‘Tinubu backed Buhari, North must reciprocate’ — Yari
LAGOS — Director-General of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has urged Nigerians in the North to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, saying the president stood by former President Muhammadu Buhari when it was the North’s turn to lead. Yari made the call on Monday when he […]
Police, military alert over planned attacks on schools, NYSC camps
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies have heightened security nationwide following intelligence indicating plans by suspected terrorists and other non-state actors to attack schools, places of worship, NYSC orientation camps and recreation centres during the ember months. The intelligence prompted the Department of Operations at the Force Headquarters […]
CBN bags NES Award for economic reforms
By Babajide Komolafe The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has received the Nigerian Economic Society’s (NES) Distinguished Organisation Award in recognition of its institutional reforms and contributions to Nigeria’s macroeconomic stability and economic development. The award was presented at the 67th Annual Conference of the NES, held in Abuja from September 7 to 10, 2026. […]
Dangote IPO: Vetiva emerges lead adviser
By Peter Egwuatu Vetiva Advisory Services Limited has emerged as Lead Adviser to the proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP), amidst several other parties to the landmark offer. The IPO, which opened yesterday is for 4.1 billion ordinary shares at N525 per share, with the company expected to […]
J.P. Morgan returns Nigeria to bond index after 11 years
•$17.47bn FGN debt eligible •Nigeria gets 7.4% weighting By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief Nigeria is set to attract fresh foreign capital into its domestic debt market following the decision by global investment banking giant, J.P. Morgan, to return Federal Government of Nigeria, FGN, bonds to its Bond Index in its newly introduced Government Bond […]
Lagos ports handle 84.6% of Nigeria’s N41.4trn trade
By Efe Onodjae Lagos ports handled an estimated N35.07 trillion, or about 84.6 per cent, of Nigeria’s N41.44 trillion total merchandise trade in the second quarter of 2026, Q2’26, underscoring the overwhelming dominance of the nation’s commercial capital as the country’s principal trade gateway. The latest Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics released by the National […]
