October 1, 2025 The lapse of a flagship U.S. trade initiative with Africa that expired overnight is putting scores of businesses on the continent and hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk,…
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Freedom Sale: Konga celebrates Nigeria’s Independence with mega deals
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has officially launched its highly anticipated Freedom Sale, coinciding with the nation’s 65th Independence Anniversary. The two-week promotional campaign, which commenced on October 1st, offers shoppers…
Oil prices drop more than 3% as OPEC+ plans for oil output hike
September 29, 2025 Oil prices fell by nearly 3.5% on Monday as OPEC+ plans for another increase to oil output in November and the resumption of oil exports by Iraq’s Kurdistan region…
Nigeria eyes certification of China’s C919 jet for local airlines
September 29, 2025 Nigeria’s civil aviation authority is looking into certifying China’s C919 jet for the country’s carriers, its director general told Reuters, as Nigerian airlines take on more aircraft and as…
Strike: PENGASSAN is a lawless economic saboteur – Dangote
Dangote Refinery has reacted to the directive of PENGASSAN that all members should down tools from Monday, September 29, accusing the union of plotting to deny Nigerians access to petrol, diesel and…
FIRS, Adedeji and Tinubu’s $1 trillion economy vision, by Jack Okude
Adedeji’s pedigree, knowledge and scholarship lent him to the job. He is a proper and prime fit. He didn’t have to learn the ropes because as an A-grade chartered accountant, tax collection…
NLNG, NCDMB celebrate 122 graduates of Train 7 Human Capital Development (HCD) training programme
NLNG, in collaboration with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), on Friday, achieved a major milestone in the Nigerian Content development commitment, with the close-out of Train 7 Project Human…
FAAN, Paystack to begin cashless payment at Lagos, Abuja airports
Sept. 26, 2025 The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in partnership with Paystack, says it will begin cashless and contactless payment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Nnamdi…
Nigerian government opens up four new countries for TAC engagement
Sept. 26, 2025 The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) says it has open up four new countries for Technical Aid Corps (TAC) engagement to bridge both the educational and professional gaps in…
Nigeria secures HIV drug price reduction deal at UNGA
Sept. 26, 2025 The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured a price reduction of the twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, lenacapavir, from 28,000 dollars to just 40 dollars per person. Mrs. Toyin Aderibigbe,…