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Private sector leads as pension contributions hit N1.318tn
Total pension contributions reached in the first three quarters of 2025, according to data from the National Pension Commission, driven primarily by stronger inflows from the private sector. An analysis…
FG targets local power components to save forex
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has challenged the Energy Commission of Nigeria and the Rural Electrification Agency to deepen collaboration aimed at boosting local production of electricity components,…
Petrol war: Importers outpace domestic refineries with 62% supply in 2025
Petrol importation remained the dominant source of fuel consumed in Nigeria in 2025, accounting for per cent of the country’s total Premium Motor Spirit consumption, The PUNCH reports. This trend…
State Police and the Questions Nigeria Can No Longer Avoid
Nigeria’s post-1999 democratic era has coincided with one of the gravest crises of state authority in the country’s history, with the state appearing weak and incapable of defending its authority.…
News Express Publisher writes Haleems Founder, demands N1bn for defamation, unjust disruption of business operations
News Express Publisher, Mr. Isaac Umunna, has written to the Founder of Haleems Integrated Services Limited, Dr. Halimat Adenike Tejuosho, demanding a written apology and a billion naira for…
Why Nigeria’s New Tax Regime Will Fail Without Public Trust
BLAISE UDUNZE Millions of Nigerian citizens are watching with cautious anticipation as the federal government begins implementing its far-reaching 2026 tax reforms. This is to say that the official assurances…
Sterling Bank, One Foundation Others Strengthen Climate Action With Nationwide Cleanup, Beach Adoption
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L-R: Jacqueline Ekpang, Zonal Head, Retail Sterling Bank Abuja; Tunde Akande, Business Executive, Institutional Banking, Sterling Bank Abuja; Omenta Rachael Chineye, Head of Community Sanitation and Education,…
Subscription to T-Bills Tops N1.5trn at First 2026 Auctions on Massive Demand
Investors’ appetite remained strong at the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) first Treasury bills auction of 2026, with subscriptions rising above trillion despite higher stop rates across all tenors. At…
Heritage Bank: NDIC Declares ₦24.3bn Second Liquidation Dividend
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has declared a first liquidation dividend of ₦ billion in April 2025, at a rate of kobo per ₦ NDIC in statement …
FG earmarks N1.7tn in 2026 budget for unpaid contractors
*Tinubu The Federal Government has budgeted the sum of in the 2026 Appropriation Bill to settle outstanding debts owed to contractors for capital projects executed in 2024. A breakdown of…
