🇳🇬 Adelabu’s power lines as laundry lines, by Azu Ishiekwene
Nigeria is experiencing a perfect storm of infrastructure failure at precisely the moment when demand is highest. As temperatures across the country's...
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🇿🇦 South African rand falls to 3-month low as soaring oil
The South African rand has weakened to its lowest point in three months, trading near 18.50 against the US dollar as global crude oil prices continue ...
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🇳🇬 SDP asks Tinubu to account for N158tn loans
Nigeria's political opposition has escalated scrutiny of the Tinubu administration's borrowing strategy, with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) formal...
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🇳🇬 Sodium: CAPPA, stakeholders back NAFDAC to curb hypertension
Nigeria is stepping into a critical regulatory crossroads that could reshape its $40+ billion food and beverage sector. The National Agency for Food a...
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🇳🇬 Lagos backs NSITF, moves to fully implement Employees’
Lagos State has signaled a decisive shift toward institutionalizing employee protections through full implementation of the Employees' Compensation Sc...
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🇳🇬 Shopping for Easter free from dropped calls
Nigeria's telecommunications sector faces mounting operational challenges that extend far beyond seasonal inconvenience. As the country approaches the...
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🇳🇬 Like water corporations, DISCOs might soon be irrelevant
Nigeria's electricity distribution companies—the so-called DISCOs that have dominated power delivery since the 2013 sector privatization—face an exist...
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🇳🇬 A’Court dismisses NBC’s bid to overturn judgment
Nigeria's Court of Appeal has delivered a landmark decision that fundamentally reshapes the regulatory landscape for broadcast media in Africa's large...
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🇳🇬 NSIA, World Bank to finance large-scale power
Nigeria's infrastructure deficit has long been a constraint on economic growth and investor returns. Now, a landmark partnership between the Nigeria S...
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🇪🇬 Sisi reviews Egypt’s post-IMF agreement economic vision
Egypt's economic trajectory has reached an inflection point. Following the completion of a $3 billion International Monetary Fund bailout programme in...
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🇳🇬 Africa must spend wisely, not just raise revenue — Oyedele
Nigeria's Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele has articulated a critical truth that often gets lost in African economic discourse: revenue generation witho...
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🇳🇬 ECOWAS Bank approves over $267m for projects in Nigeria
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has signaled renewed institutional confidence in West African infrastructure development by appr...
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🌍 Malawi joins South Africa and DRC as Africa’s rare earth
** Malawi's entry into Africa's rare earth sector, anchored by a $100 million investment from Australian miner, marks a significant geopolitical and ...
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🇳🇬 Africa must spend wisely – Taiwo Oyedele
Nigeria's Minister of State for Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, delivered a pointed message to African policymakers this week: optimising tax collection means...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Financial Infrastructure Surge
Nigeria's financial ecosystem is experiencing a transformative expansion across three critical dimensions—fintech banking access, sovereign capital ac...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Financial System Strengthens as Capital Inflows
Nigeria's financial ecosystem is experiencing a transformative phase marked by substantial institutional capital accumulation, record market valuation...
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🇳🇬 African Capital Markets Surge Past $29 Trillion as NGX
Africa's capital markets are experiencing a watershed moment. Nigeria's stock exchange alone captured N29 trillion in investor gains during the first ...
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🇳🇬 How to file tax on the LIRS eTax portal
Lagos State's Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has extended its annual personal income tax filing deadline to April 14, 2025, signaling a critical shif...
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🇳🇬 FG, First Lady, NGF, Dangote, NNPC
Nigeria has launched a landmark ₦65 billion ($43.3 million USD equivalent) Community Food Bank Trust Fund, backed by a coalition of government bodies,...
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🇪🇬 Private sector contributes to Egypt’s GDP by 70%
Egypt's private sector has emerged as the undisputed engine of the nation's economy, accounting for 70% of GDP while employing approximately 80% of th...
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