Nigeria Records Over $10bn Capital Inflows in First Half of 2025 – NIPC
Reporting by Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) says Nigeria recorded over 10 billion dollars in capital inflows in the first half of 2025, signaling renewed investor confidence and the positive impact of ongoing economic reforms. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Aisha Rimi, disclosed this on Thursday at a media engagement in […]
Cardoso Reaffirms Nigeria’s Commitment to Macroeconomic Stability, Transparent Markets
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to macroeconomic stability, rules-based economic management and transparent markets. Cardoso made this known while engaging senior business leaders and institutional investors at the U.S.–Nigeria Executive Business Round table in Washington, D.C. He underscored Nigeria’s reform agenda and […]
SMEDAN Brokers ₦12bn Loans for Small Businesses, Targets 250,000 Businesses
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) says it is brokering ₦12 billion in single-digit loans for small businesses. This is as it targets the formalisation of 250,000 enterprises in 2026. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Charles Odii, disclosed this on Wednesday during the agency’s 2025 annual engagement, noting that […]
NEZA Commends NEPZA, OGFZA on Call for 10-Year Tax Moratorium
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Economic Zones Association (NEZA) has applauded the Managing Directors of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) for advocating a ten-year moratorium on implementing the National Tax Policy (NTA) within Nigeria’s Free Zones. In a statement on Tuesday, NEZA describs the […]
Budget Office to Restore Confidence Amid Delays in Fiscal Reporting
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Budget Office of the Federation has assured Nigerians and development partners of its commitment to transparency in fiscal reporting. This is following mounting concern over delayed Budget Implementation Reports (BIRs). The Office, in a statement, explains that the publication of the reports, pending since the second quarter of 2024, was slowed […]
THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN URGES NEW RECS TO PREPARE FOR ELECTONEERING CHALLENGES
The Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC) has charged the new Resident Electoral Commissioners (Recs) to prepare for the challenges of electioneering in Nigeria as the nation lacks reliable election calendar. Speaking at the induction retreat for the new RECs in Lagos the Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmud Yakubu stated that the reality of the work in […]
SPAIN TO FACE GERMANY IN EURO 2024 QUATER-FINAL
Spain have set up a thrilling quarter-final clash with Euro 2024 hosts, Germany, after overcoming an early scare to comfortably defeat debutants, Georgia. In their first major tournament appearance, Georgia withstood heavy pressure from Spain early on but shocked the crowd at Cologne Stadium by taking a surprise lead after 18 minutes. Spain defender, Robin […]
GUN MEN ATTACK TRAVELLERS ALONG SAGAMU-IJEBU-ODE ON SUNDAY ABDUCTING 20
About twenty travellers have been abducted by gunmen along Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway. The travellers were ambushed on Sunday June 30, around 9:00 PM along Sagamu area command of the Nigeria Police Force and Ilishan Township. The Ogun State Police Command is yet to comment on the incident as at the time of filing this report. Meanwhile, […]
MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND NATIONAL ORIENTATION COMMENDS NIPR FOR ITS ROLE IN PUBLIC RELATIONS
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has commended the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) for its role in the designation of Public Relations as a cadre in the civil service. Idris gave the commendation when the President of NIPR, Dr Ike Neliaku and the President of Global Alliance for Public […]
Hon. FALEKE URGE NIGERIANS TO TAKE CHOLERA OUTBREAK SERIOUSLY
A member representing (Ikeja Federal Constituency) Honorable James Faleke, has advised Nigerians to treat the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country with same level of seriousness accorded in handling COVID-19 pandemic. Faleke, while speaking with journalists in an interview in Lagos on Monday, said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recently […]