Emerging Markets

Nigeria’s businesses are Losing Time – and Money – Moving Cash to the UK

Trade between Nigeria and the UK hit £7.6 billion in the year to December 2025, up 10.8% from the previous year, according to the …

BAECC Reaffirms Commitment to the Timely Delivery of the Benin-Asaba Expressway Project Following Recent Protest

The Benin-Asaba Expressway Concession Company Limited (BAECC), concessionaire for the rehabilitation, reconstruction, operation an…

641 teenagers gain hands-on skills at Abuja skills acquisition scheme

About 641 teenagers participated in a technical and vocational education and training teens programme in Abuja have gained exposur…

Akure new flyover will reposition Ondo’s economic, growth — Aiyedatiwa

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Monday, flagged off the construction of a 2.38-kilometre, 94-span flyover along the Oyeme…

The proof Africa’s boardrooms have been waiting For

Strategic PR carries an inconvenience most marketing disciplines have been lucky to avoid. A media buy produces a reach figure. A …

NFIU uncovers foreign crowdfunding network, proxy accounts used to finance terrorism

… says terrorists use women, dead persons’ SIMs to hide illicit funds   The Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit has unc…

FG rallies NIMC, CAC, NIPOST to build Nigeria’s digital address system

The Federal Government has taken a major step toward developing a modern, digitised national addressing system, with the National …

Ruth Owojaiye to chart new course for Nigeria’s export-led manufacturing growth

…Succeeds Odiri Erewa-Meggison as MANEG chair Ruth Owojaiye, Director, Corporate and Regulatory Affairs at BAT Nigeria, will…

CHI urges insurers to turn recapitalisation into growth, deeper market penetration

Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Limited (CHI) has urged Nigeria’s insurance industry to move beyond the recapitalisation exercise …

Bus fares rise 39%, okada costs 52% as Nigerian businesses seek cheaper delivery models

The average fare for bus journeys within Nigerian cities rose to N1,431.25 in May 2026, up 38.63 percent from N1,032.46 read more …

Bitcoin surges above $80,000 as US Treasury bond moves fuel crypto rally

Bitcoin climbed above $80,000 on Tuesday to its highest level in more than three months, as weakness in the US dollar and moves by…

Dangote refinery drives seven-fold rise in Nigeria petroleum product exports, EIA says

Seaborne petroleum product exports from Nigeria have grown seven-fold since 2023, as output from the Dangote refinery improved reg…

Public speaking skills critical to career, business success – Communication experts

Public speaking is a critical skill for turning ideas into economic opportunities and strengthening social cohesion, experts at th…

Crisis management frameworks: turning risk into opportunity

Every crisis situation tells two sides of a story. The first explores what happened. The second, and often the more important one,…

Top 10 African countries with the highest inflation rates as of July 2026

Inflation remains elevated across Africa, with Sudan recording the highest rate among the countries reviewed at 41.61% in July 202…

Mergers & Acquisitions deals face different tax bills under Nigeria’s new regime

Companies planning mergers, acquisitions, or corporate restructuring will have to pay closer attention to how they structure trans…

US to revoke up to 200,000 tourist and business visas of asylum seekers

The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourist visas of as many as 200,000 foreign nationals who have ap…

FMCGs, brewers’ input costs drop as inflation pressure ease

Nigeria’s major listed manufacturers significantly reduced the share of revenue absorbed by production costs in the first half of …

Nigeria’s airport handlers’ revenue rises, but costs erode profit margins

Nigeria’s two listed airport ground-handling companies have grown dramatically over the past five years, with combined revenue nea…

Lower-income households priced out of Lagos housing market — research

…Lagos needs N6trn fresh capital yearly to tackle housing deficit Lower-income households are increasingly being priced out of Lag…

Nearly N5 trillion worth of property in Federal Housing Authority possession, MD reveals

The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) is in possession of property worth nearly N5 trillion, according to its Managing Director and …

Nigeria’s poverty rate stuck at 63% despite economic stabilisation

Nigeria’s poverty rate is projected to remain broadly unchanged at 63 percent in 2026 despite improvements in macroeconomic stabil…

CNG adoption rises as oil marketers cite bank-funded vehicle conversions

The adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is gaining momentum among vehicle owners and commuters as petrol price volatility mak…

NITDA inaugurates taskforce to drive Nigeria’s sovereign cloud implementation

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has inaugurated the National Sovereign Cloud Initiative Implementat…