By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Federal Government, through the Debt Management Office (DMO), has offered three FGN bonds, valued at N900 billion for subscription at N1,000 per unit. According to a release by the DMO, the first offer is a Feb. 2031 FGN bond (seven-year re-opening), valued at N300 billion, atContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Tinubu Stakeholders Forum (TSF) says the signing of the Nigeria–United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will strengthen Nigeria’s non-oil sector. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by TSF Chairman, Ahmad Sajoh, and Secretary, Danjuma Sada, on Monday in Abuja. The forum saidContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The stock market on Tuesday rebounded with N94 billion profit, adding to the portfolios of investors. Investor interest in Red Star Express, NPF Microfinance Bank, Deap Capital Management, Morison, NCR and 35 other equities pushed the broader index into a positive terrain. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Ltd.Continue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says it conducted 728 capacity-building programmes in 2025, impacting 96,221 participants across its 36 state and regional offices nationwide. Dr Nonye Ayeni, Executive Director of the council disclosed this during a news conference, on Non-oil Export Performance and the 2026 Outlook,Continue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says it is targeting effective, sustained growth in non-oil exports in 2026, citing reforms, market expansion and strengthened exporter development initiatives. Mrs Nonye Ayeni, Executive Director of NEPC said this at a news conference on the 2025 Non-Oil Export Performance andContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni Nigeria’s non-oil export value recorded 6.1 billion dollars in 2025, reflecting diversification, higher volumes, and expanding markets, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) said on Monday. Mrs Nonye Ayeni, Executive Director, NEPC, disclosed this at a news conference on the 2025 Non-Oil Export Performance and 2026 Outlook,Continue Reading
Forbearance By Ginika Okoye A financial expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, says granting limited regulatory forbearance to capital market entities making demonstrable efforts towards achieving the Minimum Capital Requirement (MCR) will improve outcomes. Uwaleke, who is the President, Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (CMAN), was reacting to the new revised MCRContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri Dr. Ja’afaru Sa’ad, development and national security expert, says Nigeria can significantly boost foreign exchange earnings and create large-scale employment by unlocking five dormant national industrial assets he described as the country’s “Hidden NNPCLs.” Sa’ad, disclosed this in an executive advisory to President Bola Tinubu submitted throughContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang A new Pan-African digital payment platform, SpendEase, has officially commenced operations across Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, and Kenya, offering seamless cross-border payment solutions. This is according to a statement by the Founder, Cindy Ihua-Maduenyi, in Abuja on Saturday. Ihua-Maduenyi said that the payment platform was aimed atContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Money Lenders Association (MLA) has sought closer collaboration with the National Institute of Credit Administration (NICA) to promote ethical credit administration and strengthen Nigeria’s evolving credit ecosystem. The president of the association, Mr Gbemi Adelekan, disclosed this in a communiqué issued at the end of aContinue Reading
