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FirstBank Hosts SMEConnect Webinar To Empower Small, Medium Enterprises
Olusegun AlebiosuMD/CEO FirstBank FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, is pleased to announce its upcoming SMEConnect Webinar scheduled to hold on Wednesday, 26 November 2025.…
World Toilet Day 2025: Why Nigeria Must Finally End Open Defecation
Elvis Eromosele By Elvis Eromosele If you have crossed the overhead bridge along the Alausa/Magodo Expressway recently, you may have noticed a bold sign squarely sitting on the median.…
Leadway Assurance Appoints Adebisi Lamikanra First Female Board Chair
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI *Adebisi Lamikanra Leadway Assurance, Nigeria’s leading insurance company, has announced the appointment of Mrs. Adebisi Lamikanra as the new Chairperson of the Board, following the tenure expiration…
Petroleum Minister Lauds Tamrose for Growing Fleet, Pledges to Grow Content Fund
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, on Thursday commended Tamrose Limited, a leading indigenous marine logistics and offshore support company, for…
FCCPC enforces new consumer lending rules in January
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has set January 5, 2026, as the deadline for all digital lending platforms and intermediaries in Nigeria to comply fully with its new…
Tinubu shifts 15% fuel import duty to Q1 2026
The Federal Government has approved the postponement of the implementation of the 15 per cent import duty on petrol and diesel until the first quarter of 2026, contrary to earlier…
IMF, Nigeria discuss reforms, new development plan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Federal Government have opened discussions in Abuja on the country’s ongoing economic reforms, medium-term outlook and preparations for the 2026–2030 National Development Plan…
Seplat Energy Earns ISO 45001:2018 Certification, Advances Operational Excellence, Workforce Wellbeing
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L-R: Jean-Michel Perret, District Chief Executive & Managing Director, Bureau Veritas Nigeria, and Samson Ezugworie, Chief Operating Officer, Seplat Energy Plc, during the presentation of ISO 45001:2018…
Kano protesters blast Trump over threat to attack Nigeria
US President, Trump An Islamic group in Kano State, yesterday, condemned the United States President, Donald Trump’s, threat to attack Nigeria over his claims that Christians are being killed.…
Local Content key to Africa’s energy future-ES NCDMB
NGOZI ONYEAKUSI For African nations to successfully transform their abundant hydrocarbon resources into shared prosperity for their citizens and economic development, they have to make local content policies and effective…
