seplat to N10,000 Per Share Milestone—Heirs Energies
Seplat Energy Plc’s milestone of trading above N10,000 per share, has been directly linked to the strategic investment by Tony Elumelu’s Heirs Energies. Seplat Energy become the first company in the 65-year history of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) to cross ...
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