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GENERAL HYDROCARBONS LTD v. FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA LTD & ORS SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA (ABBA AJI; SAULAWA; AGIM; NWAOMA read mor…
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Nigeria’s stunted future: New analysis puts the cost of 60 years of child nutrition neglect at $412 billion
…And calls the $1 trillion economy a farce without it A new independent policy analysis released today (July 7, 2026) read more Ni…
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Data Localisation in Nigeria: Separating Myth from Reality (Part Two)
From Sector Regulation to Sovereign Cloud: Where Nigeria Is Heading [This is Part Two of a two-part series on Nigeria’s read…
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Nigeria’s improving investor pitch runs into a tax problem
Uncertainty over Nigeria’s capital gains tax is emerging as a major concern for offshore investors, threatening to undermine impro…
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New tax rules put employee perks under fresh scrutiny
… Company cars, accommodation and workplace benefits Employees who receive company cars, accommodation, and other perks from…
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Ex-NAICOM chief warns Nigeria against political override of insurer recapitalisation
A former head of Nigeria's insurance regulator has publicly urged the finance ministry not to intervene in NAICOM's enforcement of…
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Nigeria mandates local partners for foreign health insurers to curb outflows
Nigeria’s insurance regulator has barred foreign health insurers from selling directly to residents and companies, a move designed…
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Nigeria caps payment market share, mandates local data hosting
The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced strict market-share caps and data localisation mandates that will force major payment o…
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West Africa risks missing out on $3trn energy market over market fragmentation — Yahyah
West Africa could unlock a cumulative $3 trillion energy market by 2035, but only if its 16 nations abandon fragmented read more W…
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Nigeria pivots to private farm mechanisation to curb $10bn imports
Nigeria has unveiled a policy framework to shift agricultural mechanisation from state procurement to private investment, aiming t…
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Ekweoba, Nigeria’s top-rising entrepreneur honoured with Mandela award
Ekweoba Arnold Chukwuebuka, Nigeria’s top-rising entrepreneur, real estate mogul and founder of Lesson360, has been honoured…
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FG unveils National agricultural mechanisation policy, investment strategy
… plans establishment of mega tractor assembly plant in Nigeria The federal government through the ministry of Agriculture o…
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NGX Agro stocks to buy, hold, wait and avoid in H2 2026
The six listed NGX agricultural sector companies have released their unaudited half-year 2026 results, wrapping up the H1 2026 ear…
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BREAKING: SEC orders capital market operators to sign up for NigSac alerts, freeze terrorists-linked funds
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an urgent directive requiring all capital market-regulated entities (CMREs…
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SEC fixes 5pm T+1 settlement deadline for equities, commodities
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fixed 5:00 p.m. on the first business day after a transaction (T+1) as read more …
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Nigeria-India trade hits $9bn as strategic partnership axpands across key sectors
Nigeria and India are deepening their strategic partnership across trade, investment, defence, energy, healthcare, agriculture and…
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Creative sector to contribute 2.3% to GDP, add 2 million jobs by 2030 — FG
The Federal Government says Nigeria’s creative sector is expected to contribute about 2.3% to the country’s Gross Domestic Product…
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EFCC recovers N115bn NDDC levies, clears 19 oil companies
…as Senate intensifies probe of NEITI audit report The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered more than N11…
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Yellow Card deepens global footprint as total equity funding surpasses $120m
Yellow Card, a licensed stablecoin infrastructure and payments provider, is accelerating its international expansion after securin…
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Wike closes Abuja Secretariat of dissolved committee on sale of FG houses
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has directed the closure of the Secretariat of the dissolved Ad-Hoc …
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Nigeria meets OPEC quota for third consecutive month
…as production hits 1.67mbpd in July 2026 Nigeria has, for the third consecutive month, met and exceeded its OPEC quota read…
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Nigeria commiserates with Colombia over devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake
The federal government has expressed deep sorrow and solidarity with the Government and people of Colombia following a devastating…
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Google’s Gemini close gap with ChatGPT by hitting 1 billion monthly users
Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence chatbot has reached 1 billion monthly active users which marks the fastest growth of any p…
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Vodacom reshuffles board as former Airtel Africa CEO Segun Ogunsanya joins
Vodacom Group has announced major changes to its board, including the appointment of Segun Ogunsanya, former Airtel Africa CEO as …