🇳🇬 Tayo Oviosu transitions to Group CEO as Paga names acting
Paga, Nigeria's leading mobile money and payments platform, has undergone a significant leadership transition with founder Tayo Oviosu stepping into t...
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🇳🇬 Union Bank: How controversial transactions led to CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria's regulatory intervention in Union Bank of Nigeria in January 2024 represents more than a routine supervisory action—it si...
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🇳🇬 Lagos Economy Poised for 16.7% Growth, But Momentum
Nigeria's economic narrative in 2026 presents a paradox that European investors must carefully navigate. While Lagos—Africa's largest metropolitan eco...
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🇳🇬 Flutterwave's Banking Licence Transforms African Fintech
Flutterwave's acquisition of a banking licence represents a watershed moment for African fintech, signalling both the maturation of the continent's pa...
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🇳🇬 We’re targeting northern Nigeria for massive oil palm
Nigeria is preparing to reposition itself as a significant player in global palm oil production through an ambitious northern expansion strategy, acco...
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🇳🇬 Dangote refinery exports surge amid Middle East disruptions
Nigeria's Dangote Refinery, which began commercial operations in early 2024, is rapidly reshaping continental energy dynamics as geopolitical tensions...
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🇳🇬 NESG says business confidence weakens despite 101.2
Nigeria's business confidence index maintained its position in expansionary territory during March 2026, registering 101.2—a reading that on the surfa...
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🇳🇬 Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, April 7, 2026
The Nigerian Naira demonstrated resilience on April 7, 2026, maintaining stability across both official and parallel foreign exchange markets—a develo...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Reserves Fall Amid Electoral Spending Pressure
Nigeria's external reserves have contracted by approximately $850 million in recent weeks, marking a concerning trend that currency market participant...
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🇳🇬 Tax default: Lagos drags 45 firms, individuals to court
The Lagos State Government has filed lawsuits against 45 corporate entities and individuals in its Revenue Court, targeting tax debts valued in the bi...
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🇳🇬 This Nigerian founder got an offer from Elon Musk’s xAI
The African fintech ecosystem has reached an inflection point. What was once dismissed as a "emerging market experiment" is now commanding attention f...
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🇳🇬 Why strengthening Nigeria’s banks matters
In April 2026, Nigeria's Central Bank completed a landmark banking sector recapitalisation programme, fundamentally restructuring one of Africa's larg...
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🇳🇬 Rethinking government control in Nigeria’s regulatory bodies
Nigeria's ongoing institutional reform programme, anchored in the Oronsaye Report recommendations, represents one of Africa's most ambitious attempts ...
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🇳🇬 UHomes REITF vs UPDC REITF: Which offers better value
Nigeria's real estate investment trust funds have emerged as unlikely stars in African capital markets, with both UHomes REITF and UPDC REITF deliveri...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria becomes Africa’s second-largest domestic air market
Nigeria's aviation sector has reached a critical inflection point. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) recently announced that the countr...
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🇳🇬 Termii ranked No. 1 in FT Africa's fastest-growing companies
Termii, a Lagos-based communications technology platform, has secured the top ranking in Financial Times Africa's Fastest-Growing Companies index for ...
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🇳🇬 Oil service firms threaten protest over N1 billion payment
Two Port Harcourt-based oil service contractors—ELC Oil and Gas Services and Chiefest Nigeria Limited—have escalated disputes with major operators by ...
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🇳🇬 Otedola and Dangote meet President Tinubu to discuss economy
On April 5, 2026, two of Nigeria's most influential billionaires—Femi Otedola and Aliko Dangote—convened with President Bola Tinubu to discuss the tra...
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🇳🇬 Only 10.5% of women in Nigeria have salary-paying jobs
Nigeria's formal employment landscape reveals a critical structural imbalance: only 10.5% of employed women hold salaried or wage-paying positions, ac...
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🇳🇬 Youth Groups Push Nigeria to Decentralize Pipeline Security
A coalition of youth organisations operating across Rivers State has formally petitioned President Bola Tinubu to fundamentally restructure how pipeli...
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