Investment
Tinubu Approves South East Investment Company and Launches Vision 2050 Plan
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the South East Investment Company Limited, a new vehicle designed to...
Women Empowerment
Flourish Africa awards N300m grants to 100 women entrepreneurs
Flourish Africa, a women-focused empowerment initiative founded by Apostle Folorunsho Alakija, has rolled out N300m in grants for women entrepreneurs...
EconomyNews
World Bank visits Nigeria to review reforms, jobs and energy plans
The Managing Director of Operations at the World Bank, Anna Bjerde, has begun a three-day visit to Nigeria as the...
New Tax LawsSMEDAN
SMEDAN urges tax reforms to protect low-income earners, MSMEs
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN, has called for tax reforms that protect low-income earners and...
New Tax Laws
New Tax Law to End Multiple Taxation Hurting SMEs, MEDA DG
The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Cross River State Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency (MEDA), Great Ogban, has...
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
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...
Loan
GEEP Initiative Provides Interest-Free Loans for Nigerian MSMEs
Access to affordable capital remains one of the toughest challenges facing Nigerian entrepreneurs. Many micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)...
BusinessWomen Empowerment
Canada, Germany to fund 5,000 women-led businesses in Nigeria
Canada is providing CAD$5 million, with Germany offering technical support through the IKI Small Grants scheme, for a programme targeting...
Bank of Industry
Delta State launches ₦1bn MSME revolving loan with BoI
The Delta State Government has launched a ₦1 billion revolving loan fund for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and...
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...
Empowerment
List of Poverty Eradication Programmes in Nigeria for 2026
Nigeria’s poverty eradication efforts heading into 2026 are anchored on a set of Federal Government programmes that directly target poor,...
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
FirstBank outlines inflation, FX and focus for Economic Outlook 2026
FirstBank has outlined key economic issues expected to shape Nigeria’s outlook in 2026, with discussions set to focus on inflation,...
Economy
FG targets US$1tn economy by 2036 through local production, investment
The Federal Government has set a long-term goal of growing Nigeria into a US$1 trillion economy by 2036, saying the...
EconomyNews
Nigeria Records Over 4% GDP Growth, Inflation Falls Below 15% in 2025
Nigeria’s economy recorded GDP growth above 4 percent in 2025, with inflation dropping below 15 percent and improved exchange rate...
BusinessLoan
World Bank Approves $500m Loan to Expand MSME Credit in Nigeria
The World Bank has approved $500 million in financing to expand access to credit for micro, small and medium enterprises...
EconomyNews
Tinubu Says Nigeria’s Economy Grew by 3.98% in Q3 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said Nigeria’s economy recorded stronger growth in the third quarter of 2025, pointing to early...
Finance
World Bank Set to Approve $500m FINCLUDE Loan for Nigeria Today
The World Bank is set to approve a $500m loan to Nigeria on Friday to expand access to finance for...
Agriculture
FG Pushes Raw Material Export Ban to Boost Nigeria’s STI Ecosystem
The Federal Government has expressed strong expectations that a proposed ban on the export of raw materials will help reposition...
