By Rukayat Moisemhe Stakeholders in the maritime and professional services sectors have stressed the need for effective implementation and strong inter-agency coordination for the success of the country’s ongoing tax and trade reforms. They spoke at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Maritime and Professional Practice Group SummitContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Shareholders of Afriland Properties Plc have approved a total dividend payout of N329.7 million for the 2025 financial year. The approval was given at the company’s 13th Annual General Meeting held in Lagos on Wednesday. The approval also reflected the company’s commitment to delivering value in spiteContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Stockbrokers have commended the extension of trading hours on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd., describing it as a major step toward deepening the capital market and aligning it with global standards. The market operators, who spoke in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the developmentContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Director-General (D-G) of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, says President Bola Tinubu’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) drive has yielded major infrastructure gains. Ewalefoh made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Washington. He said that the Federal Government’sContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has dismissed reports of a leadership split within its ranks and denied allegations regarding diversion of funds meant for persecuted Christians in Northern Nigeria. In a statement signed on Wednesday in Abuja by its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, the association describedContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Anambra Government has partnered Flutterwave, a payments technology company to expand the state’s digital economy framework, aimed at scaling e-commerce activities and strengthening digital payments. A statement signed by Governor Chukwuma Soludo and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja said that the partnership wouldContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Federal Government has inaugurated the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Governing Board and Intellectual Property Steering Committee to enhance transparency, improve investors’ confidence and stimulate economic growth. ThecMinister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, 1inaugurated the board on Wednesday in Abuja. Oduwole described CAC asContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), has taken disciplinary action against some senior officers who failed to comply with recent deployment directives. A statement issued by Zira Nagga, Head, Press and Public Relations, BPP, in Abuja on Wednesday, said the affected officers were on the Directorate Cadre,Continue Reading
Resignation By Constance Athekame Mr Tunji Bolaji, Special Adviser on Strategic Communications and Media Relations to the Minister of Power, says the minister will resign his position in the coming days. He said the minister, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, had secured President Bola Tinubu’s consent for his governorship aspiration. Bolaji whoContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, April 22, 2026 (NAN) Nigeria’s total public debt stock stood at N159.28 trillion (110.97 billion dollars) in December 2025, according to data from the Debt Management Office (DMO). A breakdown of the debt figures shows that total domestic debt is N84.85 trillion (59.11 billion dollars), whileContinue Reading
