Trump administration suspends US green card lottery
The US green card lottery grants up to 55,000 permanent resident visas annually to people "from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States," according to the State Department.
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PenCom recoveries from defaulting employers rise 180%, hit N4.04bn
By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Rosemary Iwunze The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has recorded a major breakthrough in pension compliance, recovering N4.04 billion from defaulting employers between January and November 2025—a 180 per cent increase over the N1.44 billion recovered in the whole of 2024. Director General of PenCom, Ms Omolola Oloworaran, who disclosed this yesterday in […]
NIPC attracts $10bn investments, over 5,000 jobs in 2025
By Progress Godfrey Nigeria attracted investment commitments worth about $9.88 billion in 2025, with projects facilitated by the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) generating over 5,000 direct jobs across key sectors of the economy, signalling renewed investor confidence. Deputy Director, Depar-tment of Investment Promotion, Emmanuel Longza, NIPC, disclosed this in a document presented during a […]
Nigeria’s trade with ECOWAS countries rises 43% to N6.9trn
By Elizabeth Adegbesan Nigeria’s trade with other countries in the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, by 43 percent, rose year-on-year (YoY) to N6.9 trillion in the first nine months of the year (9m’25) from N4.82 trillion in the corresponding period of 2024. Analysis of data in the Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics Report recently released […]
₦30m Judgment Debt: Court okays garnishee order against Ondo Govt accounts
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has authorised a garnishee order nisi for the attachment of funds belonging to the Ondo State Government in several commercial banks to satisfy a ₦30 million judgment debt.
Kogi to domesticate 2025 tax act
The Kogi State Government has announced plans to domesticate the Nigeria Tax Act 2025, with implementation scheduled to commence in the state on January 1, 2026.
