Economy
Lagos Begins Enforcement of Mandatory Health Insurance Scheme
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday formally inaugurated the Lagos State Health Scheme Enforcement Team, marking the start of full...
Economy
Nigeria LPG supply hits 5.2k mt/day in December 2025
Nigeria’s total daily supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas LPG to the local market averaged 5.2 thousand metric tonnes per day...
Economy
FG says over 100,000 vehicles run CNG, targets one million by 2027
The federal government, through the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PiCNG), says more than 100,000 vehicles and 4,600 tricycles,...
Economy
NSITF, NECA Flag Off 2025 Safe Workplace Intervention Project
The Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Barrister Olúwaṣeun Faleye, has said that economic activities and...
Economy
Tinubu Laying Foundation for Growth, Says Information Minister
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is laying strong foundations for long-term growth and shared prosperity, the Honourable Minister of Information and...
Economy
FG launches Nigerian Industrialisation Policy to boost manufacturing, jobs
The Federal Government has launched the Nigerian Industrialisation Policy as part of efforts to drive value addition, accelerate industrial growth,...
Economy
NEC: Non-oil sector now drives 96% of Nigeria’s GDP
Nigeria’s non-oil sector now accounts for about 96 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and nearly 75 percent...
AIEconomy
NASENI targets research commercialisation, AI, greenhouse expansion
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has outlined plans to expand the commercialization of locally developed technologies,...
Economy
Nigeria inflation slows to 15.15% in December 2025 as food prices ease
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 15.15 percent year on year in December 2025, according to the latest Consumer Price...
Economy
Nigeria Economy to Grow 4.68% in 2026 – FG
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, has said Nigeria’s economy is projected to grow by...
Economy
Nigeria records 29 days petrol stock as supply averages 32m litres daily
Nigeria recorded improved fuel availability in December 2025, with petrol stocks sufficient to last an average of 29 days, even...
EconomyInternational
Explainer: What Nigeria–UAE CEPA means for trade, jobs, and investment
The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates formally signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement CEPA aimed at...
Economy
Tinubu Targets $3bn Annual Revenue From Nigeria Carbon Market
President Bola Tinubu has announced that Nigeria is positioning its newly activated carbon market to generate between $2.5 billion and...
AgricultureEconomy
FG launches Integrated Farming and Housing Estates in Niger State
The Federal Government has launched a plan to develop integrated farming and housing estates in Niger State following the signing...
Economy
PwC Projects 141 Million Nigerians to Live in Poverty by 2026
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has projected that about 141 million Nigerians could fall into abject poverty in 2026, according to its Nigeria...
Economy
Tinubu Hails NGX as Market Capitalisation Crosses N100tn
President Bola Tinubu has praised corporate Nigeria, individual investors and other stakeholders in the nation’s capital market for pushing total...
Economy
Peter Obi condemns FG over reported ₦8tn NNPC debt write-off
Peter Obi has criticised the Federal Government over the reported write-off of about ₦8 trillion in debts owed by the...
Economy
Civil society flags alleged N8trn spending, budget secrecy breaches
Nigeria’s leading civil society groups have raised alarm over what they describe as serious constitutional breaches in the management of...
Economy
Nigeria draws nearly $14bn foreign investment in 9 months
Nigeria attracted nearly $14bn in combined foreign portfolio investment and foreign direct investment in the first nine months of 2025,...
Economy
Poverty and ethnic inequality driving terrorism in Nigeria – study
Nigeria’s long-running insecurity and terrorism challenges are closely linked to deep and uneven poverty across the country, with ethnic inequality,...
