EconomyNews
HOPE-GOV $500m funding targets budgeting reforms in health, education
The National Coordinator of the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity-Governance (HOPE-GOV) Program, a World Bank–assisted initiative of the...
Economy
Shettima says Nigeria has reclaimed global policy influence
Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja after a week-long diplomatic and economic mission to Guinea-Conakry and Switzerland, saying...
EconomyInternational
WEF 2026: Shettima urges Africa to build prosperity through local production
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has called for homegrown solutions to Africa’s economic challenges, stressing that sustainable growth, development...
Economy
FG launches CVFF portal for $25m ship financing at 6.5% interest
The Federal Government has launched the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) application portal to enable indigenous shipowners to process and...
EconomyNews
Tinubu Approves Oil Drilling, Olokola Deep Seaport Take-Off in Ogun
Ogun State’s long-standing push to become an oil-producing state is closer to reality following approval by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu...
EconomyNews
FG Targets 100 Housing Units in Every Local Government Area
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to deliver a baseline of 100 housing units in each local government area...
Economy
Tinubu Approves Incentives for Bonga South West Project to Create Jobs
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the gazetting of targeted, investment-linked incentives to support the proposed Bonga South West deep-offshore...
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...
ChallengeNews
Commonwealth Adopts Nigeria’s NextGen Innovation Challenge
The Commonwealth of Nations has formally adopted Nigeria’s NextGen Innovation Challenge for rollout across its 56 member countries, marking a...
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,...
New Tax Laws
FG denies claims of suspending new tax laws
The federal government, through the Joint Revenue Board (JRB), has denied claims circulating in sections of the media that the...
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...
Civil Service
Edo Govt Employs Over 8,000 in One Year
The Edo State Head of Service (HOS), Dr Anthony Okungbowa, has revealed that over 8,000 civil and public servants have...
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...
New Tax LawsStartups
Tradepal AI launches tax compliance platform for Nigeria’s new tax regime
Tradepal AI, a Nigerian financial technology startup, has officially launched to provide tax compliance solutions for individuals and businesses as...
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,...
Civil Service
Katsina Pays N21bn Pension, Gratuity Arrears to 14,560 Workers
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, on Thursday flagged off the disbursement of N21 billion accrued liability for life and...
