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Nigeria’s $2bn Renewable Energy Investment Yields Only 76,000 Jobs, REA Flags Local Capacity Gap
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Dr. Abba Aliyu, Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has disclosed that Nigeria’s renewable energy workforce participation remains significantly low, with the sector generating only…
Nigeria Prize for Literature Unveils 2026 Poetry Longlist; 11 Writers Vie for $100,000
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Eleven outstanding poetry collections have emerged on the longlist of The Nigeria Prize for Literature, selected from 223 received for the competition. The announcement, by the…
The Industry Newspaper unveils 2026 ‘Top 50’ Nigerian Companies of Impact
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Industry Newspaper, Nigeria’s leading publication on brands, business, marketing and impact, has announced the 2026 edition of The Industry’s Top 50 Nigerian Companies of Impact –…
NDIC commences payment to depositors of 46 failed microfinance banks
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI NDIC MD The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has commenced the payment of insured deposits to customers of the 46 microfinance banks whose operating licences were recently…
NAICOM Commends Senate on Passage of National Insurance Regulatory Commission Bill
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI CFI, NAICOM, Olusegun Omosehin The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) extends its profound appreciation to the leadership of the Senate and to *Senator Adetokunbo Mukail Abiru*, Chairman of…
Senate Backs Insurance Reform, Gives Reasons for Repealing NAICOM Act
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Senate on Tuesday passed the Insurance Regulatory Commission Bill, 2025, explaining that the repeal of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) Act, 1997, had become necessary because…
CBN Retains All Policy Rates, Keeps MPR at 26.5
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained all key monetary policy parameters, including the Monetary Policy…
Senate Screens AMCON New Board Chairman, Lamido Yuguda Abubakar
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, on Tuesday at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, screened the former Director-General of the Securities and Exchange…
FMDQ Approves Quotation of TeleAfrica Communications Limited’s ₦3.31bn Commercial
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited has approved the quotation of TeleAfrica Communications Limited's ₦ billion Series 1 Tranche A, ₦ billion Series 1 Tranche B, and ₦ billion…
Paras Energy Funding SPV Lists ₦15.00bn Series 1 Fixed Rate Bond on FMDQ Exchange
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited has announced the approval and listing of Paras Energy Funding SPV PLC's ₦ billion 5-Year Series 1 Fixed Rate Bond (the "Bond") under…
