archiveJuly 3, 2025

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held its regular weekly meeting today, Thursday 3rd July 2025. Among other issues, the meeting discussed the need for clarity on the review of election results as well as the ongoing processing of applications from associations seeking registration as political parties. Nigerians would recall that...

Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has officially commissioned the newly restored Digital Industrial Park in Kano, a major step toward grassroots digital transformation. The facility, completed in 2024 but vandalized during the nationwide protest of August 1st, has now been fully restored through the intervention...

The Nigerian economy is expected ot grow by 3.7 perc ent in the first half of 2025, based on improved oil production and overall business conditions, a monthly Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) report by Stanbic IBTC reveals. “Insights from the monthly PMIs and crude oil production data from the Nigerian...

The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to formally resign his membership following his decision to join the opposition coalition platform under the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Obi was unveiled on Wednesday as one of the...

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), a leading integrated market infrastructure provider in Africa, has signed a funding agreement with DEG Impulse gGmbH, a subsidiary of the German Development Finance Institution, DEG - Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, part of KfW Bankengruppe, to commence the implementation of its flagship NGX Net-Zero Programme...

Nigeria is working towards fast-tracking implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to unlock opportunities across the continent for businesses in the country. Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Hon. Jumoke Oduwole noted that intra-African trade has been improving. “Intra African trade exports...

…revamps N50bn community contractors fund The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has pledged its full commitment to implementing the recently introduced “Nigeria First” policy, a key directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration aimed at boosting local production and patronage of locally made goods and services, reducing dependence...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has explained that he joined the opposition coalition to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. In a post on his official X handle on Thursday, he said that no one group...

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, a leading advocate for environmental sustainability and ESG in Africa, marked World Environment Day 2025 by partnering with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) to host a high-impact symposium themed “Ending Plastic Pollution” at the Lekki Conservation Centre, Lagos. The event brought together corporate leaders, environmental...

...records 100% availability on major crude oil pipelines The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced that the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline has successfully crossed the River Niger, boosting the hope of the project's completion by Q4 2025. Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Engr. Bashir Bayo...