CBN: Nigeria’s Fintechs Raised $520m In 2024, Remain Africa’s Innovation Leader — Calls For More Local Funding To Sustain Growth
Nigeria’s fintech sector maintained its position as Africa’s leading innovation hub in 2024, attracting over $520 million in equity funding despite rising global interest...
Nigeria’s Textile Imports Rise By 298% To N726bn Over Five Years
The importation of textile products into Nigeria has soared by an astonishing 297.8% over the past five years, rising from ₦182.53 billion in 2020...
We’re Soft Target For Robbery Attacks — Aba, Umuahia POS Operators Lament
Operators of Point of Sale outlets in Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia State, and its environs have decried incessant robbery attacks on their...
OPEC+ Postpones Policy Meeting To November 30
The ministerial meeting of the OPEC+ alliance earlier fixed for Saturday and Sunday, November 25 and 26, 2023, in Vienna has been postponed to...
Exports Proceeds Repatriation: Manufacturers Fault CBN’s Exclusion Of Non-Oil Exporters
Manufacturers under the aegis of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria Export Group (MANEG) have raised concerns over what they described as a policy imbalance...
Let’s Be Patient With Tinubu, He Inherited “Almost Comatose” Administration — Abiodun
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State believes Nigerians should be patient with President Bola Tinubu’s government which, according to him, inherited an “almost comatose”...
Young Entrepreneur Ejechi Unveils Farm Project in Nasarawa, Lauds Awosika, Late Wigwe
A young entrepreneur and the CEO, Gentlereal Farms and Kitchen Ltd, Mr. Eugene Chinedu Ejechi has officially unveiled his farm project located in Masaka,...
MTN Pays $253.86m Balance To NCC For 5G Licence
MTN Nigeria has paid the remaining $253.86 million to complete the $273.6 million fifth-generation (5G) licence fee to the Federal Government before the February...
CBN Devalues Naira To 630/$1
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has depreciated the Naira to N631 per dollar, up from N461.6 sold at the Importers and Exporters (I&E)...
Osinbajo Praises Uzodimma Over Oguta/Orashi Dredging
Vice President Yemi Osibanjo has lauded the plan to dredge the Oguta/Orashi river as an economic transformation project, describing the effort as a game...
