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Boko Haram Massacre: 147 farmers buried, Amnesty Intl. says

A mass burial has been held for 147 farmers...

Moghalu slams African leaders’ focus on GDP over citizens’ wellbeing

Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank...

Former First Bank chiefs Otudeko, Onasanya face N12.3bn fraud charges

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed...

GTBank co-founder Fola Adeola sells N10.9 billion Aradel shares

Fola Adeola, co-founder of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has...

Climate tech innovation in Africa gets $10 million boost from AfDB

Things are looking up in the climate tech innovation...

Punishing cost of living crisis deepens as Nigeria’s inflation rises again

Nigeria’s annual inflation rate rose to 34.8% in December...

Strange Lagos-Port Harcourt coastal highway appears in 2025 budget

Nigeria’s controversial coastal highway project has surfaced in the...

Strange Lagos-Port Harcourt coastal highway appears in 2025 budget

Nigeria’s controversial coastal highway project has surfaced in the...

Nigeria’s move to raise telecom tariffs sends MTN to 6-month high

The Nigerian government has confirmed there will soon be...

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Boko Haram Massacre: 147 farmers buried, Amnesty Intl. says

A mass burial has been held for 147 farmers...

Moghalu slams African leaders’ focus on GDP over citizens’ wellbeing

Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank...

TotalEnergies expects lower Q1 2025 profit after strong 2024

TotalEnergies Nigeria Plc has projected a profit after tax...

Former First Bank chiefs Otudeko, Onasanya face N12.3bn fraud charges

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed...

At least 100 dead in South Africa’s illegal mining tragedy

At least 100 illegal miners have died underground in...

Climate tech innovation in Africa gets $10 million boost from AfDB

Things are looking up in the climate tech innovation...

GTBank co-founder Fola Adeola sells N10.9 billion Aradel shares

Fola Adeola, co-founder of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has...

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Companies and Markets

TotalEnergies expects lower Q1 2025 profit after strong 2024

TotalEnergies Nigeria Plc has projected a profit after tax (PAT) of ₦2.4 billion for...

Nigeria’s move to raise telecom tariffs sends MTN to 6-month high

The Nigerian government has confirmed there will soon be an increase in phone, SMS,...

Meta ends fact-checking programme for Facebook

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced that it will be ending its...

MTN, Airtel, Glo close to get approval for higher tariffs

Nigeria's telecommunication companies, including MTN, Airtel, and Glo, are intensifying efforts to secure regulatory...

Tantalizers expands into seafood supplies with DanBethel acquisition

Tantalizers Plc, a leading name in Nigeria’s quick-service restaurant industry, is venturing into the...

Dangote begins petrol sales at filling stations, sells below NNPC price

Dangote Refinery has commenced its first retail sale of petrol, pricing it at N935...

After 88 years, Shell ends onshore operations in Nigeria

Shell Plc has received final approval from the Nigerian government through the petroleum minister...

Saipem secures $900 million Shell’s Bonga contract in Nigeria

Italian oil services giant Saipem, in partnership with KOA Oil & Gas and AVEON...

Sponsored

Humanitarian group supports Nasarawa community with donations

In an effort to alleviate hardship in Nigeria, a nongovernmental group has provided relief...

ViaDerma announces shipment of 500,000 units of flagship product to Nigeria

ViaDerma, Inc., a leader in innovative wound care solutions, has announced that a shipment...

TotalEnergies launches Ubeta gas development to supply Nigeria LNG

TotalEnergies, operator of OML 58 onshore license in Nigeria with a 40% interest, together...

Eko Health raises $41 million to scale AI-driven heart, lung disease detection

Eko Health, a pioneer in applying artificial intelligence for early detection of heart and...

FCMB declares final dividend of N0.50 per share

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) announced a final dividend of 50 kobo for each...
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Economy

Punishing cost of living crisis deepens as Nigeria’s inflation rises again

Nigeria’s annual inflation rate rose to 34.8% in December 2024 from 34.6% in November, according to data released by the National Bureau...

Politics

The Fall of Obasa: What Lagos speaker’s sack says about Tinubu’s influence

The Lagos state house of assembly removed longstanding speaker Mudashiru Obasa on Monday. A key ally of President Bola Tinubu, Mr Obasa became...

Small Business

No Withholding Tax for small businesses, Nigerian govt says

The Nigerian government announced Tuesday that small businesses and farmers will be exempt from Withholding Tax (WHT) under a newly approved reform...

Health

Malaria cases rose in 2023 with African children worst hit: WHO

There were around 11 million more cases of malaria in 2023 than in 2022, according to a new World Health Organization report,...
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Consumer

Nigeria’s move to raise telecom tariffs sends MTN to 6-month high

The Nigerian government has confirmed there will soon be an increase in phone, SMS, and data tariffs, sending MTN stocks to their...

Technology

U.S. says Google must sell Chrome browser to break search engine monopoly

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has demanded Google sells Chrome, the world's most popular web browser, to end the company’s monopoly...

Food

Millions going hungry as Borno floods worsen economic hardship

By Ope Adetayo Unrelenting price rises and a brutal insurgency had already made it hard for Nigerians in northeastern Borno State to feed...

Climate Change

Climate tech innovation in Africa gets $10 million boost from AfDB

Things are looking up in the climate tech innovation in Sub-Sahara Africa, courtesy of an investment of $10 million by the African...